17:45 Newcastle

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:2015:5516:3017:0017:45

Think Differently With Vertem Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 6m 2.80s

1^st

Tara Mac

911-8

16/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Harry Reed (5)

Mid-division, headway 4 out, every chance 2 out, led before last, stayed on well (2 hurdles omitted) op 14/1

2^nd

Dolly's Dot

710-4

5/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Soon led, ridden when challenged 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied closing stages, no extra towards finish op 11/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Tomahawk Wood

911-4

3/1f

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Chased leaders, driven to challenge 3 out, kept on same place approaching last op 7/2

4^th

1 ¼

News For Pascal

1011-2

11/1

T: S G WestJ: J Kington (3)

Behind, headway after 4 out, weakened after 2 out op 13/2

5^th

War Joey

511-6

12/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: W T Kennedy

Prominent, under pressure 5 out, soon weakened op 9/1

6^th

Knocklayde

610-0

20/1

T: K ScottJ: S Mulqueen (3)

In touch in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakening when not fluent last op 12/1

7^th

Younoso

710-0

12/1

T: Miss T JacksonJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Held up towards rear, jumped right in places, headway 5 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off op 25/1

Also Ran

Arizona Bound

611-12

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Callum Bewley (3)

Prominent, lost place after 4 out, behind when unseated rider approaching 2 out op 13/2 tchd 5/1

Ange Des Malberaux

811-8

7/2

T: J EwartJ: Steven Fox (5)

Prominent, mistake 1st, soon in touch, lost place 5 out, pulled up after next op 4/1

Appletree Lane

811-3

20/1

T: T R GrettonJ: Craig Nichol

In touch, lost place approaching 5 out, tailed off next, soon pulled up op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Dutch Canyon⁵⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.20Pl:£2.80, £2.00, £1.40EX:£77.20Trifecta:£216.00Tricast:£308.89SF:£95.79Swingers:£9.50, £3.20, £3.30

Forecasts

Tomahawk Wood (3/1), Ange Des Malberaux (7/2), Dolly's Dot (5/1), Dutch Canyon (5/1), Arizona Bound (6/1), News For Pascal (11/1), War Joey (12/1), Younoso (12/1), Tara Mac (16/1), Knocklayde (20/1), Appletree Lane (20/1)

If this is the getting out stakes on Grand National day, then it's very testing times. The bulk of these horses find winning challenging, and that's perhaps best illustrated by the frustrating 0 from 26 Dutch Canyon. Dolly's Dot and Ange Des Malberaux fought out a finish at Sedgefield last month, but one could argue that the pair have been harshly done by being raised 4lb and 3lb respectively since. If pushed, the horse to side with is the Donald Whillans trained TOMAHAWK WOOD. He took this race from a much lower mark in 2016, but his January Ayr third to What A Dream reads well with hindsight, with the runner up Haul Us In scoring three times since.

Tomahawk Wood
Ange Des Malberaux
Arizona Bound

Previous Winners

2017

Starplex

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 7

J: Craig Nichol | T: K Dalgleish

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00