17:15 Newcastle

Saturday 29 June 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:1517:50

Betfair Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 27.10s

1^st

(9)

Mubhij

49-6

2/1f

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Tracked leader, shaken up to lead and hung left inside final furlong, ran on op 9/4

2^nd

1 ¾

(4)

Woven

38-12

14/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Kerrin McEvoy

Raced keenly, led, shaken up over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged left and kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 10/1

3^rd

(5)

Raydiance

49-8

13/2

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Soon chasing leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong op 6/1

4^th

1 ½

(1)

Hajjam

59-5

12/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace op 11/1

5^th

(2)

Name The Wind

39-3

4/1

T: J TateJ: P J McDonald

Steadied start, held up and keen, never on terms op 6/1

6^th

(8)

Diocles Of Rome

49-2

5/1

T: R M BeckettJ: B A Curtis

Raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out tchd 6/1

7^th

2 ¼

(6)

Gallipoli

69-5

16/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out op 14/1

8^th

1 ½

(7)

Vale Of Kent

410-0

7/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Slowly into stride, held up and raced keenly, headway chasing leaders 4f out, weakened inside final 2f op 5/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Weld Al Emarat⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: M & D Easterby J: Josh Quinn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.50, £3.60, £1.50EX:£30.90Trifecta:£407.70Tricast:£158.47SF:£33.17Swingers:£6.60, £3.10, £14.20

Forecasts

Mubhij (2/1), Name The Wind (4/1), Diocles Of Rome (5/1), Raydiance (13/2), Vale Of Kent (7/1), Weld Al Emarat (10/1), Hajjam (12/1), Woven (14/1), Gallipoli (16/1)

A very tricky 7f handicap featuring 2018 runner up Gallipoli. Mubhij is a low mileage C&D winner who is certain to figure prominently in the market, while the James Tate-trained Name The Wind was thought good enough to contest the 2000 Guineas. Furthermore, with winning form at Southwell, the continuing heatwave will undoubtedly boost the chances of Weld Al Emarat (suited by a slow surface). Diocles Of Rome is an improving 4yo, and Raydiance is turned out quickly after winning at Redcar. However, in a wide open race the tentative shout is for the AW regular VALE OF KENT who posted an excellent effort (seventh) in Ascot's Royal Hunt Cup.

Vale Of Kent
Weld Al Emarat
Mubhij

Previous Winners

2018

Amazour

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 6

J: Oisin Murphy | T: I Mohammed & J Santos

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £16,172.002nd: £4,812.003rd: £2,405.004th: £1,202.00