17:30 Newcastle

Saturday 18 March 2017

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 4m 36.70s

1^st

Frightened Rabbit

511-3

9/1

T: S CorbettJ: D B Hurst (5)

Led, took keen hold, clear after 2nd, about 20 lengths clear from 3 out, kept on run-in tchd 10/1

2^nd

Fiddler's Flight

1110-3

9/2

T: J R NortonJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on to go 2nd last 50 yards, no impression op 4/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Hey Bob

510-3

9/4f

T: C GrantJ: Ross Chapman

Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out to chase clear winner, no extra and lost 2nd place last 50 yards op 3/1

4^th

Vodka Red

910-11

8/1

T: Kenny JohnsonJ: K Yeoman (5)

In rear, detached before 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, never dangerous op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

2 ½

Politbureau

1010-2

9/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Billy Garritty (5)

In touch in 3rd, one pace and no impression from 2 out op 6/1

6^th

Pertuis

1111-5

33/1

T: Micky HammondJ: H Thompson Brown (3)

Always towards rear op 22/1

7^th

Zaru

1111-12

3/1

T: J EwartJ: Rachel McDonald

Tracked clear winner, weakened from 2 out op 7/2 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Sky Full Of Stars¹⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Catchthemoonlight⁹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Blair Campbell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£6.50, £2.20EX:£53.90Trifecta:£185.10Tricast:£123.70SF:£50.17Swingers:£6.30, £5.00, £4.30

Forecasts

Catchthemoonlight (2/1), Hey Bob (9/4), Zaru (3/1), Sky Full Of Stars (4/1), Fiddler's Flight (9/2), Politbureau (9/2), Vodka Red (8/1), Frightened Rabbit (9/1), Pertuis (33/1)

With all due respect to connections, this race is an absolutely dire contest, and Newcastle should in truth be delivering much better on a Saturday afternoon. Many of these riders have considerably more experience than others, and in such a poor contest that can often be of far more importance to the actual horses themselves. Therefore, a chance is taken on the mare CATCHTHEMOONLIGHT, despite her being 9lb higher than when winning at Hexham in November 2016. Blair Campbell is a useful rider, and her trainer Lucinda Russell notched a double at Hexham on Thursday.