12:30 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2023

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 12.00s

1^st

Ferrybridge

511-2

8/1

T: James OwenJ: Jamie Gambin (10)

Chased leaders out wide, ridden approaching last, led final 150 yards, stayed on well op 10/1

2^nd

Glory Bridge

711-9

10/3f

T: D McCain JnrJ: William Maggs (7)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th led before 3 out, headed 3 out, chased leader, ridden to lead again run-in, headed and no extra final 150 yards op 7/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Uncle Arthur

511-5

4/1

T: James OwenJ: Lily Pinchin

Raced keenly, held up, good headway 5th, led 3 out, mistake last, headed and no extra in 3rd run-in op 9/2 tchd 16/5 and tchd 5/1

4^th

Hide Out

810-9

12/1

T: D BrookeJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, hit 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th final 100 yards op 22/1

5^th

Neigh Botha

611-9

9/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Waited with in rear, headway when hit 4 out, chased leaders home turn, cajoled along before 2 out, ridden and no extra in 4th when mistake last, weakened into 5th final 100 yards op 15/2 tchd 7/1

6^th

Batman For Ever

612-0

9/2

T: R MenziesJ: Jamie Hamilton

Raced wide, led and went clear after 3rd, reduced lead before 4 out, headed before next, soon weakened, tailed off op 5/2

7^th

A Cheap Thrill

610-7

16/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Mid-division, dropped to last pair before 4 out, tailed off tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Prince Nino

611-8

9/2

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: B S Hughes

Raced on inside, chased leader who went clear after 3rd, closer before 4th, bad mistake and lost place next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 11/2 tchd 4/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.20, £1.70, £1.30EX:£39.40Trifecta:£157.80Tricast:£123.24SF:£35.37Swingers:£5.10, £4.10, £2.80

Forecasts

Glory Bridge (10/3), Uncle Arthur (4/1), Batman For Ever (9/2), Prince Nino (9/2), Ferrybridge (8/1), Neigh Botha (9/1), Hide Out (12/1), A Cheap Thrill (16/1)

In a race devoid of a solid option, FERRYBRIDGE is the suggestion. He is now 11 lb lower in the weights compared to when finishing a respectable fourth on debut for James Owen at Sedgefield in October and the testing conditions were perhaps against him last time. Glory Bridge and Prince Nino may emerge as the main dangers.