17:00 Newcastle

Saturday 8 April 2017

All14:0514:4015:2015:5516:3017:0017:45

Fresh Approach At Vertem Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 4.5s

1^st

Chain Of Beacons

811-12

2/1f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Steven Fox (5)

Held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, ran on well op 5/2

2^nd

My Idea

1111-0

13/2

T: M A BarnesJ: Daragh Bourke (5)

Chased leaders, driven to lead before 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, no extra op 8/1

3^rd

Tambour Major

1010-3

8/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Craig Nichol

In touch, chased leaders halfway, mistake 6th, went 3rd 3 out, no impression tchd 6/1

4^th

Have You Had Yours

1111-0

16/1

T: Mrs J WaltonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

In touch, chased leaders halfway, pushed along 5 out, weakened next

5^th

Oak Vintage

710-11

4/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: R D Day (3)

Led until after 2nd, left in lead next, mistake 4th, blundered next, headed before 4 out, soon weakened op 6/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

Duhallowcountry

1110-9

14/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Miss C R Crane (7)

Tracked leaders, weakened after 5 out, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

Sky Full Of Stars

711-9

10/3

T: J EwartJ: Lucy Alexander

Prominent, led after 2nd, blundered and unseated rider next op 9/4

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Non-Runners

Time And Again²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Tim Vaughan J: George Blackwell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.70, £3.30EX:£14.40Trifecta:£95.00Tricast:£84.12SF:£15.16Swingers:£3.10, £3.90, £9.30

Forecasts

Chain Of Beacons (2/1), Time And Again (2/1), Sky Full Of Stars (10/3), Oak Vintage (4/1), My Idea (13/2), Tambour Major (8/1), Duhallowcountry (14/1), Have You Had Yours (16/1)

This race rests between those horses towards the top of the weights, with a much improved run from Chain Of Beacons expected now that he's back on a sound surface. Time and Again is an interesting runner for Tim Vaughan, and if he can cut out the mistakes, he looks certain to go well around this stiff track, but marginal preference is for the hat-trick seeking SKY FULL OF STARS who missed a planned engagement here last month (non runner), and with the ground well watered this week, he might just get away with this faster racing surface and record a second career success over the larger obstacles.