18:35 Newcastle

Friday 28 June 2019

All17:3018:0018:3519:0519:4020:1520:50

Betfair Exchange Gosforth Park Cup Handicap

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 58.60s

1^st

(11)

Fool For You

48-9

14/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P J McDonald

Tracked leaders, shaken up and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final 100 yards, edged left, ridden out towards finish op 20/1

2^nd

(10)

Copper Knight

59-12

10/3f

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish op 9/2

3^rd

(9)

El Hombre

58-13

20/1

T: K DalgleishJ: P Hanagan

Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, held near finish tchd 16/1

4^th

(1)

Eeh Bah Gum

48-9

10/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jamie Gormley

Raced alone towards far side, prominent, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on op 9/1

5^th

(3)

Dakota Gold

59-4

16/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Led, driven 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

6^th

(2)

Line Of Reason

98-9

20/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Barry McHugh

Held up in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish op 18/1

7^th

(14)

Foolaad

89-6

4/1

T: S R BowringJ: R Winston

Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never able to challenge op 6/1

8^th

(8)

Tarboosh

69-4

10/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: K Stott

Held up behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders op 8/1

9^th

(6)

Blue De Vega

68-12

18/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Jim Crowley

Held up behind, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, never reached leaders, faded final 50 yards op 12/1

10^th

1 ¾

(12)

Makanah

49-3

9/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: P Mulrennan

Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong tchd 8/1

11^th

(5)

Encore d'Or

79-10

12/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Dylan Hogan (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened final furlong op 10/1

12^th

(4)

Merhoob

79-9

9/1

T: J RyanJ: B A Curtis

Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved tchd 10/1

13^th

2 ¼

(13)

Moonraker

79-2

28/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Puds²¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: R Hughes J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.60Pl:£3.70, £1.20, £4.70EX:£82.20Trifecta:£1,335.20Tricast:£964.81SF:£58.77Swingers:£11.60, £46.80, £13.70

Forecasts

Copper Knight (10/3), Foolaad (4/1), Puds (7/1), Makanah (9/1), Merhoob (9/1), Eeh Bah Gum (10/1), Tarboosh (10/1), Encore d'Or (12/1), Fool For You (14/1), Dakota Gold (16/1), Blue De Vega (18/1), El Hombre (20/1), Line Of Reason (20/1), Moonraker (28/1)

A cracking renewal of the Gosforth Park Cup. Defending champion Copper Knight has flourished since taking this contest from a 12lb lower mark in 2018, and has been in tip-top form on the Knavesmire at York in May beating both Foolaad and Eeh Bah Gum. The fast improving four-year-old's Makanah and Puds are impossible to rule out of contention such has been their level of progression, but this represents a sterner test. Robert Cowell holds a strong hand with C&D winner Encore D'or a possible. However, with the Epsom Dash holding plenty of clues, it is his well-handicapped stablemate BLUE DE VEGA who gets the nod in anticipation of a 'burn-up'.

Blue De Vega
Copper Knight
Encore d'Or

Previous Winners

2018

Copper Knight

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 4

J: D Allan | T: T D Easterby

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £31,125.002nd: £9,320.003rd: £4,660.004th: £2,330.005th: £1,165.006th: £585.00