14:25 Newcastle

Tuesday 18 January 2022

All12:5013:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:55

DFE Electrical Contractors 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:28 | Winning time: 5m 7.20s

1^st

Lord Roco

611-8

9/1

T: J EwartJ: Alan Doyle (7)

Prominent, headway to chase leader before 3 out, ridden into lead before 2 out, went clear after last, readily op 12/1

2^nd

4 ½

Firth Of Forth

611-8

11/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders before 3 out, chased winner at last, kept on op 20/1

3^rd

9 ½

Onward Route

811-8

11/4f

T: R MenziesJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, led after 1st, ridden 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after last op 9/4 tchd 3/1

4^th

4 ¾

Mount Melleray

711-8

9/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Led, slow 1st, prominent, mistake 5 out, ridden 4 out, no extra op 10/1

5^th

9 ½

Deeper Blue

611-8

3/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out tchd 16/5

6^th

8 ½

Ritson

711-8

10/3

T: R MenziesJ: C O'Farrell

Mid-division, with leading group 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened tchd 3/1

7^th

2 ¾

Lucky Light

611-1

40/1

T: Paul CollinsJ: Joe Williamson (5)

Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, no impression op 22/1

8^th

Songbird's Tale

711-1

250/1

T: Paul CollinsJ: Tom Midgley (7)

Always in rear op 200/1

9^th

Nights In Venice

611-8

66/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

Never better than mid-division tchd 50/1

10^th

Great Ballinboris

611-8

18/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Miss Becky Smith (3)

Mid-division, weakened rapidly 6 out op 14/1

11^th

Jack Of All Shapes

611-8

40/1

T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan

Always in rear op 28/1

Also Ran

Glenbeg Lake

611-8

25/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Never better than mid-division, pulled up before last tchd 22/1

Room At The Top

711-8

250/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Callum Bewley

Mid-division, dropped towards rear 5 out, ridden 4 out, held when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last op 200/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.50Pl:£2.60, £3.50, £1.40EX:£117.10Trifecta:£610.60SF:£97.96Swingers:£14.60, £5.30, £7.50

Forecasts

Onward Route (11/4), Deeper Blue (3/1), Ritson (10/3), Lord Roco (9/1), Mount Melleray (9/1), Firth Of Forth (11/1), Great Ballinboris (18/1), Glenbeg Lake (25/1), Lucky Light (40/1), Jack Of All Shapes (40/1), Nights In Venice (66/1), Songbird's Tale (250/1), Room At The Top (250/1)

DEEPER BLUE might be worth another chance to confirm the promise of his Chepstow second to the smart Stage Star. Rebecca Menzies pair Onward Route, the mount of Brian Hughes, and Ritson may give Harry Fry's charge most to think about.