Racecards
14:00 Newcastle
Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 62y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £16,100 added
- Winner: £8,387
- 2nd: £3,864
- 3rd: £1,931
- 4th: £967
- Form 224-212
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
close up, headway to track leaders 4 out, ridden to chase winner 2 out, every chance next, kept on one pace
- Form 121-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
tracked winner until not fluent 2 out, driven and stayed on towards finish
- Form 232-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey David England
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 1P5-647
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Tom Midgley
made all, ridden 2 out, driven out, gamely (hurdle after winning post omitted)
- Form 61225-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on flat
- Form P2145-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Justin Landy
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
raced wide in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 6/41514-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
close up, ridden 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 0/252-66
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey William Shanahan
in rear, not fluent 6th, weakened 3 out
- Form 693654
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Henry Brooke
NonRunner
- Form 2525-46
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 3/283-31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Salvino arrives in good form and drops back down in trip with a shout but Okavango Delta won a lower grade contest at Doncaster last time and will find this tougher. OPERATION MANNA added to an earlier maiden victory when scoring at Chepstow on his handicap debut and Tom Lacey’s progressive charge looks worth sticking with in this. Camdonian could only manage fourth on his handicap bow but has plenty of scope on his second start after wind surgery.
Formwatch
Salvino (IRE) 6-5 (11-7) Tracked leaders, dived at 6th, 2nd 3 out, not fluent next, ridden and held before the last, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Johnson's Blue (11-8) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Operation Manna 9-4fav (11-11) Towards rear, smooth headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, led before last, kept on run-in, won at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Iberio (11-9) by 5l, 9 ran.
Camdonian (IRE) 16-5 (11-11) Mid-division, closed 7th, 3rd and beaten 2 out, dropped to 4th and no extra last, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Punctuation (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Sheriff Garrett (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Midfield, took closer order 8th, pushed along before 3 out, no extra approaching last, 7th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Iroko (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Twoshotsoftequila (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, gained a place at 7th, badly outpaced 3 out, plugged on in modest 4th run-in, 4th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Captain Quint (11-9) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Lalochezia (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) In rear, not fluent 7th, struggling before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Lady Tremaine (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Pressed winner until ridden 2 out, weakened run in, 4th of 5, 11 1/2l behind Desaray Girl (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Tomorrow's Angel 15-2 (10-13) In rear, pushed along before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, made no impression thereafter, 6th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Stoney Rover (11-7) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Snookered (IRE) 17-2 (11-10) Bit keen, tracked leader, tracked new leader after 4 out, lost 2nd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, beaten when mistake 2 out, 4th of 5, 25 1/4l behind Coolbane Boy (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Velasco (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) In rear, not fluent 7th, mistake 10th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 7, 31 3/4l behind Cooper's Cross (12-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Okavango Delta (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway after 6th, led before omitted last, pressed 100 yards out, stayed on, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Lough Carra (11-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.