19:30 Newcastle

Thursday 13 March 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   5f  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:31  |   Winning time: 58.91s
1st
Horse silk
3
(6)
Monks Dream
49-8
9/4f
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane
Awkwardly away, held up towards rear, good headway far side of group over 1f out, challenging inside final furlong, led final 150 yards, won going away op 2/1 tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(4)
Dark Kestrel
59-5
15/2
T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie
Held up in last trio, headway far side of group inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards, kept on for 2nd tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
(5)
King's Crown
58-10
12/1
T: M DodsJ: Rhys Elliott (7)
Held up off the pace in rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, no chance with winner op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
½
1
(1)
Alligator Alley
89-10
11/2
T: Mrs R CarrJ: Billy Loughnane
Tracked leaders, ridden and led briefly inside final furlong, weakened towards finish op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
½
2
(7)
Zarzyni
89-10
10/1
T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez
Steadied and went left start, held up in mid-division, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved op 8/1 tchd 15/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(8)
Herakles
58-10
25/1
T: P T MidgleyJ: Mark Winn
Raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along when not clear run near side rail and shuffled back 2f out, not clear run again and switched left inside final furlong, no headway op 20/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1
6
(2)
Our Absent Friends
79-3
15/2
T: T DavidsonJ: Jason Hart
Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, ,weakened inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 7/1
8th
Horse silk
3
4
(3)
Castan
59-7
11/4
T: B SmartJ: P Mulrennan
Quickly away, led in centre, switched right to near side rail over 3f out, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.30, £2.20, £3.50EX:£19.50Trifecta:£118.80Tricast:£168.34SF:£20.44Swingers:£4.00, £5.10, £11.80

Forecasts

Monks Dream (9/4), Castan (11/4), Alligator Alley (11/2), Dark Kestrel (15/2), Our Absent Friends (15/2), Zarzyni (10/1), King's Crown (12/1), Herakles (25/1)

Verdict

A further 2 lb nudge from the handicapper doesn't look enough to prevent CASTAN making it 4 in a row since fitted with cheekpieces. Monk's Dream and King's Crown arrive in form and can give Bryan Smart's charge most to do.

  1. CASTAN
  2. MONKS DREAM (IRE)
  3. KING'S CROWN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Bonito Cavalo
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 5
J: P Mulrennan  |  T: J S Goldie
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,972.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £583.005th: £291.00

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