Racecards
14:45 Newcastle
Dunes Sports Bar And Darts Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 19y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,900 added
- Winner: £4,700
- 2nd: £2,163
- 3rd: £1,081
- 4th: £541
Boomslang
20- Form 221521
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Ross Chapman
jumped right, chased leaders, closed before 4 out, challenging when not fluent 3 out, stayed on, just held
- Form P-43PD2
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer H Hogarth
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
led or disputed lead, hard pressed from 3 out, stayed on, held on well
- Form 721151
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Craig Nichol
led or disputed lead until 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
- Form 14P/71-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders on inside, fell 4th
- Form 7021-28
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Toby Wynne
held up in rear, mistakes, closed 4 out, about 3 lengths 4th when fell 3 out
- Form 4-58P22
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey R P McLernon
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Formwatch
Boomslang 11-4fav (11-12) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, progress into 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, pushed along after last, asserted run-in, kept on well, won at Downpatrick 2m 3f Good - Yielding in Oct beating Andys Flame (11-12) by 7l, 10 ran.
Flic Ou Voyou (FR) 25-1 (12-0) Prominent, briefly led before 7th, good jump to lead 2 out, kept on run-in, diminishing advantage close home, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Half Shot (11-13) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Backbyjet (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Prominent, headway to lead before 11th, ridden and led narrowly approaching last, kept on well run-in, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Coqolino (12-2) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Hold Onto The Line (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Chased leaders on inside, lost ground on rivals before 4th, jumped left 7th and 8th, well behind 4 out, 5th of 7, 36 1/2l behind Five Dollar Fine (11-6) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Special Dragon 17-2 (11-10) Front mid-division, tracked leader 6th, ridden and dropped away before 3 out, 8th of 13, 35 1/4l behind Harrys Hope (10-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Coqolino (FR) 14-1 (12-2) Midfield, ridden and headway to chase winner approaching last, kept on run-in, always held by winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Backbyjet (11-4) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.