14:10 Newcastle

Thursday 2 March 2017

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:5517:25

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Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 28.64s

1^st

(8)

War Department

49-6

7/2f

T: K DalgleishJ: Connor Beasley

Chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, led well over 1f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased close home

2^nd

1 ¼

(7)

Safe Voyage

49-7

5/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 11/2

3^rd

(6)

Bouclier

79-2

10/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson (3)

Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, took 3rd last strides op 14/1

4^th

(4)

Dutch Art Dealer

69-10

4/1

T: I FurtadoJ: S De Sousa

Started slowly, behind, steady headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides

5^th

1 ½

(5)

Shamaheart

79-2

25/1

T: G A HarkerJ: S H James

Held up and behind, headway over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong

6^th

1 ¾

(1)

Free Code

69-6

4/1

T: T D BarronJ: P Makin

Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 7/2

7^th

(9)

Equally Fast

58-13

16/1

T: P W HiattJ: Liam Keniry

Led until pushed along and headed inside final 2f, ridden hung left and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 18/1

8^th

3 ½

(2)

Merdon Castle

58-11

8/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and struggling 2f out, never on terms op 9/1 tchd 10/1

9^th

3 ¼

(3)

Newstead Abbey

79-3

25/1

T: M HerringtonJ: T Eaves

Raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened 2f out op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.40, £2.00, £2.50EX:£25.60Trifecta:£296.40Tricast:£155.33SF:£20.49Swingers:£4.50, £5.80, £11.90

Forecasts

War Department (7/2), Dutch Art Dealer (4/1), Free Code (4/1), Safe Voyage (5/1), Merdon Castle (8/1), Bouclier (10/1), Equally Fast (16/1), Shamaheart (25/1), Newstead Abbey (25/1)

Plenty of interwoven course and distance form on offer, with FREE CODE dispatching War Department, Merdon Castle, Shamaheart and the below par Safe Voyage when scoring by a neck early last month. He's again taken to get the better of those rivals despite a 5lb rise having competed in a much stronger Class 2 handicap last time (sixth to Suzi's Connoisseur). Both Dutch Art Dealer and Safe Voyage are respected on their Newcastle efforts in 2017 and it would be no surprise to see a stronger showing from either horse today. 1. Free Code 2. Dutch Art Dealer 3. Merdon Castle