Racecards
20:25 Newcastle
Parklands Golf Course Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Form 6P1F22-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey T Siddall
tracked leaders, reminder 7th, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 520421-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
in touch, headway after 4 out, ridden to lead after 2 out, driven out flat
- Form U0/5604-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, struggling and dropped rear 6th, soon behind
- Form 60P51-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey K Renwick
in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened next
- Form 400350-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
held up in rear, headway and in touch approaching 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
- Form 4503-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
towards rear, struggling from 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Golden Dawn
16- Form 00P4-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Garritty
led, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened
Hurricane Bay
268- Form 500-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch, headway and effort after 4 out, mistake and weakened from 3 out
- Form P/000P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer N Mason
- Jockey Mr L McGrath
tracked leader, challenged after 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened after next
- Form 0P6/0P0-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
towards rear, pushed along after 4th, tailed off from halfway, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A difficult getting out stakes for punters with a number of in-form rivals in opposition. Contract Scotland was given a good ride when produced late to land the spoils at Hexham earlier in the month. Lennie Lungo's charge seems ideally suited by both trip and ground and must go close again off a 5lb higher mark. Jallastep needed every yard of the two-mile trip when scoring at the same track last time out and will be well served by the step up in distance here. Jim Goldie's representative is unexposed and is open to further improvement while Hurricane Bay has shown little in three starts to date but hails from a top yard and may do better on his handicap bow. Ello Ollie has held his form well of late and can't be discounted despite top weight while Borrisheen Bay is now beginning to look well handicapped again and is another to consider in an open event.