13:15 Newcastle

Saturday 10 April 2021

All13:1513:5314:3315:0515:4016:1016:4517:30

Vertem Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 62y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 5m 2.91s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
2
Horse silk
Franks Fancy133
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR:  116
3/1
Winning pointer who made it second time lucky over timber in 21f Kelso novice in October. Creditable efforts under penalty prior to facing a stiff task here last time. This is less demanding.
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3
Horse silk
Stormin Norman21
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-6| J: Miss Becky Smith(3)| T: Micky Hammond| OR:  121
4/1
Bumper winner who made a successful hurdling debut at Sedgefield (16.8f) in October. However, hasn't gone on from that, looking far from straightforward back in this sphere at that venue last time.
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Timeform
4
Horse silk
Eveque23
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs J Walton
100/1
Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdle.
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Timeform
5
Horse silk
Fantastic Rock11
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: A M Thomson| OR:  117| BF
4/5
Left behind a disappointing British debut when second of 12 in novice hurdle (11/8) at this course (16.2f, good) 11 days ago, clear of rest. Up in trip and may do better still.
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Timeform
6
Horse silk
Faraday Effect33
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-0| J: Aaron Anderson(7)| T: M Weatherer
150/1
Showed a bit on Uttoxeter hurdle debut back from nearly 4 years off but went backwards at Wetherby a fortnight later.
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Timeform
7
Horse silk
Glory7
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Armson(7)| T: V Thompson| OR:  100
50/1
Fair 1m4f maiden on the Flat. Showed a bit when placed first 2 starts over hurdles in Ireland but has run poorly the last twice, including at Carlisle on yard debut last week.
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Timeform
8
Horse silk
Rattle Owl35
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Oakley Brown(5)| T: Jedd O'Keeffe
15/2
Fair form in bumpers and is bred for this sort of test over hurdles. Not ruled out.
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Timeform
9
Horse silk
Son Of The Somme23
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Nathan Moscrop(3)| T: B Ellison
16/1
Well held in novice/maiden hurdle. Has left Philip Kirby and is probably one for handicaps after this.
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Timeform
10
Horse silk
St Basilp123
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd
200/1
No sign of ability in bumpers/over hurdles to this point.
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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Erne River35
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 6
T: N Kent  J: Charlie Hammond
NR
11
Horse silk
Tara Mill1
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 8
T: S England  J: Callum Bewley
NR

Forecasts

Fantastic Rock (4/5), Erne River (9/4), Franks Fancy (3/1), Tara Mill (7/2), Stormin Norman (4/1), Rattle Owl (15/2), Son Of The Somme (16/1), Glory (50/1), Eveque (100/1), Faraday Effect (150/1), St Basil (200/1)

Verdict

FANASTIC ROCK pulled clear of the rest when runner-up here 11 days ago and is taken to go one better over this longer trip. Doncaster-scorer Erne River is respected under a penalty with further improvement on the cards, while Rattle Owl is also worth a second look now moving up to a more suitable distance for his hurdle debut.

  1. FANTASTIC ROCK (FR)
  2. ERNE RIVER (IRE)
  3. RATTLE OWL

Prize Money

1st: £3,159.002nd: £1,455.003rd: £727.004th: £364.00

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