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14:10 Newcastle

Fastflow Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 32y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,900 added
  • Winner: £2,523
  • 2nd: £751
  • 3rd: £375
  • 4th: £188
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 18.13s
  • Off Time: 14:10:59
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shadow Catcher

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Spyder

    8/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Orange, Black stars on sleeves, Black cap, Orange star

      William Haigh (IRE)

      18 BF
      7/1
      • Form 18
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      broke well, soon held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, faded over 2f out, eased

      2(4)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevrons, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, WHITE cap, BLACK stars

      Shadow Catcher

      27
      9/2
      • Form 3-15148
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 74

      settled in rear but in touch, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, driven to lead approaching final furlong, ran on well

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, white spots on sleeves

      Focail Maith

      9
      7/4
      • Form 603225
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 71

      tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(7)
      Silk - Light Green, Pink stars

      Spyder

      22 b
      8/1
      • Form 4-83796
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 70

      led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages

      5(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Ollon (USA)

      19
      5/1
      • Form 4-13330
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 64

      tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened

      6(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots

      Reason To Believe (IRE)

      20
      13/2
      • Form 13-9963
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 59

      held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, moderate 4th

      7(2)
      NR

      Bella Montagna

      30
      • Form 3029
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 55

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      FOCAIL MAITH failed to figure dropped back in trip at Kempton last time but had been threatening to score over today's distance before that. He won on heavy ground last year and John Ryan's charge gets the vote to come out best on today's surface. Reason To Believe finished third over C&D last month and makes more appeal than fast ground mile winner Shadow Catcher as the latter has yet to run over this longer trip. Ollon and Spyder are struggling for form, but Southwell maiden winner William Haigh may be capable of better on only his third start.

      Formwatch

      William Haigh (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 11l behind Mariners Lodge (9-3) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.

      Shadow Catcher 5-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 6l behind Ventura Sands (8-13) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.

      Focail Maith 13-2 (8-9) Held up behind on outside, headway 4f out, ridden and effort 2f out to over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 7l behind Queen Of Cash (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

      Spyder 16-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 43l behind Dubawi Dancer (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.

      Ollon (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Always behind, 14th of 15, 47l behind Betteras Bertie (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.

      Reason To Believe (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Border Abby (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jul.

      Bella Montagna 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place and behind, last of 9, 18l behind Memory Lane (9-13) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.