15:25 Newcastle

Monday 3 March 2025

All13:5014:2514:5515:2516:0016:3017:00

Power Your Performance With Equine Products Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 5m 12.80s

1^st

Flash Du Pistolet

711-12

9/2

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Made all, jumped well, unchallenged

2^nd

4 ¾

Top Of The Bay

811-6

11/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 9th, chased winner 4 out, no impression, kept on op 10/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

9 ½

Hawkseye View

611-12

7/2

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Chased leaders, lost place before 10th, effort when not fluent 3 out, no impression, left 3rd when not fluent and hampered 2 out op 3/1

4^th

Cave Hill

610-12

11/4f

T: I A DuncanJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Chased leaders, lost some ground before 3rd, closed 7th, went 2nd briefly before 4 out, no extra 3 out tchd 3/1

5^th

3 ¼

Tanking Along

611-10

18/1

T: P NevilleJ: Henry Brooke

Not always fluent in rear, hanging left and well beaten before 3 out op 14/1

6^th

Great Ballinboris

910-11

6/1

T: Micky HammondJ: C O'Farrell

Chased winner until before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

Toombridge

910-9

11/2

T: I A DuncanJ: William Maggs (5)

Mid-division when slow 1st, towards rear, closed before 4 out, 4 1/2 lengths 3rd when fell 2 out op 4/1

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Non-Runners

Diamond Mix¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Paul Robson J: Ryan Mania

Low Mileage¹⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: G Bewley J: Edward Austin

Ceolwulf¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: Fionn McSharry J: Nathan Moscrop

Fia Fuinidh¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: M Todhunter J: Sean Quinlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.40, £4.80EX:£36.00Trifecta:£183.20Tricast:£180.08SF:£44.17Swingers:£4.40, £2.80, £5.10

Forecasts

Cave Hill (11/4), Hawkseye View (7/2), Flash Du Pistolet (9/2), Low Mileage (9/2), Diamond Mix (5/1), Toombridge (11/2), Great Ballinboris (6/1), Ceolwulf (6/1), Top Of The Bay (11/1), Fia Fuinidh (14/1), Tanking Along (18/1)

DIAMOND MIX proved that all can't have been well on his chasing debut when finding just one way ahead of its mark too good at this track last month and, with further progress over fences on the cards, he gets the nod to go one better. Ceolwulf hasn't stood much racing of late but, provided there's no bounce factor from his recent Leicester second, he looks an obvious threat. Low Mileage and Cave Hill round off the shortlist.