Racecards
14:15 Newcastle
Tote Scoop6 Northern Sprint (Handicap) (Class C)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 3-00360
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
raced far side, mid-division, ridden, headway over 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong
- Form 062310
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Alex Greaves
raced keenly far side, tracked leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 004300
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey C Catlin
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 44546-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P Hanagan
slowly into stride, raced far side, always towards rear
- Form 014002
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
behind far side, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 60-5000
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J P Spencer
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Armagnac
14- Form 000010
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Buckley
- Jockey Pat Eddery
chased leaders far side, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 22/0043
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders centre, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Currency
13- Form 53000-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced far side, middivision, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 000261
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
led overall far side, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 2-16023
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Magnusson
- Jockey E Ahern
raced far side, behind and soon pushed along, ridden and headway from over 1f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 003-000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
raced far side, always behind
- Form 513001
- Age 6
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J F Egan
led stands side, ridden and outpaced 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 1-60006
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
prominent far side, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 0-02001
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leader stands side, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, never troubled far side group
In depth
Verdict
This is a very competitive sprint handicap, with at least half of the field having decent claims; but the handicapper has given Juwwi half a chance and he looks set to run well at a big price. Milton Bradley's nine-year-old has been in good form this year, winning at Doncaster last month, and while things haven't quite fallen for him in recent outings, he has been running well enough and the handicapper has now dropped him two pounds, which might just be enough to see him get his head back in front. There are any number of dangers, including Smart Predator, who returned to form with a win at Redcar last week and is still well treated on his old form. Cd Europe put one or two poor efforts behind him with an excellent run at York last time, Greenwood would have claims on his second to Fayr Jag at Pontefract, a race in which Seel Of Approval was not far away and should again be in the shake-up. Jim Goldie's pair, Pips Magic and College Maid, cannot be ruled out either, but Juwwi is likely to finish best of all here and is worth taking a chance with.