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13:20 Newcastle

St Modwen Properties Plc Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 27.90s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Island Faith (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    St Matthew (USA)

    15/8

      3
      Silk -

      Midnight Creek

      13/2

        1
        Silk - Red, yellow sash, halved sleeves and star on cap

        Midnight Creek

        34
        13/2
        • Form 15
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-3

        with leader, led 5th, headed last, kept on

        2
        Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond

        St Matthew (USA)

        16 D
        15/8
        • Form 1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-3

        held up towards rear, headway 4th, close up 3 out, driven and effort 2 out, kept on under pressure flat

        3
        Silk - Light Blue, White seams, hooped sleeves, White cap, Light Blue star

        Abzuson

        16
        33/1
        • Form 24-16F
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        midfield, headway 3 out, effort and chance 2 out, close 3rd when mistake and sprawled badly and unseated rider after last

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, hooped sleeves

        Amandari (FR)

        11
        66/1
        • Form 203PF/7
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        midfield, pushed along 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out

        5
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green diamond, Red sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, quartered cap

        Beckley (IRE)

        273
        25/1
        • Form 2306-4
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in touch, headway 5th, every chance 3 out, 5th and weakening when fell last

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, large YELLOW spots, hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE spots

        Camair Commander (IRE)

        16
        66/1
        • Form 0-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        towards rear, never dangerous

        7
        Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue cap

        Island Faith (IRE)

        27 BF
        6/4
        • Form 310-623
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in rear, headway after 3 out, led last, driven out

        8
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (halved), diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        North (IRE)

        12
        100/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-10

        tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 6th, tailed off when pulled 3 out

        9
        Silk - Light Blue, Scarlet hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Sands Rising

        16
        66/1
        • Form 99-030
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in rear, headway 4th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened next

        10
        Silk - Red, Black and Red hooped sleeves, Red and Gold hooped cap

        Takeyourtime

        4
        13/2
        • Form 33229P
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-5

        led to 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Only a handful worth considering, with Midnight Creek, St Matthew and Island Faith the best of them. If St Matthew can handle this bottomless ground and reproduce his Doncaster win on his hurdling debut then he should be too good and he gets our vote here. Midnight Creek will relish the testing ground, having won on it on debut at Kelso. Not disgraced in defeat last time, he can again go well. Best of the rest is Island Faith, who comes from a yard in form, though the heavy ground might not be as much to his liking as others. Place prize money again looks to be the best he can hope for.