18:00 Newcastle
Wednesday 17 January 2018
All16:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:30
Sunbets Handicap
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 5y | Standard | 7 Runners | Allweather | Weighed In
- Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 39.4s
T: J S GoldieJ: Phil Dennis (3)
Held up in rear, good headway to lead over 1f out, soon clear, eased, comfortable tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2
T: M WighamJ: A Mullen
Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased clear winner inside final furlong, no threat op 11/4 tchd 5/2
T: D O'MearaJ: G Lee
Pulled hard held up, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish op 25/1
T: I FurtadoJ: B A Curtis
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 7/4 tchd 13/8
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton
Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace op 15/2 tchd 9/1
T: Kristin StubbsJ: S A Gray
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong op 5/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2
T: P A KirbyJ: J P Sullivan
Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, eased final furlong op 40/1
Also Ran
T: Miss L A PerrattJ: J Fanning
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£2.30, £2.30EX:£26.10Trifecta:£213.00Tricast:£301.78SF:£21.50Swingers:£4.00, £13.50, £14.50
Forecasts
Malaspina (11/4), Nick Vedder (7/2), Testa Rossa (5/1), Florencio (5/1), Lagenda (7/1), Mujassam (8/1), Pumaflor (16/1), Lucky Violet (16/1)
Malaspina has shown she's a winning machine throughout her career, and is unbeaten in two starts since switched from France, but life will be much tougher for her now as she continues to edge up the weights. Testa Rossa is always shortlist material over the straight mile at Newcastle, but the handicapper also understands this fact very well, and is therefore reluctant to ease him too much in the weights, so the lightly raced four-year-old NICK VEDDER is the safest option. He showed enough on his return from a six month break at Lingfield in New Years Eve (stable debut) to suggest that he's capable of winning more races from his current mark, and what better place to prove that than by returning to his favoured AW venue (previous C&D winner).
- Nick Vedder
- Testa Rossa
- Malaspina
Prize Money
1st: £5,387.002nd: £1,613.003rd: £806.004th: £404.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00
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