17:10 Newcastle

Thursday 28 February 2019

All16:0516:4017:1017:4518:1518:4519:15

Betway Casino Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f 42y  |   Standard / Slow  |   7 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:12  |   Winning time: 2m 11.47s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Dommersen33
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Sanderson(5)| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR:  82| D
7/4
Gained reward for a string of consistent performances when staying on strongly to nab Derek Duval at Chelmsford (1m2f) 33-days ago; despite carrying top-weight holds every chance back at Newcastle off a 3lb higher mark.
2
(3)
Horse silk
Winged Spur129
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-3| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR:  82| D
10/1
Didn't sparkle on the AW earlier in her racing career (0-5; mainly at Lingfield); sits 7lb higher than when demolishing a big field of rivals at Redcar (1m2f, good) in the autumn.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Thawry9
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR:  70
6/1
Remains a maiden (0-13) but is slowly receiving some form of assistance from the handicapper; finished a fairly close-up (fourth) behind both the progressive Glan Y Gors (winner) and today's rival Dommerson (second) over 1m4f here in mid-January.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Remmy D13
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Corey Madden(7)| T: J S Goldie| OR:  69| D
16/1
Made all to take a soft-ground 1m2f Redcar claimer for Roger Fell in November and has broadly done okay under a different style of riding tactics on the AW since; stablemate of Restive.
5
(7)
Horse silk
Restive13
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: J S Goldie| OR:  67| D
10/1
Has fallen back down the weights after a couple of modest runs on the AW (1m4f), but when on-song is a versatile type in terms of trip, so shouldn't be unduly inconvenienced by dropping down to 1m2f; stablemate of Remmy D.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Rockwoodv53
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: Karen McLintock| OR:  67| D
3/1
Without a win since June 2018 (Musselburgh) but is more or less back to his winning mark; finished 5½L fourth to Elysees Palace over C&D in January (Dommersen second; beaten ¾L); definite hopes of a reversal on revised terms.
7
(6)
Horse silk
Seaborough54
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: D Thompson| OR:  67
10/1
Bought for £6,000 from Alan King in January; has experience over hurdles, on the Flat (turf) and on Tapeta/Polytrack (0-4), so could find a suitable winning opportunity in due course; not tonight.

Forecasts

Dommersen (7/4), Rockwood (3/1), Thawry (6/1), Winged Spur (10/1), Restive (10/1), Seaborough (10/1), Remmy D (16/1)

Verdict

There's every likelihood that the top-weight Dommersen will be in the same form as when winning at Chelmsford 33-days ago, but it's fair to say that he's deserved a short break following a very hectic spell of racing in January. He has clashed with a couple of these rivals previously, including the maiden Thawry and the locally-trained ROCKWOOD. The selection hadn't run for a while (since September) when finishing fourth to the Sir Mark Prescott-trained Elysees Palace over C&D in early January, so on revised terms has a semblance of a chance of reversing placings with Dommersen (second) and therefore gets the speculative value-seeking nod.
  1. Rockwood
  2. Thawry
  3. Dommersen

Prize Money

1st: £5,013.002nd: £1,492.003rd: £746.004th: £373.00

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