13:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 30 March 2021

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Quinnbet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 4m 0.95s

1^st

Geromino

511-0

3/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leader 3rd, led approaching 2 out, driven out op 85/40

2^nd

Fantastic Rock

611-0

11/8f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Led until after 2nd, led again next, narrowly headed approaching 2 out, chased winner, stayed on same pace run-in op 11/4

3^rd

Hajey

410-7

14/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)

Jumped poorly in rear, pulled hard and prominent, went right 1st, led after 2nd until wandered badly and headed next, chased leaders, plugged on, mistake last tchd 18/1

4^th

1 ½

Check My Pulse

511-7

3/1

T: R MenziesJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, hit 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on, lost modest 3rd run-in op 9/4

5^th

Akentrick

511-0

50/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Callum Bewley

Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced op 28/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

1 ¾

Roma Bangkok

511-0

50/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Ross Chapman

Mid-division, hanging left and no impression when hampered 3 out op 33/1

7^th

Les's Legacy

410-7

40/1

T: S CorbettJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

Towards rear, some headway 5th, weakening when slightly hampered 3 out tchd 33/1

8^th

9 ½

Lord Buttons

511-0

40/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Always towards rear op 33/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

Famous Moment

611-0

50/1

T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell

Never closer than mid-division op 40/1 tchd 33/1

10^th

Desert Sapphire

510-7

16/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Chased leaders out wide, losing place when mistake 5th, behind and no chance after op 12/1

Also Ran

Muhtamar

611-0

28/1

T: J EwartJ: Rachel McDonald (5)

Keen in rear, some headway when fell 3 out op 40/1

Still A Spark

610-7

300/1

T: J WaltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Behind, tailed off going to 3 out, pulled up soon after op 250/1

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Non-Runners

Cheeky Ches⁵⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: C Grant J: Sean Quinlan

The Great Houdini¹¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Miss P Robson J: Sean Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.50, £1.20, £3.10EX:£10.50Trifecta:£62.80SF:£7.55Swingers:£2.00, £7.40, £5.30

Forecasts

Fantastic Rock (11/8), Geromino (3/1), Check My Pulse (3/1), The Great Houdini (12/1), Hajey (14/1), Desert Sapphire (16/1), Muhtamar (28/1), Cheeky Ches (33/1), Les's Legacy (40/1), Lord Buttons (40/1), Akentrick (50/1), Roma Bangkok (50/1), Famous Moment (50/1), Still A Spark (300/1)

FANTASTIC ROCK let down his supporters starting out for Sandy Thomson at Ayr in November but that form doesn't look too bad 4 months on and he's probably worth another chance in a thin novice. Uttoxeter winner Check My Pulse, also back from a break, could be the danger.