16:40 Newcastle

Saturday 15 April 2023

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Boutique Event Hire Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 23.74s

Turning Gold^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁵⁾| T: R Bevis| OR: 102| D

6/1

Third success at Leicester when bolting up in a selling hurdle there (20.5f, heavy) at the end of December. Better effort in handicaps since when a respectable fourth at Uttoxeter 14 days ago.

Form: 37-8184

Moonlight Glory³²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Tom Midgley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 101| BF| C

10/1

Twice a winner over hurdles in Ireland and gained a deserved first success for this yard over 2m here in Feburary. Not in the same form over fences at Sedgefield since but respected back hurdling.

Form: 047217

Enemy At The Gate^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans| OR: 100

3/1

Tongue tied first time and much his most encouraging run to date when second of 12 in C&D handicap (heavy) 28 days ago. That race has thrown up a couple of winenrs and much respected despite a 6 lb rise.

Form: 5/78-782

Gerolamo Cardano⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Lewis Dobb⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 94| D

8/1

Best effort for some time when taking 16-runner handicap hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, heavy) in December but well below that level on both completed starts since.

Form: 0-7174F

The White Volcano¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: W Storey| OR: 90

50/1

Veteran who lost his way in Ireland and hard to derive any encouragement from his exploits upon joining present yard, eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Hexham 18 days ago. Easily passed over.

Form: 00-6808

Lincoln Burrows⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Henry Brooke| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 89

7/2

Maiden Irish pointer showed who has hinted at ability in maiden/novice hurdles for this yard and may take a step forward now handicapping.

Form: 263887

Star Vantage¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonathon Bewley⁽³⁾| T: G Bewley| OR: 89

18/1

Runner-up twice in bumpers but yet to better modest form over hurdles, one-paced 8 lengths fifth of 14 in 2m Hexham handicap when last seen in November. Needs to have improved during his time off.

Form: 257305

Celestial Fashion^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: S Mulqueen| T: I A Duncan| OR: 81

12/1

First impact over hurdles when returning from wind surgery to finish second of 12 on 17f Carlisle handicap debut 4 weeks ago. Considered.

Form: 6-77662

Red Ochre^p³²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 77

17/2

Shed his maiden tag at Kelso (21f) in 2021. Pulled up all 4 starts last year but back to form when placed in 3 handicaps this year, third of 12 over this trip at Sedgefield on latest.

Form: P-PP233

Farne Island¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: A Nicol| OR: 70

7/1

First form when second of 6 over C&D (soft) 17 days ago. That gives her something to build on but she is 3 lb out of the handicap this time.

Form: 770982

Non-Runners

Warriors Story¹⁰⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Enemy At The Gate (3/1), Lincoln Burrows (7/2), Turning Gold (6/1), Farne Island (7/1), Gerolamo Cardano (8/1), Warriors Story (8/1), Red Ochre (17/2), Moonlight Glory (10/1), Celestial Fashion (12/1), Star Vantage (18/1), The White Volcano (50/1)

ENEMY AT THE GATE is worth a chance to build on his improved second over C&D last month. Moonlight Glory, a course winner on his latest hurdle start, and last month's Carlisle runner-up Celestial Fashion may give him most to think about.