12:35 Newcastle

SIS Live Handicap Chase 3m

(4yo+, 3m, Class 5, 10 runners)
Winner £2,339 2nd £687 3rd £343 4th £172
Going: Heavy, Soft in places
Surface: Turf

Alex Hammond's Tip Of The Day (Ma Filleule - 12.50 N) To Win By Over 4 Lengths Up To Including 6 Lengths 9-1

Weighed In:

Winning time: 6m 32.80s
Off time: 12:35:12

Full result

Result 12:35 Newcastle
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	1 Boris The Blade		12/1
2^nd	11 Shadow Boxer	4½	10/1
3^rd	10 Mansonien L'as	11	7/2j

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	96U4P3-	Boris The Blade 238 T:Miss T Jackson J:R McGrath Form: 96U4P3- Age: 10 Weight: 11-12b OR: 98 Naps:	10	166 11-12 b	Miss T Jackson	R McGrath	98	12/1
2	512143	Quinder Spring (FR) 18 T:Miss Lucinda V Russell J:Grant Cockburn Form: 512143 Age: 8 Weight: 11-12p OR: 98 Naps:	8	166 11-12 p	Miss Lucinda V Russell	Grant Cockburn (7)	98	12/1
3	P37-U4P	Saville Row (IRE) 86 T:A Crook J:Adam Nicol Form: P37-U4P Age: 7 Weight: 11-10 OR: 96 Naps:	7	164 11-10	A Crook	Adam Nicol (7)	96	50/1
4	9051-P	Jasperito 22 T:N A Twiston-Davies J:S Twiston-Davies Form: 9051-P Age: 6 Weight: 11-10p1 OR: 96 Naps:	6	164 11-10 p1	N A Twiston-Davies	S Twiston-Davies	96	8/1
5	3153-43	Beau Dandy (IRE) 28 T:J Wade J:K Renwick Form: 3153-43 Age: 7 Weight: 11-7 OR: 93 Naps:	7	161 11-7	J Wade	K Renwick	93	7/2j
7	5U2-21F	Twice Lucky 14 T:Mrs S J Smith J:Ryan Mania Form: 5U2-21F Age: 8 Weight: 11-3 OR: 89 Naps:	8	157 11-3	Mrs S J Smith	Ryan Mania	89	5/1
9	1436-45	Sammy Spiderman 28 T:A C Whillans J:E Whillans Form: 1436-45 Age: 9 Weight: 10-13v OR: 85 Naps:	9	153 10-13 v	A C Whillans	E Whillans (3)	85	20/1
10	3033-12	Mansonien L'as (FR) 22 T:Ferdy Murphy J:J Reveley Form: 3033-12 Age: 6 Weight: 10-10 OR: 82 Naps:	6	150 10-10	Ferdy Murphy	J Reveley	82	7/2j
11	56/124P-	Shadow Boxer 222 T:D W Whillans J:Callum Whillans Form: 56/124P- Age: 7 Weight: 10-10 OR: 82 Naps:	7	150 10-10	D W Whillans	Callum Whillans (5)	82	10/1
12	3U45-35	Matmata de Tendron (FR) 180 T:A Crook J:Jonathan England Form: 3U45-35 Age: 12 Weight: 10-2p OR: 74 Naps:	12	142 10-2 p	A Crook	Jonathan England (7)	74	10/1

Non Runners

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	Naps	Odds
6	4311/4P-	Nicky Tam (IRE) 555 T:H Hogarth J:F Davis Form: 4311/4P- Age: 10 Weight: 11-4t OR: 90 Naps:	10	114 t	H Hogarth	F Davis	90		NR
8	4/15U2-0	Hawthorne Bay 15 T:R M Smith J:Mr C Bewley Form: 4/15U2-0 Age: 9 Weight: 11-0 OR: 86 Naps:	9		R M Smith	Mr C Bewley	86		NR

Race History

Race History
Year	Draw	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2011		Quetzal (IRE) T:M Todhunter J:J Reveley	6	11-9	M Todhunter	J Reveley	15/2

In depth

Verdict

Quinder Spring has disappointed on his two most recent starts after looking a decent prospect and may be too high in the weights. Mansonien L'As is only moderate but jumps and stays and with his lowly weight should make his presence felt while, at the opposite end of the weight scale, Boris The Blade is well enough handicapped if able to recapture his best form. BEAU DANDY won a handicap at Ayr in February and started favourite back there a month ago. He was probably an unlucky loser after being badly impeded and consolation awaits here. Twice Lucky landed a novices' handicap at Kelso last month and was in front when falling at Wetherby last time so he looks a threat if none the worse for his mishap.

Formwatch

Nicky Tam (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) In touch, not fluent and lost place 9th, given reminders, rallied next, weakened 12th, pulled up before 14th, in a race won by Global Flyer (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May '11, 6 ran.

Hawthorne Bay 200-1 (10-8) Held up behind, headway before 8th, weakened 5 out, 10th of 11, well behind Aland Islands (11-1) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Nov.

Boris The Blade 14-1 (10-9) Chased leader, led after 2nd, headed before 8th and quickly lost place, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd run-in, no impression, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Runswick Relax (10-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.

Shadow Boxer 9-1 (10-11) Held up in mid-division, ridden when mistake 10th (water), headway 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Treehouse (10-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Apr, 11 ran.

Mansonien L'as (FR) 9-2 (10-10) Held up in touch, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, led again before last, soon headed, kept on run-in, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Samson Collonges (10-0) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.

Beau Dandy (IRE) 5-2fav (10-3) Led until 12th, 3rd when badly hampered 3 out, challenged last, held towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Overquest (10-12) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.

Quinder Spring (FR) 7-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway approaching 8th where not fluent, outpaced after 4 out, well held after, went modest 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 22l behind Strobe (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.

Matmata de Tendron (FR) 11-4 (10-0) Led after 2nd, headed 4th, remained prominent, ridden after 16th, soon lost place, no impression from 4 out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Danny John Boy (10-12) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jun.

Saville Row (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, reminder 2nd, jumped right 7th, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by La Pantera Rosa (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sep, 8 ran.

Twice Lucky 6-4fav (10-11) Led until fell 7th, in a race won by Billy Cuckoo (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Nov, 6 ran.

Sammy Spiderman 7-2 (10-9) Held up, ridden 9th, struggling 11th, mistake 13th, weakened approaching 4 out, last of 5, 40l behind Secret Desert (9-11) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.

Jasperito 2-1 (11-3) With leader, blundered 3rd, mistake 8th (water), reminders 11th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Papamoa (11-3) at Hexham 3m 1f Beginners Chase (0-110) (4yo+) (4) sft in Nov, 5 ran.