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20:15 Newcastle
Sun Bets On The App Store Classified Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 68-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Sally Haynes
- Jockey P J McDonald
held up in rear, took keen hold, switched right over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 822734
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leaders, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, driven and headed just inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 51-506
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 1f out
- Form 752332
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out, readily
- Form 430325
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Patrick Vaughan
tracked leaders, took keen hold, switched right over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 835600
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
tracked leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 069345
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey A Mullen
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Several are closely matched at the weights on these terms but CHORAL CLAN may just edge this. Brendan Powell’s charge has been thereabouts recently and finished well ahead of both Maraakib and Intermodal when runner-up at Chelmsford last time. Midnitemudcrabs journeys over from Ireland having won a claimer at Dundalk last month and can figure while Henpecked has a leading chance at the weights but arrives in poor form as does George Reme.
Formwatch
Austerity (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, last of 12, 24 1/4l behind Villette (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Maraakib (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Raced wide towards rear, headway approaching 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Dangerous Ends (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Intermodal 8-1 (9-6) Headway to join leader after 2f, led over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Dangerous Ends (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Choral Clan (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked leaders, effort on inside when not much room over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Dangerous Ends (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Ingleby Angel (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Steadied start, held up towards rear, effort and wide on last bend, edged left from over 1f out, not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Arrowzone (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
George Reme (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Raced wide, in touch, hung right 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 14 1/4l behind Mudallel (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Hellavashock 7-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Quiet Moment (8-8) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Midnitemudcrabs (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Tracked leader, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and short of room close home, 4th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Menelik (9-10) at Dundalk 6f pol in Nov.
Henpecked 33-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, driven and struggling over 2f out, 11th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Paddyplex (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.