14:05 Newcastle

Saturday 13 April 2024

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:2516:3017:05

Newcastle Flooring Company Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 33.02s

1^st

Choosethenews

711-3

5/4f

T: M WalfordJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, smooth headway to lead before 4 out, soon pressed for lead, disputed lead 3 out, soon headed and ridden, outpaced by leader 2 out, stayed on approaching last where awkward, kept on well run-in, led close home, extended advantage near finish op 11/8

2^nd

2 ½

Pay The Piper

912-0

8/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: Danny McMenamin

Held up in midfield, headway to press leaders 4 out, soon ridden, chased leaders 3 out, soon led and went clear, diminishing advantage approaching last, no extra close home and headed, held on for 2nd near finish op 13/2

3^rd

Cornerstone Lad

1010-9

10/1

T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, ridden and headway before 4 out where pressed leader, disputed lead 3 out, soon headed, outpaced by leaders 2 out, stayed on run-in, held for 2nd near finish op 11/1

4^th

Gardener

811-13

13/2

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Led, not fluent 4th, ridden and headed before 4 out where bad mistake, soon weakened, tailed off before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Brayhill

911-1

12/1

T: J EwartJ: Ryan Mania

Midfield, not fluent 7th, soon dropped to last, ridden before 10th where detached, pulled up before 10th op 7/1

High Moon

911-0

11/4

T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman

Held up in midfield, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 3/1 tchd 16/5

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.30, £2.60EX:£11.10Trifecta:£48.00SF:£11.47Swingers:£2.40, £2.70, £7.50

Forecasts

Choosethenews (5/4), High Moon (11/4), Gardener (13/2), Pay The Piper (8/1), Cornerstone Lad (10/1), Brayhill (12/1)

CHOOSETHENEWS has more to offer over fences and is narrowly preferred to last year's winner High Moon, who returned to form in first-time cheekpieces at Ayr 5 weeks ago.

CHOOSETHENEWS (IRE)
HIGH MOON
GARDENER (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

High Moon

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 8

J: Jamie Hamilton | T: R Menzies

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,179.002nd: £2,843.003rd: £1,422.004th: £711.005th: £355.00