Racecards
15:20 Newcastle
Chisholm Bookmakers Blaydon (A Nursery Handicap) (Class B)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 212
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
tracked leaders, struggling to stay in touch halfway, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Go Tech
19- Form 031
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden to stay in touch over 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, not reach winner
Mysterinch
24- Form 0442
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, comfortably
Khabir (USA)
15- Form 542
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer B Hanbury
- Jockey Willie Supple
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Fellow Ship
23- Form 400234
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
steadied start, held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 3rd towards finish
- Form 6553
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer R Whitaker
- Jockey Dean McKeown
raced keenly in touch, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon behind
- Form 3004
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey E Ahern
led, set steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Handshake
35- Form 0526
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Denys Smith
- Jockey J McAuley
in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, behind final 2f
In depth
Verdict
Lucayan Dancer will be a popular choice with Kieren Fallon retaining the ride, but he has nothing in hand of Fellowship, who at the forecast prices, looks the better value. The blinkers may bring about some improvement from Californian, who turns out quickly having been in action at Newmarket over the weekend.