16:25 Newcastle

Saturday 26 February 2022

All13:3514:1014:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Vertem-Leading The Field Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 4.88s

1^st

Do Your Job

811-12

5/2f

T: M ScudamoreJ: Luca Morgan (3)

Midfield, mistake 10th, headway when not fluent 3 out, ridden before 2 out, ran on to lead after last, always doing enough op 85/40 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Informateur

910-13

5/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders, went second 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, headed after last, kept on flat op 7/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 15/2

3^rd

1 ¾

Debece

1111-4

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: David England

Led 2nd, went clear 9th, reduced advantage and ridden approaching 2 out, headed before last, kept on flat op 4/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

Mister Whitaker

1011-9

6/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (3)

Prominent, pushed along 4 out, ridden before next, weakened approaching 2 out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Fire Away

911-6

9/1

T: L MorganJ: Harry Reed

Mid-division, jumped right 9th, not fluent 12th, faded 3 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

Brelan D'As

1110-5

8/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

In rear, lost touch 11th, tailed off next op 15/2

Also Ran

Ascot De Bruyere

1210-3

7/1

T: J EwartJ: Alan Doyle (7)

Led, headed 2nd, mistake 4th, soon dropped to rear, detached 6th, pulled up after next op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.70, £3.30EX:£16.70Trifecta:£75.80SF:£15.91Swingers:£3.20, £2.20, £3.60

Forecasts

Do Your Job (5/2), Debece (7/2), Informateur (5/1), Mister Whitaker (6/1), Ascot De Bruyere (7/1), Brelan D'As (8/1), Fire Away (9/1)

Given that DO YOUR JOB was only 10 lengths behind the Arkle favourite on his penultimate outing, a mark of 140 could prove lenient, so he gets the nod up against a bunch of rivals who have less scope. Debece, although obviously fragile, has the ability to defy this mark, so he's regarded as a danger along with Fire Away.

DO YOUR JOB (IRE)
DEBECE
FIRE AWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Fortified Bay

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 9

J: Kielan Woods | T: J Candlish

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,535.002nd: £3,011.003rd: £1,505.004th: £754.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00