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14:50 Newcastle

Betway Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.74s
  • Off Time: 14:51:15
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Polar Forest

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Optima Petamus

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Tectonic (IRE)

      4/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Red star, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Red star

        Polar Forest

        27 e D
        7/2
        • Form 650548
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out

        2(8)
        Silk - YELLOW, brown cross belts, royal blue cap

        Optima Petamus

        57 p
        7/2
        • Form 440796
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace

        3(1)
        Silk - White, brown chevron, beige sleeves, white stars, white cap, beige star

        Camakasi (IRE)

        13 pt
        8/1
        • Form 53-7586
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 68

        very slowly away in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Dark blue, pink star, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap, pink star

        Tectonic (IRE)

        22 v D
        4/1
        • Form 320320
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 67

        keen towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, driven and stayed on towards finish

        5(9)
        Silk - Black, orange braces, halved sleeves and star on cap

        Hydrant

        14 D
        28/1
        • Form 515740
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 61

        led and soon clear, reduced lead 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(2)
        Silk - Pink and purple stripes, purple sleeves, pink stars, pink and purple quartered cap

        Sakhalin Star (IRE)

        27 e
        11/2
        • Form 935585
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 61

        towards rear, weakened 2f out

        7(5)
        Silk - Black, white triple diamond, white and black chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

        Aneedh

        25 b D
        25/1
        • Form 046450
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 59

        tracked clear leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Emerald green, red chevrons, white sleeves, emerald green cap

        Nelson's Bay

        60
        12/1
        • Form 572580
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 54

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        9(4)
        Silk - Grey, Pink hoops, quartered cap

        Highfield Lass

        59 p
        10/1
        • Form 5-26693
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 46

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        None of these inspire much confidence. Sakhalin Star is a rare winner but was ahead of Polar Forest when fifth in an amateurs’ race at Nottingham last time. Highfield Lass was placed in a seller at Redcar last month and will find this tougher but TECTONIC should find life easier back in this lower grade. He was placed over 1m4f here on a couple of occasions last month and scored over today’s distance back in August. Camakasi and Optima Petamus have both slid down the weights without yet showing any benefit.

        Formwatch

        Polar Forest 7-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Favorite Girl (10-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

        Optima Petamus 14-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Mr Cool Cash (8-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.

        Camakasi (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Solveig's Song (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

        Tectonic (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, steadied back to be in touch after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Ajman Prince (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.

        Hydrant 22-1 (10-7) Held up mid-division, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 16, 27 1/4l behind Jaunty Thor (12-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.

        Sakhalin Star (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Raced wide, in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Favorite Girl (10-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

        Aneedh 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear, driven and headway into mid-division over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 14l behind Table Manners (8-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.

        Nelson's Bay 20-1 (8-13) Took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, some headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final 2f, soon hung left and weakened, last of 13, 31 1/4l behind Bollihope (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

        Highfield Lass 10-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance from well over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Thello (9-8) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Oct.