Racecards
17:10 Newcastle
Betway Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 42y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,700 added
- Winner: £4,590
- 2nd: £2,155
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £539
- Form 952642
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Mohammed Tabti
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 577352
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
slowly away, smooth headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 140760
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey Tom Marquand
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, rapid headway 1f out, ran on well final furlong, led final stride
- Form 43-2136
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on and battled for modest fourth final furlong
Gal Wonder
38- Form 31462
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
close up, smooth headway over 2f out, asked for effort 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on and drifted left final furlong, headed final stride
- Form 221435
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
pulled hard, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Several can be given a chance including Newmarket runner-up Celtic Art while Gal Wonder also found one too good at Headquarters last month. Highwaygrey finished second of only four runners at Pontefract last time while Ms Ghandi has been competing in better company since scoring at Ripon. But PURPLE RIBBON (NAP) finished runner-up carrying a penalty in novice company over a mile at Chelmsford and with breeding suggesting she’ll improve for this extra distance, Charlie Fellowes’ filly gets the vote on her handicap debut.
Formwatch
Celtic Art (FR) 6-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Turntable (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Highwaygrey 85-40fav (9-4) Held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Living Legend (9-12) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Sep.
Society Red 100-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 18, dist behind Something Enticing (8-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Purple Ribbon 9-4jfav (9-4) Close up, wide and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Miss Marble (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (5) pol in Sep.
Ms Gandhi (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Via Sistina (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gd in Oct.
Gal Wonder 10-3 (9-1) Keen led centre group, ridden and headed over 1f out, slightly hampered inside final furlong, rallied close home, 2nd of 6, hd behind Sammarr (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Sep.
Cote d'Azur 13-2 (9-7) Raced keenly in 3rd, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 19l behind Regal Mirage (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.