14:00 Newcastle

Wednesday 20 February 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:50

Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 4f 98y  |   Standard / Slow  |   10 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:01  |   Winning time: 2m 42.84s
1st
Horse silk
1
(8)
9/2
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: J Garritty
Held up towards rear, headway on outside from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(7)
3/1
T: R A FaheyJ: S P Davis (5)
Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
2
2
(9)
5/2f
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris
Mid-division, effort 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, hung left, no impression towards finish op 9/4 tchd 2/1
4th
Horse silk
2
6
(4)
8/1
T: H BethellJ: D Tudhope
Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
10
(5)
8/1
T: Grant TuerJ: S H James
Led, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
(2)
14/1
T: R MenziesJ: Cam Hardie
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
(10)
25/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Callum Rodriguez
Prominent, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
2
7
(6)
16/1
T: J CandlishJ: J P Sullivan
Tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
1
8
(1)
50/1
T: Stef KeniryJ: G Lee
Held up in touch inside, struggling from 2f out op 40/1 tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ½
5
(3)
25/1
T: E De GilesJ: A Kirby
Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, lost place over 2f out op 20/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

T: C & M JohnstonJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
6
T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez
T: M BottiJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
11
T: R A FaheyJ: 

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.70, £1.10, £1.90EX:£22.10Trifecta:£54.60Tricast:£40.80SF:£17.98Swingers:£3.10, £3.00, £2.60

Forecasts

Elysees Palace (5/2), Claire Underwood (3/1), Desert Ruler (9/2), Lopes Dancer (8/1), Champarisi (8/1), Trautmann (14/1), Star Ascending (16/1), Iconic Belle (25/1), Tenedos (25/1), Captain Pugwash (50/1)

Verdict

A competitive opener in which the winner will most likely come from the top end of the handicap. Claire Underwood is an ultra-consistent filly and she proved her stamina over this trip when beating the smooth travelling Desert Ruler over C&D 19-days ago. Although the Jedd O'Keeffe-trained runner could strip fitter for that start (his first for over four months), his task is made more difficult with Richard Fahey electing to utilise a 5lb claimer aboard his filly. However, the preferred option is ELYSEES PALACE. Some might be sceptical with regards his chance having been beaten at odds-on on both of last two starts, but a return to this galloping track promises to suit.
  1. Elysees Palace
  2. Claire Underwood
  3. Desert Ruler

Prize Money

1st: £4,883.002nd: £1,462.003rd: £731.004th: £366.005th: £182.00

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