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13:50 Newcastle

Betway Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 98y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.37s
  • Off Time: 13:50:16
  • 7 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Emerald Green sleeves, White and Yellow quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 424574
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 86

tracked leader early, prominent, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

2(6)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

Paris Magic

20 b CD
9/4
  • Form 23-2351
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

held up, towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace in 4th

3(1)
Silk - Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves
28/1
  • Form 1173/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 77

led, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

4(2)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 901818
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 76

held up, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(4)
Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars, RED cap
2/1
  • Form 036322
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 80

soon tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on well towards finish

6(8)
Silk - Yellow, Red star, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Red star

Polar Forest

8 e C
10/1
  • Form 548127-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 74

in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous

7(5)
Silk - Black and white stripes, yellow cap
  • Form 734714
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

in touch, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish

8(7)
NR

Airton

15 CD
11/4
  • Form 136421
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 74

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Airton dead-heated for first in a lower grade handicap here last time while Paris Magic won a maiden over track and trip and Hard To Handel has won a couple of plating races recently. Isharah has been getting closer and is preferred to Island Flame but the latter’s stablemate, MASTERPAVER, looks the one to side with. Richard Fahey’s charge drops in class having finished a close-up fourth at Wolverhampton and has won off higher marks on the all-weather before.

Formwatch

Masterpaver 33-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Watersmeet (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

Paris Magic 11-8 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Henry Croft (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.

Lac Leman (GER) 28-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until before 5th, ridden and losing place when bad mistake 3 out, no chance after, pulled up before 2 out, at Musselburgh 2m (2) gs in Feb.

Hard To Handel 25-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 9l behind Elusive Cowboy (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Isharah (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd inside final 3f until over 2f out, 2nd again inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/4l behind I Am Not Here (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

Polar Forest 14-1 (9-6) Awkwardly away and slowly into strde, raced keenly and soon in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out,, 7th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Maifalki (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Island Flame (IRE) 17-2 (8-7) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Indulged (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (3) pol in Nov.

Airton 10-11fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside furlong, kept on well, just failed, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating High On Light (9-3), 9 ran.