Racecards
17:15 Newcastle
Betfair Casino Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £16,172
- 2nd: £4,812
- 3rd: £2,405
- 4th: £1,202
- Form 14404-7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
slowly into stride, held up and raced keenly, headway chasing leaders 4f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 712-12
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leader, shaken up to lead and hung left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 17-5496
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 224506
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 90
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out
- Form 1-105
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey P J McDonald
steadied start, held up and keen, never on terms
- Form 6112-51
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey B A Curtis
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 41-204
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
raced keenly, led, shaken up over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged left and kept on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 128572
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Josh Quinn
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Raydiance returned to winning ways at Redcar a week ago with Hajjam behind. He’s 3lb higher today but Diocles Of Rome has a 7lb hike to contend with after scoring at Doncaster and Vale Of Kent still looks a shade high in the weights though should be sharper for a recent comeback. MUBHIJ came up short at Goodwood last time when finding only one too good but Roger Varian’s charge had won nicely at Yarmouth on his earlier reappearance and gets another chance given he also landed a novices' race over track and trip last year. Name The Wind and Woven are others with scope and are worth a second glance.
Formwatch
Vale Of Kent (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Raced near side, slight stumble start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 7th of 28, 2 1/2l behind Afaak (9-3) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Jun.
Raydiance 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, won at Redcar 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Ulshaw Bridge (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Mubhij (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Beauty Filly (9-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Hajjam 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Raydiance (9-2) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Gallipoli (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Keen prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Citron Major (11-3) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in May.
Name The Wind 2-1fav (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 1/2l behind War Glory (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Diocles Of Rome (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, quicken to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gf in May beating Tommy Taylor (9-1) by 2l, 10 ran.
Woven 7-1 (9-7) Held up in last, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 6, 3l behind Spirit Warning (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Weld Al Emarat 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 10, shd behind On The Line (9-1) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) gs in Jun.