11:45 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2017

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:10

bet365 Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

1^st

The Great Getaway

510-12

9/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

In touch, mistake 5th, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, every chance when not fluent last, led soon after stayed on well

2^nd

1 ½

Silva Eclipse

411-5

6/4f

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: C O'Farrell

Held up, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when hit next, challenging when mistake last, kept on well towards finish op 11/8

3^rd

Snapdragon Fire

410-12

10/3

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

Chased leader, led before 3 out, soon challenged, mistake last, headed flat, no extra close home tchd 11/4

4^th

1 ½

Sweet As Candy

510-12

16/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, every chance after 3 out, weakened last tchd 14/1

5^th

Mankala

710-12

5/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, headway after 4 out, chased leaders next, no extra approaching last op 11/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

Okey Dokey

610-12

100/1

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (7)

Held up, outpaced 5 out, never dangerous

7^th

Northern Girl

410-5

40/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last op 50/1

8^th

Manitowoc County

510-12

20/1

T: B EllisonJ: C R King

Led until approaching 3 out, weakened next op 28/1 tchd 33/1

9^th

3 ½

Sultans Pride

510-12

12/1

T: G BoanasJ: Mr John Dawson (5)

Always behind, beaten 4 out op 16/1

10^th

3 ¾

Rising Marienbard

510-12

50/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Mid-division, weakened 4 out op 66/1

11^th

Night Comes In

510-12

125/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Always in rear, struggling 5 out

12^th

My Jamaican Guy

410-12

250/1

T: I JardineJ: Ross Chapman (5)

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out

Also Ran

Choix De L'amour

510-12

250/1

T: T ReedJ: Harry Reed (7)

Chased leaders, lost place halfway, behind 5 out, pulled up before 2 out

French Ticket

610-12

50/1

T: J WaltonJ: Miss C Walton (3)

Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out op 66/1

Younoso

610-12

250/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: A Nicol

Tracked leader, weakened quickly 5 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Hooligan Jack¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.30, £1.10, £1.50EX:£31.80Trifecta:£84.60SF:£22.44Swingers:£4.50, £4.70, £2.40

Forecasts

Silva Eclipse (6/4), Snapdragon Fire (10/3), Mankala (5/1), The Great Getaway (9/1), Sultans Pride (12/1), Sweet As Candy (16/1), Manitowoc County (20/1), Hooligan Jack (25/1), Northern Girl (40/1), Rising Marienbard (50/1), French Ticket (50/1), Okey Dokey (100/1), Night Comes In (125/1), My Jamaican Guy (250/1), Choix De L'amour (250/1), Younoso (250/1)

The most sizeable field of the afternoon, but no shortage of what could most politely be termed as moderate horses, so the list of likely winners is fairly brief. Both Sultans Pride and Sweet As Candy contested a decent little bumper at this track last month, and look prime candidates to step forward immeasurably now granted a longer trip over hurdles. Similar comments also apply to Irish point-to-point scorer The Great Getaway. Snapdragon Fire has shown a reasonable level of form for Tom Lacey and is likely to seek to dominate from the front, but he'll prove vulnerable over this trip at the business end, so by far the safest option is the debut Hexham scorer SILVA ECLIPSE. His form mightn't necessarily equate to all that much, and he tackles a new trip today, but he couldn't have done anything more to impress than he did at the Northumberland track, and this looks a good option to defy the penalty.