14:10 Newcastle

Saturday 7 January 2017

All11:5512:3013:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

S T P Construction Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 13.94s

1^st

Lough Kent

811-2

7/1

T: James MoffattJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, went 3rd before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well tchd 13/2

2^nd

Island Confusion

911-8

1/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leader, led 6 out, ridden before 2 out, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/10 tchd 10/11

3^rd

Lady Buttons

711-1

20/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Towards rear, headway after 4 out, led before 2 out, soon headed, kept on same pace op 25/1

4^th

2 ¾

Deepsand

811-9

7/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alexander Thorne (10)

Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out tchd 8/1

5^th

Captain Clayton

1011-4

25/1

T: S G WestJ: J Kington (3)

Behind, effort before 3 out, never dangerous op 28/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

Lexi's Boy

911-8

10/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Held up mid-division, weakened after 4 out op 12/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

Age Of Glory

811-5

50/1

T: B ButterworthJ: Sean Quinlan

Always towards rear, weakened before 4 out op 40/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

Deep Resolve

611-12

33/1

T: G A SwinbankJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Led to 6 out, weakened from 4 out, pulled up op 28/1

Circus Star

910-13

5/1

T: J E DixonJ: Mr John Dixon (7)

Tracked leaders, lost place before 6 out, mistake next, tailed off, pulled up op 9/2 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£1.80, £1.20, £4.90EX:£21.00Trifecta:£302.60Tricast:£135.53SF:£14.35Swingers:£2.20, £27.90, £8.60

Forecasts

Island Confusion (1/1), Circus Star (5/1), Lough Kent (7/1), Deepsand (7/1), Lexi's Boy (10/1), Lady Buttons (20/1), Captain Clayton (25/1), Deep Resolve (33/1), Age Of Glory (50/1)

An interesting and compact handicap hurdle in which many of the runners have claims. Both Captain Clayton and Lady Buttons are capable performers on their day and could possibly step up markedly on recent efforts. Deep Resolve is a tough character, but will need to dig deep from this mark against some attractively handicapped rivals which include Island Confusion and Circus Star. However, at his very best, LEXI'S BOY has outstanding claims here off a mark of 114, having notched a quickfire hurdles hat-trick back in 2012 at Ascot, Ayr and Sandown off marks of 120, 130 and 132. His Flat form during 2016 suggests he retains a fair level of ability at the age of nine. 1. Lexi's Boy 2. Circus Star 3. Island Confusion

Prize Money

1st: £3,574.002nd: £1,049.003rd: £525.004th: £262.00