14:20 Newcastle

Tuesday 3 March 2020

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Border Minstrel Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 62y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:20  |   Winning time: 5m 26.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Mayo Star44
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-8| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR:  125| D
1/5
Newcastle bumper winner for the late Malcolm Jefferson (Dec 2016); returned from a mammoth absence (833 days) with a comfortable maiden hurdle win at Ayr (2m4½f, heavy) in January; penalised accordingly, but will relish these conditions.
3
Horse silk
Marvellous Joe29
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond
14/1
Half-brother to a couple of winners, but was soon beaten (66-1) on hurdles debut at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) four weeks ago; out of his depth against some of these opponents?
4
Horse silk
Rapid Fritzp,t30
Age: 11|  Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Cameron Wadge(7)| T: V Thompson| OR:  58
100/1
Lowly-rated 43-race maiden; has unsuccessfully mixed point-to-point racing with rules racing so far this calendar year; holds no chance whatsoever barring accidents; look elsewhere.
5
Horse silk
Slainte Mhor51
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Willmott(5)| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell
10/1
Milan gelding (€40,000 3yo); prominent racer; was held in third when falling on hurdles debut at Perth (2m, heavy) in September; weakened into the midfield at Kelso (2m, heavy) subsequently; place claims in a weak event.
6
Horse silk
Beyondtheflamep62
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-9| J: Thomas Dowson| T: J C Haynes| OR:  62
66/1
Front-runner with an ever growing collection of letters among her form figures; 0-28 over hurdles and requires nothing short of a miracle in order to prove competitive at these weights.
7
Horse silk
Bonny Houxtyt29
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Whillans(3)| T: D W Whillans
4/1
Former pointer (form figures read 7FFF); wasn't exactly foot perfect on her hurdles debut at Carlisle (2m3½f, soft) either, yet did manage to stay on from off the pace to finish third (at odds of 250-1) to Lily's Gem.

Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Dionysis112
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 7
T: Stef Keniry  J: Henry Brooke
NR

Forecasts

Mayo Star (1/5), Bonny Houxty (4/1), Dionysis (8/1), Slainte Mhor (10/1), Marvellous Joe (14/1), Beyondtheflame (66/1), Rapid Fritz (100/1)

Verdict

Dionysis, Slainte Mhor and Bonny Houxty should fight out the minor honours in a relatively weak opener which should see the Nicky Richards-trained MAYO STAR register a second straight hurdles success. A talented bumper performer for the late Malcolm Jefferson, he re-emerged from a mammoth absence with a most taking performance north of the border at Ayr. The forecast testing conditions (heavy, soft in places) will suit this 125-rated hurdler to perfection.
  1. Mayo Star
  2. Slainte Mhor
  3. Dionysis

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £277.00

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