14:00 Newcastle

Saturday 16 March 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Sun Racing Download The App Mares' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 98y  |   Heavy  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 4m 20.65s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Bermondsey Belle500
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs J Stephen
50/1
Eight-race maiden on the Flat (rated 57); last appearance at Kempton in November 2017 (for Lucy Wadham); with new connections for hurdles debut.
2
Horse silk
Biddy Be169
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Aiden Blakemore(7)| T: Mark Campion| OR:  88
66/1
Demonstrated bits and pieces of form over hurdles in Ireland (strongest at 2m4f) for previous trainer Henry De Bromhead; reappears for a new trainer off a 169-day absence.
3
Horse silk
Darling Du Large22
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: T R George| OR:  114
7/4
Raced keenly on hurdles debut at Ludlow (2m, good) but better held up off the pace next time at Exeter (2m1f, good to soft) when finishing 10½L third to Epatante; handles soft and this looks to be an ideal opportunity.
4
Horse silk
Missesgeejay21
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-12| J: Danny McMenamin(7)| T: Mrs Stella Barclay
20/1
Has witnessed precious little racing in recent years, but was running reasonably well until ducking out at the third last over C&D (mares' novices') in January; this mare couldn't be trusted implicitly.
5
Horse silk
Paper Promise38
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans| D
1/2
Dual bumper scorer (including on heavy); found the minimum trip on the sharp side when outpaced behind an odds-on shot of Gordon Elliott's at Ayr latest; has scope to progress at a realistic level; chance.
7
Horse silk
Summer Lightening21
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| D
33/1
Has achieved little of any significance since taking a 2m bumper on debut at this track in April 2018 (on Tapeta); difficult to envisage how she can be positively involved.
8
Horse silk
Western Lass38
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: S Mulqueen(3)| T: K Scott
28/1
Acquitted herself reasonably well in bumpers (without winning) throughout the course of 2017; appeared in need of the run when finishing last 14 on hurdles debut (80/1) at Ayr.

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
See The Sea141
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 5
T: D McCain Jnr  J: B S Hughes
NR

Forecasts

Paper Promise (1/2), Darling Du Large (7/4), See The Sea (5/1), Missesgeejay (20/1), Western Lass (28/1), Summer Lightening (33/1), Bermondsey Belle (50/1), Biddy Be (66/1)

Verdict

A particularly modest opener, in which only a couple of the runners can be considered as realistic winners. Paper Promise will handle the soft ground and is open to a degree of improvement over hurdles (in her grade). However, the standout form-based choice is the Tom George-trained DARLING DU LARGE who settled much better over obstacles at Exeter, and can become just a second ever jumps winner at Newcastle for today's rider Jonathan Burke.
  1. Darling Du Large
  2. Paper Promise
  3. Biddy Be

Prize Money

1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £301.00

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