Racecards
20:45 Newcastle
Betway Sprint Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 1929-88
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey C Lee
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon hung left, caught final strides
- Form 15-2123
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Josh Doyle
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
- Form 888268-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, edged left well inside final furlong, led last strides
- Form 027070-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held when slightly hampered and no extra towards finish
- Form 737604-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey D C Costello
led, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, kept on well in closing stages, not quite pace of 1st 2
- Form 551765-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on under pressure, lost 4th close home
- Form 0029-07
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S H James
held up towards rear, headway far side over 1f out, never going pace to threaten
- Form 32331-4
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey P J McDonald
held up and behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 08-5121
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 05970-6
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Ben Robinson
chased leaders near side, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened
- Form 80-5827
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 636-212
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 6544-14
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Connor Beasley
held up and behind, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 4th close home, not reach leaders
- Form 2/13-527
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with claims in this but course and distance winner ROYAL BRAVE drops back down a grade after a close-up fourth here last time so gets a tentative vote. You're Cool arrives in fine form having won two of his last three outings, both at Wolverhampton, while Indian Pursuit and Ambitious Icarus won over track and trip on their respective penultimate starts and the former was only beaten a head back here last time. It Must Be Faith is not out of this off his current mark and Poppy In The Wind likes it here.
Formwatch
Orient Class 25-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, last of 8, 8 1/2l behind Escalating (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Poppy In The Wind 7-2 (9-8) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept onside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Ki Ki (8-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Art Collection (FR) 40-1 (9-3) Raced wide, in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 8th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Ripoll (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Lucky Beggar (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Raced wide, close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 14th of 15, 19 1/4l behind Shouranour (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Lydia's Place 11-2 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2 places in closing stages, 4th of 9, 3l behind Astrophysics (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Swirral Edge 33-1 (8-13) In touch, in rear, headway under stand side rail entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Ballesteros (9-8) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Extrasolar 66-1 (9-2) Led 1f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Dungannon (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Royal Brave (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Restless in stalls, slowly into stride, held up and behind, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went never nearer 4th towards finish, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Just Us Two (9-10) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
You're Cool 3-1fav (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Invincible Ridge (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Willbeme 66-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Rich Again (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
It Must Be Faith 11-8fav (10-0) Pressed leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Dandilion (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Indian Pursuit (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Windforpower (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ambitious Icarus 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Epeius (9-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Berlios (IRE) 10-3fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Foolaad (8-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.