15:20 Newcastle

Thursday 16 February 2023

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quinnbet.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 57.11s

1^st

Lone Star

611-2

4/5f

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (5)

Held up in midfield, headway to chase clear leader 4 out, travelling best and pressed leader 3 out, soon ridden to lead, not fluent 2 out, one length ahead last, stayed on well to extend advantage run-in op 5/6

2^nd

2 ½

Shesupincourt

610-4

7/1

T: R PotterJ: Dylan Kitts (7)

Led, pushed along and pressed for lead 3 out, soon headed, lost 2nd 2 out, outpaced approaching last, rallied to regain 2nd close home tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

3^rd

Silver Coin

610-8

12/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Midfield, pushed along before 3 out where briefly in touch, outpaced 2 out when not fluent, stayed on well to take 3rd run-in, no danger op 14/1

4^th

Aazza

711-13

11/4

T: R DobbinJ: Dylan Johnston (7)

Chased leader, pressed leader 3 out, soon pushed along, pressed new leader 2 out, one length down last, no extra and weakened into 4th near finish tchd 3/1

5^th

Fiadh

711-1

11/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, dropped to rear 7th, not fluent 8th, driven before 3 out, weakened approaching last op 9/1

Also Ran

Nairobi Girl

710-2

80/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: P W Wadge (7)

Held up in last, pushed along before 2nd, pulled up before 7th op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Just Jess²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Ross Chapman

On We Go¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: G Boanas J: Sean Quinlan

Noble Affair¹¹¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: Mrs J Walton J: Ryan Mania

Atomic Angel¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: S Corbett J: Sam Coltherd

Howzat Hiris⁴⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: Micky Hammond J: Joshua Thompson

Lady Bowes²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: James Moffatt J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £2.50EX:£6.10Trifecta:£30.10Tricast:£36.98SF:£7.11Swingers:£1.50, £3.00, £6.40

Forecasts

Lone Star (4/5), Aazza (11/4), On We Go (5/1), Shesupincourt (7/1), Atomic Angel (10/1), Fiadh (11/1), Silver Coin (12/1), Just Jess (12/1), Lady Bowes (14/1), Howzat Hiris (50/1), Noble Affair (66/1), Nairobi Girl (80/1)

LONE STAR has been much improved of late, making it 2 wins from her last 3 starts with another commanding victory at Ayr on Tuesday and, unpenalized for that success, she earns the vote. That said, fellow last-time-out winner Aazza was impressive herself when scoring over this sort of trip at Doncaster in January and is a big threat, ahead of On We Go.