14:10 Newcastle

Thursday 16 January 2025

All11:5512:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:54

Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 13.9s

1^st

Gwennie May Star

511-3

12/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear on outside, headway before 6th, outpaced final bend, rallied from 3 out, led last, hung left flat, stayed on op 7/1

2^nd

Soldier's Leap

510-10

11/4j

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Held up in mid-division, headway final bend, led going well before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, carried left flat, held towards finish op 3/1 tchd 5/2

3^rd

8 ½

Galahad Threepwood

812-0

15/2

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway before 6th, went 3rd when not fluent last, no impression on front pair op 11/1

4^th

2 ¾

Trailblazer

611-5

9/1

T: A NicolJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Prominent, mistake 2nd, lost place before 2 out op 15/2

5^th

Magnolia

611-12

20/1

T: Micky HammondJ: B S Hughes

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, went 4th flat, no impression on leaders tchd 22/1

6^th

Athair Mor

611-6

16/1

T: J EwartJ: Ryan Mania

Prominent, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon no extra op 14/1

7^th

Authorized Mission

511-9

4/1

T: C GrantJ: Danny McMenamin

Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, every chance before 2 out, no impression when not fluent last, no extra flat tchd 7/2

8^th

Hawk Stone

611-12

11/4j

T: H DickinJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Led, not fluent 5th or 6th, mistake and headed 3 out, no extra 2 out op 3/1 tchd 7/2

9^th

Kazar Forez

511-13

40/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Held up rear of mid-division, well beaten 3 out op 33/1

10^th

7 ½

Vengaboy

611-12

33/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Took keen hold, held up in rear, well behind before 3 out op 18/1

11^th

Intersky Sunset

811-12

40/1

T: J CandlishJ: William Shanahan (5)

In touch in mid-division, lost place 5th, slow next, well behind before 3 out

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Non-Runners

Powerofjet²¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: Jamie Hamilton

Fairly Fulling⁴¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Mrs J Walton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.20Pl:£2.80, £1.60, £2.80EX:£52.50Trifecta:£375.90Tricast:£275.20SF:£46.27Swingers:£6.50, £14.10, £4.80

Forecasts

Soldier's Leap (11/4), Hawk Stone (11/4), Authorized Mission (4/1), Galahad Threepwood (15/2), Trailblazer (9/1), Powerofjet (10/1), Gwennie May Star (12/1), Athair Mor (16/1), Magnolia (20/1), Fairly Fulling (25/1), Vengaboy (33/1), Kazar Forez (40/1), Intersky Sunset (40/1)

SOLDIER'S LEAP improved straight away for the switch to a handicap when second at Fontwell last month and, with his lightly-raced profile offering plenty of hope for better still, he's taken to go one better in a first-time tongue strap. Authorized Mission improved despite suffering interference in a C&D novice on his most recent outing and could go on again now venturing into a handicap, with Hawk Stone another to note on his return to action having built up a positive profile last season.

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