Racecards
17:45 Newcastle
Ladbrokes Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £15,562
- 2nd: £4,660
- 3rd: £2,330
- 4th: £1,165
- Form 1103-22
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
Toy Theatre
12- Form 34326-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jane Elliott
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, readily
- Form 160140-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 2675-32
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey J Fanning
led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 523221-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 45-9444
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always held
- Form 8000-08
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey Nathan Evans
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Treasure Me finished runner-up over 7f here to TOY THEATRE last time and re-opposes on better terms. But the latter was having her first outing since September and with improvement expected, Mick Appleby’s filly is taken to confirm superiority. Beatbybeatbybeat has her first start since winning at Wolverhampton in August and is 6lb higher today while Mama Africa’s recent second came on the Fibresand at Southwell and she’s yet to win elsewhere. Ventura Blues will need to step up on her recent efforts to figure and Alexandrakollontai is preferred.
Formwatch
Treasure Me 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division on inside, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd post, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Toy Theatre (8-4) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Feb.
Toy Theatre 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, headway on inside over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Feb beating Treasure Me (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Alexandrakollontai (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Behind, ridden 3f out, lost touch 2f out, last of 13, 19 3/4l behind Alfred Richardson (9-8) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Mama Africa (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Side Effect (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Beatbybeatbybeat 11-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, pushed out, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Sicario (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Ventura Blues (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Samphire Coast (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Just Heather (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, led briefly over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair until inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 19 3/4l behind Royal Cosmic (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.