16:00 Newcastle

Monday 3 March 2025

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

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 4.30s

1^st

Rewired

711-11

7/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Held up in touch, went 2nd before 4th travelling strongly, led 3 out, edged right flat, stayed on well op 15/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

3 ½

The Grafter

611-12

5/2f

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat, kept on op 11/4

3^rd

9 ½

Galahad Threepwood

811-8

10/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 3 out, 3rd and no impression from 2 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

6 ½

Fostered Phil

1111-8

15/2

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Held up on inside, not fluent 1st, effort before 3 out, no impression in 4th when jumped left 2 out op 11/2

5^th

Bathgate

512-0

7/2

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (3)

Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 4th, switched right before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out op 10/3

Also Ran

Travis Wheatley

511-9

10/3

T: B EllisonJ: Danny McMenamin

Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 2nd, fell 5th op 3/1

Rory The Cat

511-9

25/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led until after 3rd, not fluent 4th, lost place before 4 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out op 22/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Russian Virtue²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: D Thompson J: Joshua Thompson

Old But Gold⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: Henry Brooke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£3.50, £1.70EX:£23.70Trifecta:£122.90Tricast:£167.93SF:£23.99Swingers:£3.10, £8.00, £4.90

Forecasts

The Grafter (5/2), Travis Wheatley (10/3), Bathgate (7/2), Rewired (7/1), Fostered Phil (15/2), Old But Gold (8/1), Galahad Threepwood (10/1), Russian Virtue (20/1), Rory The Cat (25/1)

The vote goes to BATHGATE, who has been at the top of his game of late and appears to still be on a competitive mark judged on his latest effort at Catterick. Rory The Cat has been given a chance by the handicapper and will be a big threat if able to get back on track. The lightly-raced veteran Fostered Phil commands respect on the back of an encouraging comeback run at Musselburgh, while handicap debutants Old But Gold and Travis Wheatley both need a second look in the betting.