Racecards
12:50 Newcastle
Racecourse Video Services Beginners' Chase (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Alfie Bright
222- Form 0PP-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
behind, reminders after 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 2P3-322
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
always prominent, led 8th, hit 3 out, ridden and hard pressed approaching last, stayed on under pressure flat, just held on
- Form 41-4335
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey F King
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden and no impression
Killer (FR)
731- Form P/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
behind, mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
- Form 03-4PF4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Mrs S Bradburne
- Jockey K Renwick
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Oso Magic
16- Form 66-6456
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
mid-division, close up 6th, chased winner 9th to approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened after next
- Form 201-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
led, mistake and headed 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 213-10P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon beaten
- Form 10/0-022
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey B P Harding
in touch, went 2nd approaching 4 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on well flat, just held
Minster Blue
29- Form P4P5-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
mid-division, lost place 6th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up before 8th
- Form 34
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer S Shirley-Beavan
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up towards rear, headway when mistake 9th, outpaced 4 out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd approaching 2 out, no impression on 1st 2
In depth
Verdict
Supreme Developer took on the best novices over hurdles and can come good ahead of Imperial Dream, Possextown and Dumadic to name but three. Supreme Developer made Paddy The Piper pull out all the stops on his chase debut over the course and distance earlier this month, and with normal improvement should go one better today. The ex-Irish gelding has already appeared at two Cheltenham Festivals, finishing sixth to Pizarro in the 2002 Bumper, and then was down the field in last year's Supreme Novices' Hurdle. He is a very interesting recruit from the Tony Mullins yard and should outclass this lot. Imperial Dream did not get the best of luck in running at Sedgefield last time but was still only beaten a head by Test Of Friendship. He can give the selection most to do along with Possextown, a winning pointer in Ireland who will improve in time and over a longer trip, being out of an Over The River mare. Dumadic was useful between the flags and is one to monitor, but Supreme Developer is the one to be on now.