16:50 Newcastle
Tuesday 3 March 2020
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- 4YO to 6YO | Class 5 | 2m 46y | Soft (Heavy in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 9.0s
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Placed in a 3m Ballindenisk point (soft) for Stuart Crawford; out-performed market expectations (25-1) when finishing third on stable debut in a Bangor bumper (2m½f, soft) 25 days ago; a first Newcastle runner for Bridgnorth handler Alastair Ralph.
Blue Bresil gelding; fourth foal from an unraced French dam; half-brother to the French 1m4f-1m5f winner The Pretty Countes; trainer Simon West saddled a winner at Musselburgh recently, but is a more modest 1-54 (2%) in bumpers.
Cost €78,000 as a 3yo; fourth foal; brother to the 2m3f-2m4f hurdle winner Hear No Evil; never better than midfield when finishing sixth to Aire Valley Lad on C&D debut (soft) in December; thought capable of better with that experience banked.
First foal from a French maiden (Martalina); started 18-1 when a well beaten eighth of 11 to Crypto (disappointing since) in this race 12 months ago; off since; others considered more likely.
Fair Mix gelding (cost £25,000 as a 3yo); brother to the point winner Barfly; made a most encouraging debut when a staying on fourth to Miss Lamb in a newcomers' bumper on Tapeta here 43 days ago; place possible.
Third foal from the point winner Dark Daisy; cost €5,000 as a 3yo; half-brother to the useful 2m3f-3m hurdler/chaser Classic Ben; the Hawick-based trainer Donald Whillans is 11-151 (7%) in bumpers.
Westerner gelding from the French mare Un Jour D Ete; cost €55,000 as a 3yo; 7-4f, but weak inside the final furlong when still a creditable fourth to Unohu on C&D debut (heavy) in November; highest on the shortlist.
Imperial Monarch mare from a versatile dam (Flat and hurdles scorer, 2m-2m5f); half-sister to the 2m hurdle winner Hag Stone; finished a tailed-off fifth of eight on debut (28-1) at Ayr (2m, soft) early in the New Year.
Forecasts
Wetlands (7/4), Drenagh (2/1), Get With It (6/1), Nyoufsea (6/1), Stolen Money (12/1), Fabuleux Du Clos (16/1), Muhtamar (28/1), That's Your Lottie (100/1)
Drenagh is certainly notable as a first ever Newcastle runner for the Bridgnorth trainer Alastair Ralph while the locally-owned Nyoufsea made a most encouraging start to his racing career when finishing fourth on the Tapeta here 43 days ago. Furthermore, the chances are that Rose Dobbin's Get With It (cost €78,000 as a three-year-old) can show improvement from debut. However, the form standard is clearly set by the Trevor Hemmings-owned WETLANDS. He was strong in the market (7-4f) when a creditable fourth to Unohu in an arguably stronger heavy ground C&D bumper in November and appeals as another potential winner for title-chasing Brian Hughes.
- Wetlands
- Drenagh
- Get With It
Prize Money
1st: £2,274.002nd: £668.003rd: £334.004th: £167.00
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