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18:15 Newcastle

Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,041
  • 2nd: £1,509
  • 3rd: £754
  • 4th: £378
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.81s
  • Off Time: 18:15:18
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Captain Dion

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Dark Side Dream

    9/2

      1(3)
      Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

      Pearl Spectre (USA)

      36 D
      13/2
      • Form 611958-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on

      2(4)
      Silk - Orange, dark blue stripe, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      Captain Dion

      12 v D
      11/8
      • Form 21014-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 85

      made all, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on

      3(6)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, WHITE spots on sleeves

      Salvatore Fury (IRE)

      4 b D
      16/1
      • Form 7828-57
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 81

      held up, closed 3f out, driven entering final furlong, kept on, edged right, unable to get on terms

      4(7)
      Silk - Orange, emerald green spots, emerald green sleeves, orange spots, emerald green cap

      Buccaneers Vault (IRE)

      99 p D
      6/1
      • Form 917572-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 80

      took keen hold, chased winner until just over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Purple, Light Green epaulets

      Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE)

      22 D
      20/1
      • Form 70741-6
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 80

      held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden and brief effort over 1f out, soon weakened

      6(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, white disc, hooped sleeves, white cap

      Merdon Castle (IRE)

      22 e
      7/1
      • Form 99790-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms

      7(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

      Dark Side Dream

      21
      9/2
      • Form 32225-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd just over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on

      In depth

      Verdict

      CAPTAIN DION made all at Chelmsford last month and may well get his own way in the lead. Kevin Ryan’s charge was beaten less than length at Wolverhampton last time and should go very close again with a similar effort. He’s preferred to October’s runner-up over track and trip, Buccaneers Vault, but Pearl Spectre is not out of this off his current mark and Merdon Castle continues to slide down the weights. Dark Side Dream is regularly placed but is hard to win with having recorded just the one success in 25 attempts.

      Formwatch

      Pearl Spectre (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room entering final furlong, soon switched right, 8th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Mithqaal (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Dec.

      Captain Dion 7-2 (9-7) Led, headed over 3f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Fast Track (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Salvatore Fury (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Poppy In The Wind (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Buccaneers Vault (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) In touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, nk behind Spanish City (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.

      Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Keen, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Tatlisu (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.

      Merdon Castle (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on close home, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Dutch Art Dealer (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Dark Side Dream 5-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong until inside final furlong, chased leader until no extra in 3rd last strides, 3rd of 14, hd behind Bahango (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.