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14:50 Newcastle

Betway Marathon Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 56y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,763
  • 2nd: £2,310
  • 3rd: £1,154
  • 4th: £577
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 35.01s
  • Off Time: 14:52:44
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Good Run (FR)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ajman Prince (IRE)

    5/4

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink spots, pink sleeves, royal blue spots

      Royal Marskell

      131
      9/1
      • Form 227863
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, soon edged left, kept on one pace final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue seams, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Royal Blue cap

      Lexi's Boy (IRE)

      66 pt D
      22/1
      • Form 671362
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and joined from over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Good Run (FR)

      198
      2/1
      • Form 211-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      tracked leaders until lost place 6f out, in touch in rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on

      4(4)
      Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), dark blue sleeves, yellow armlets, dark blue cap

      Grand Meister

      176
      20/1
      • Form 214-425
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 81

      led, headed 6f out, tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink sash and sleeves

      Aramist (IRE)

      6
      6/1
      • Form 0-08093
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 80

      in touch in rear, headway on outer over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, unable to quicken 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Grey, Red stripe, armlets and cap

      Ajman Prince (IRE)

      21 C
      5/4
      • Form 755211
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 78

      keen, in touch, short of room over 5f out, headway 3f out, effort when not clear run from over 2f out until just inside final furlong, stayed on

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ajman Prince is faced with a 6lb rise in the weights, a step up in class and a longer trip as he bids for hat-trick, though he landed a double over 1m4f here recently. Lexi's Boy was runner-up in a lower grade over track and trip last time but Royal Marskell finished ahead of Aramist, placed over hurdles last week, when sixth in the Northumberland Plate here in June. Grand Meister may struggle in this company so a chance is taken on GOOD RUN. He’s also returning from an absence but Saeed Bin Suroor’s charge showed progressive form last year and will likely appreciate this extra distance.

      Formwatch

      Royal Marskell 11-2 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leader until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Eager Beaver (8-11) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Lexi's Boy (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Tracked leader, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Mister Bob (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Sep.

      Good Run (FR) 5-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, switched right over 3f out, soon hung left and no headway final 2f, 13th of 15, 18 1/4l behind Imperial Aviator (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.

      Grand Meister 4-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 8, dist behind Dubai Shen (11-9) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Aramist (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out ridden from 2 out, kept on to take 3rd place run-in, 3rd of 9, 17 1/2l behind The Bay Oak (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Nov.

      Ajman Prince (IRE) 3-1fav (8-10) Held up, towards rear, headway over 3f out, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Dubawi Fifty (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.