15:10 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2017

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

bet365 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 38.4s

1^st

Star Of Lanka

310-12

14/1

T: Sally HaynesJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)

Mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, stayed on well op 20/1 tchd 22/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Five Bar Brian

310-12

20/1

T: T ReedJ: Harry Reed (7)

Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on well op 28/1

3^rd

He's A Goer

310-12

5/2j

T: T LaceyJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (5)

Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong tchd 9/4

4^th

2 ½

Elvis Mail

310-12

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)

Behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

5^th

Orkan

310-12

28/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton (3)

Mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, no impression op 33/1

6^th

1 ¼

Kindler

310-12

4/1

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 7/2

7^th

Emissaire

311-5

5/2j

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)

Pulled hard in touch, effort 3f out, soon weakened tchd 11/4

8^th

Midnight Kate

310-5

25/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Ross Chapman (5)

Prominent, lost place over 4f out op 28/1

9^th

Sai Kung Sing

310-12

12/1

T: N TinklerJ: Andrew Tinkler

Held up, never dangerous op 11/1

10^th

Special You

310-5

100/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: Colm McCormack (3)

Led until well over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out

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Non-Runners

Gold Fields

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Laura Morgan J: C Poste

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£18.60Pl:£4.10, £3.60, £1.50EX:£206.60Trifecta:£2,106.90SF:£255.27Swingers:£27.10, £8.40, £11.10

Forecasts

He's A Goer (5/2), Emissaire (5/2), Kindler (4/1), Elvis Mail (8/1), Sai Kung Sing (12/1), Star Of Lanka (14/1), Gold Fields (16/1), Five Bar Brian (20/1), Midnight Kate (25/1), Orkan (28/1), Special You (100/1)

Prior to today's action, Tom Lacey has a 60% strike rate with his runners at Newcastle (3 from 5), so the unraced Yeats gelding He's A Goer ranks as an interesting newcomer with Thomas O'Brien removing a handy 5lb from his back. However, the penalised Ayr scorer EMISSAIRE is preferred. Lucinda Russell's charge stayed on strongly to score on debut, and whilst the worth of that form is an unknown, this more galloping track should further play to his strengths. Of the remainder, Kindler wouldn't make masses of appeal on pedigree, but his trainer saddled the winner of a similar event at Doncaster earlier this month (Ettila De Sivola), so any market support is likely to be worth noting at the very least.

Emissaire
He's A Goer
Kindler

Previous Winners

2016

Midnight Shadow

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 3

J: Robert Hogg | T: J Parkinson & S Smith

11/1

Prize Money

1st: £1,560.002nd: £458.003rd: £229.004th: £114.00