16:20 Newcastle

Thursday 8 February 2018

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32Red.com Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 2m 13.75s

1^st

(5)

Henpecked

89-7

6/4f

T: A C WhillansJ: P Hanagan

Took keen hold, tracked leaders in close 4th, headway on outside over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, held on op 7/4 tchd 11/8

2^nd

(3)

Iconic Belle

49-5

9/2

T: M R ChannonJ: Paddy Bradley (5)

Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, narrowly headed towards finish, rallied, just held op 5/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

(4)

Perceived

69-3

3/1

T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie

Tracked leading pair, 2nd briefly 2f out, kept on same pace in 3rd after, no chance with leading duo op 7/2 tchd 11/4

4^th

(2)

Rubenesque

68-12

7/1

T: Gemma AndersonJ: A Mullen

Led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon weakened op 7/2

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(1)

Normandie Lady³³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: R A Fahey J: Sebastian Woods

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10EX:£6.40Trifecta:£8.40SF:£6.18

Forecasts

Henpecked (6/4), Perceived (3/1), Iconic Belle (9/2), Normandie Lady (5/1), Rubenesque (7/1)

The smallest field of the afternoon, but not a straightforward puzzle to solve. Normandie Lady will surely appreciate the drop in grade, but you can't help but worry about her on account of both trip and surface (AW). Both Henpecked and Perceived will have no problems with this track, but appear as fairly exposed performers overall, whilst Rubenesque could conceivably struggle dropping back from 2m, unless forcing a solid pace throughout. That leaves us with ICONIC BELLE, who should have more to offer over middle distance trips, and looks to have some potential wriggle room from her current (reduced) handicap mark of just 65.

Iconic Belle
Perceived
Henpecked

Previous Winners

2017

Energia Fox

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 7

J: P Hanagan | T: R A Fahey

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,140.002nd: £1,232.003rd: £616.004th: £308.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00