14:50 Newcastle
Tuesday 15 January 2019
All12:4513:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:50
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Novices' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  2m 98y  |  Good to Soft (Good in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:51Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 4.5s
T:Â J EwartJ:Â Steven Fox (5)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leader 3 out, led next, ran on strongly flat op 11/2
T:Â J WardJ:Â Henry Brooke
Led, clear 3rd, jumped left 3 out, ridden and headed next, kept on same pace op 12/1
T:Â O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ:Â R T Dunne
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace op 14/1
T:Â S EnglandJ:Â Jonathan England
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, outpaced next, rallied last, kept on same pace op 2/1 tchd 5/2
T:Â S WaughJ:Â Grant Cockburn (3)
Close up, chased leader 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace op 6/1 tchd 11/2
T:Â M A BarnesJ:Â B S Hughes
Tracked leader, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out op 11/2
T:Â Miss Lucinda V RussellJ:Â D R Fox
Held up, ridden 3 out, blundered next, never on terms tchd 9/1
T:Â N W AlexanderJ:Â Lucy Alexander
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened op 9/1
Also Ran
T:Â A WilsonJ:Â R D Day
Towards rear, outpaced 4 out, tailed off when pulled up soon after 2 out op 33/1
T:Â V ThompsonJ:Â Phillip Armson (7)
In touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last op 80/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.60, £2.90, £4.10EX:£41.20Trifecta:£536.40Tricast:£407.93SF:£41.81Swingers:£7.20, £7.50, £24.60
Forecasts
Murchison River (9/4), Farlam King (4/1), Empire De Maulde (5/1), Imperial Focus (13/2), Dark Ruler (7/1), Emissaire (10/1), Tim Rocco (12/1), Eagle Ridge (12/1), Friends In Heaven (40/1), Rapid Fritz (100/1)
Another modest contest which with respect to all of those involved isn't really befitting of a Grade 1 jumps track. Murchison River is the form pick after going close in a similar contest here in December, and with the Sam England team among the winners at Kelso on Sunday (Choochoobugaloo) rates as a worthy favourite now dropped back in trip. However, we'll seek some each-way value with the Nick Alexander-trained EAGLE RIDGE. We've not witnessed the best of this 8yo on deep winter ground, but with the benefit of a seasonal reappearance at Kelso banked, a drop back in trip and a slow ease in the weights (5lb), he's a horse of some interest in a very poor race.
- Eagle Ridge
- Murchison River
- Dark Ruler
Prize Money
1st: £4,094.002nd: £1,202.003rd: £601.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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