16:00 Newcastle

Saturday 18 March 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:07

Guinness Surge Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 38.37s

1^st

Maid Of Houxty

811-6

3/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division out wide, headway almost upsides 10th when not fluent, led 4 out, ridden and hard pressed from 3 out, length clear last, stayed on well flat, gamely tchd 10/3

2^nd

3 ½

Le Grand Vert

711-10

11/2

T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell

Held up, headway tracking leaders 13th, ridden to challenge from 3 out, length down last, kept on same pace flat op 15/2

3^rd

Diamond Road

910-2

66/1

T: Mrs J C McGregorJ: Alan Doyle (5)

In rear, some headway from off pace to go 4th home turn, never on terms with leaders, plugged on for distant 3rd op 50/1

4^th

1 ¼

Ballynagran

811-5

11/2

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Led, not fluent 6th, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened 3 out op 9/2

Also Ran

Catlin

810-10

7/4f

T: N KentJ: B S Hughes

Chased leader, not fluent 11th and pushed along, pulled up after 5 out op 15/8

To The Limit

810-8

9/2

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Mid-division, struggling from 6 out, pulled up after 3 out

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Non-Runners

Not The Chablis⁷⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.80, £2.40EX:£19.10Trifecta:£308.80SF:£19.01Swingers:£2.50, £15.20, £15.50

Forecasts

Catlin (7/4), Maid Of Houxty (3/1), To The Limit (9/2), Le Grand Vert (11/2), Ballynagran (11/2), Not The Chablis (6/1), Diamond Road (66/1)

This appears to be a good opportunity for MAID OF HOUXTY to get off the mark, with a mere reproduction of her latest third at Ayr likely to prove good enough in this company. Catlin has to be feared given that she's unbeaten in 3 starts here and Nick Kent's charge is clear second choice ahead of To The Limit.

MAID OF HOUXTY
CATLIN
TO THE LIMIT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Ballintogher Boy

Weight: 10-1 |Age: 8

J: Danny McMenamin | T: C Grant

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,542.002nd: £2,090.003rd: £1,045.004th: £523.005th: £261.00