19:15 Newcastle

Friday 20 October 2017

All16:4017:1017:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Heart North East Handicap

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 38.96s

1^st

(2)

Newmarket Warrior

69-1

7/1

T: I JardineJ: K Shoemark

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well op 17/2 tchd 9/1 and 13/2

2^nd

1 ¾

(10)

Thello

59-1

12/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Phil Dennis (3)

Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner op 14/1

3^rd

(9)

Acrux

49-5

3/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/4 tchd 7/2

4^th

(5)

Majdool

49-3

50/1

T: N WilsonJ: P Mathers

Led, strongly challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on op 66/1

5^th

(12)

Pickett's Charge

48-12

16/1

T: R C GuestJ: P Makin

Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong tchd 14/1

6^th

(6)

Wasm

39-2

14/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms tchd 12/1

7^th

2 ¼

(11)

Hernando Torres

99-2

25/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Harrison Shaw (7)

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms op 33/1 tchd 40/1

8^th

(8)

Alfie's Angel

39-4

33/1

T: B SmartJ: G Lee

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

9^th

(3)

Never A Word

39-2

28/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: K Stott

Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon weakened op 25/1

10^th

(14)

Kreb's Cycle

39-2

5/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Josephine Gordon

Chased leaders over 5f tchd 9/4

11^th

3 ¼

(13)

Old China

49-4

12/1

T: J J DaviesJ: S H James

Tracked leader, effort over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out op 14/1

12^th

(4)

Weather Front

48-13

18/1

T: Karen McLintockJ: D C Costello

Mid-division, weakened over 2f out op 25/1

13^th

(1)

Chinese Spirit

39-3

14/1

T: R M SmithJ: P J McDonald

Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 3f out, soon lost place tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

George Reme⁶⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J & S Quinn J: Jason Hart

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.70Pl:£2.00, £3.00, £1.50EX:£54.00Trifecta:£371.90Tricast:£318.60SF:£83.94Swingers:£7.70, £4.70, £6.50

Forecasts

Kreb's Cycle (5/2), Acrux (3/1), Newmarket Warrior (7/1), Thello (12/1), Old China (12/1), Wasm (14/1), Chinese Spirit (14/1), Pickett's Charge (16/1), Weather Front (18/1), George Reme (20/1), Hernando Torres (25/1), Never A Word (28/1), Alfie's Angel (33/1), Majdool (50/1)

Plenty of horses to consider in an open handicap including recent winners Old China (Catterick) and Chinese Spirit (Ayr), both of whom are climbing the weights, the latter under a 6lb penalty, and venturing onto synthetics for the first time in their respective careers. Kreb's Cycle is due a 4b rise after running his best race in ages when beaten a head by Portledge over 7f here last week, but this extra furlong is a concern, whilst the devilishly tough to win with Newmarket Warrior was close up behind subsequent winner Cool Team in what looked a strong C&D contest last month. However, ACRUX effectively arrives as a winner without a penalty, given that he'd almost certainly have prevailed with a clear run when finishing a close up fourth to Newcastle specialist Rock Warbler over 7f here last month, and he shouldn't be unduly troubled by the extra yardage tonight.