15:10 Newcastle

Saturday 29 July 2023

All14:0014:3515:1015:5516:2517:0017:35

Vermont Hotel Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 3m 38.29s

1^st

(3)

Victoriano

79-7

9/2

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Slowly into stride, soon switched right and prominent, tracked across to stands side rail and led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven out inside final furlong, just did enough op 5/1

2^nd

(6)

Steel Helmet

99-1

6/1

T: H BethellJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Front rank, ridden along over 2f out, switched left in between rivals over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner op 13/2

3^rd

(10)

Lord Torranaga

89-4

11/2

T: P A KirbyJ: G Lee

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, went third inside final furlong, kept on well

4^th

1 ¼

(7)

Mirrie Dancers

59-12

9/4f

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis

Tracked leaders, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 85/40

5^th

(5)

Norman Kindu

59-3

22/1

T: R MenziesJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Held up in rear, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge op 18/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

(1)

Toutatis

68-10

25/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: A Mullen

In rear, never seriously involved op 22/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

(9)

Knight Of Kings

58-10

10/1

T: J ButlerJ: J P Sullivan

Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened gradually from over 1f out op 9/1

8^th

1 ¼

(8)

Kitten's Dream

69-2

22/1

T: S DixonJ: Elisha Whittington (5)

Held up in last, always behind op 20/1

9^th

(2)

Tiger Spirit

69-7

12/1

T: M HerringtonJ: P Hanagan

Held up in mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, lost position over 2f out, weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

(11)

Gold Arch

79-11

12/1

T: Sara EnderJ: Connor Beasley

Led, headed over 3f out, dropped away quickly, soon eased and pulled up

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Non-Runners

(4)

Buford⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Ewan Whillans J: Barry McHugh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£1.90, £1.70, £1.80EX:£22.50Trifecta:£144.10Tricast:£151.61SF:£30.44Swingers:£4.00, £5.00, £5.20

Forecasts

Mirrie Dancers (9/4), Victoriano (9/2), Lord Torranaga (11/2), Steel Helmet (6/1), Knight Of Kings (10/1), Buford (10/1), Tiger Spirit (12/1), Gold Arch (12/1), Norman Kindu (22/1), Kitten's Dream (22/1), Toutatis (25/1)

MIRRIE DANCERS responded well when runner-up attempting to complete a hat-trick at Wolverhampton 10 days ago and, unexposed over 2m, he rates the percentage call. Steel Helmet and Victoriano are a couple of potential threats.

MIRRIE DANCERS (IRE)
STEEL HELMET (IRE)
VICTORIANO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hackberry

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 5

J: Ben Robinson | T: B Ellison

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00