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12:10 Newcastle

Sunbets Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,198
  • 2nd: £1,526
  • 3rd: £763
  • 4th: £382
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 58.85s
  • Off Time: 12:10:24
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ballycrystal (IRE)

2/5

    2
    Silk -

    Our Dancing Dandy (IRE)

    9/4

      1
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap

      Ballycrystal (IRE)

      13
      2/5
      • Form 1319-12
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 124

      raced wide, tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 6th, led 3 out, clear after next, kept on strongly

      2
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue diamond, striped sleeves and cap

      Daydream Island (IRE)

      47
      200/1
      • Form 0/P-F0P9
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 89

      held up well, in rear, went 4th approaching 8th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened quickly, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

      3
      Silk - Red and black diamonds, black sleeves, red stars, red cap, black diamond

      Elusive Classic (IRE)

      33
      200/1
      • Form U1-3806
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leader until after 6th, chased leaders, pushed along before 8th, weakened before next, soon tailed off

      4
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red disc, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Our Dancing Dandy (IRE)

      20
      9/4
      • Form F/F21-6
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      led, hit 1st, pushed along and headed 3 out, chased winner, ridden before next where mistake, kept on same pace, no chance with winner

      5
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

      Smart Boy (IRE)

      15
      16/1
      • Form 73-F7
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leading trio, went 3rd before 8th, well held and no impression before 3 out

      6
      Silk - Maroon, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, yellow star

      The Junior Man (IRE)

      20
      200/1
      • Form PB3-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      held up, in last pair, modest 4th after 4 out, no impression, tailed off

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Mahler And Me (IRE)

      33/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Sedgefield winner BALLYCRYSTAL was only caught in the shadows of the post by The Unit at Doncaster next time when giving the winner 7lb. He should have few problems picking up the winning thread again here against modest opposition. Bumper winner Our Dancing Dandy may be the one to chase him home as he’ll have learnt plenty from his hurdling debut at Haydock. Smart Boy appears to have gone backwards since a third at Hexham in March.

      Formwatch

      Ballycrystal (IRE) 7-4 (11-5) Tracked leaders, closed 4 out, led before next, ridden and headed narrowly before last, pressing winner flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 5, hd behind The Unit (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.

      Daydream Island (IRE) 100-1 (10-8) Close up, weakened after 3 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Cool Baranca (10-3) at Kelso 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.

      Elusive Classic (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Always behind, weakened before 5 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, dist behind Another Bill (11-12) at Kelso 2m 7f (4) gs in Nov.

      Our Dancing Dandy (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 5 out, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Constantine Bay (10-12) at Haydock 2m 3f (3) hvy in Nov.

      Smart Boy (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Jumped left 1st, mid-division, headway before 4th, not fluent 5th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Kalaniti (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Nov.

      The Junior Man (IRE) 150-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along over 6f out, tailed off over 4f out, 10th of 11, dist behind Claimantakinforgan (11-2) at Haydock 2m (4) hvy in Nov.