14:35 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2017

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

bet365 Northumberland Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 17.80s

1^st

Saints And Sinners

911-6

17/2

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Harry Bannister

Behind, headway after 5 out, chased leaders next, led 3 out, ran on well (1 fence omitted) op 8/1

2^nd

Chidswell

811-10

4/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 3 out, kept on well after last op 5/1

3^rd

4 ½

Dubai Angel

611-12

6/5f

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

In touch, mistake 4th, tracked leaders 6th, mistake 4 out, not fluent 2 out, mistake last, never a threat op 6/4 tchd 11/10

4^th

Un Guet Apens

911-4

7/1

T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)

In touch, under pressure 3 out, weakened next op 13/2 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

Alto Des Mottes

711-5

14/1

T: H HogarthJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Held up, pushed along 7th, soon beaten, behind when pulled up 3 out

Full Shift

811-3

25/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, mistake 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before last op 22/1 tchd 20/1

Never Up

610-13

11/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leader, lost place 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out op 10/1

Leanna Ban

1010-3

10/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Led until 3 out, soon weakened, refused last op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.90, £1.80, £1.10EX:£50.20Trifecta:£151.50Tricast:£70.12SF:£44.03Swingers:£4.80, £3.20, £2.40

Forecasts

Dubai Angel (6/5), Chidswell (4/1), Un Guet Apens (7/1), Saints And Sinners (17/2), Leanna Ban (10/1), Never Up (11/1), Alto Des Mottes (14/1), Full Shift (25/1)

The Northumberland Chase is the feature contest on the final day of racing at Newcastle in 2017, and a decent race is in store with a good tempo guaranteed by the likes of Never Up and Leanna Ban. Un Guet Apens favours chasing to hurdling, and there must be a school of thought which suggests that he's still on a fair mark over fences these days despite being raised 4lb for his Carlisle success last month. Chidswell is best described as a 'bit of a lad', but on his better days he's a useful horse, but the likeliest winner here is the unexposed DUBAI ANGEL. He stays well (further), but this is probably his optimum trip, and he arrives a fresh horse for this race after making a pleasing fencing debut at Carlisle in October when finishing 5L third to course specialist Derintoher Yank.

Dubai Angel
Un Guet Apens
Never Up

Previous Winners

2016

Bun Doran

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 5

J: Adrian Heskin | T: T R George

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00