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19:20 Newcastle

Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,200 added
  • Winner: £4,292
  • 2nd: £2,014
  • 3rd: £1,006
  • 4th: £503
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.96s
  • Off Time: 19:22:31
  • 13 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Spirit Of Bowland

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Elladora

    18/1

      3
      Silk -

      Van Zant

      12/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Royal blue, pink diamond and armlets, white cap

        Elladora

        150 D
        18/1
        • Form 521823-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 55

        edged right and bumped start, led, headed 5f out, led again 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish

        2(6)
        Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars

        St Andrew's Castle

        7 p BFCD
        15/8
        • Form 409812
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 55

        bumped start, prominent, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards

        4(11)
        Silk - Dark blue, emerald green stripe and armlets, quartered cap

        Merry Secret (IRE)

        17 CD
        4/1
        • Form 90687-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 53

        blindfold removed late and missed break, behind, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Black, Red stars, Black sleeves

        Gerrots (FR)

        22
        66/1
        • Form 9558-08
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 53

        held up in touch, driven over 2f out, soon lost place

        6(7)
        Silk - Light Blue and Black check, Light Blue sleeves, Black armlets, Light Blue cap

        Willing To Please

        70 D
        33/1
        • Form 3007-39
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 53

        held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(13)
        Silk - Red, white triple diamond, white and red striped sleeves, white cap

        Hardy

        22 BFCD
        8/1
        • Form 1408-14
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 53

        chased leaders, lost place over 2f out

        8(5)
        Silk - Red, grey chevron, sleeves and cap

        Rivas Rob Roy

        14 b DCD
        18/1
        • Form 244-618
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 51

        hampered start, held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression on leaders

        9(2)
        Silk - Maroon, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue star

        Lucky Lucky Lucky (IRE)

        7 CD
        15/2
        • Form 545165
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 50

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards

        10(12)
        Silk - White, Black star and star on cap

        Perfect Soldier (IRE)

        16 CD
        25/1
        • Form 69-8804
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 48

        prominent, led 5f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        11(3)
        Silk - Yellow, emerald green sleeves, yellow stars and cap

        Eyes (IRE)

        31 CD
        14/1
        • Form 5488-90
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 48

        held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

        12(9)
        Silk - Dark blue, white disc, hooped sleeves, white cap

        Van Zant

        158
        12/1
        • Form 946760-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 46

        mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish

        13(1)
        Silk - Black, white epaulets, white and black chevrons on sleeves, white cap, black stars

        Spirit Of Bowland

        15
        14/1
        • Form 96840-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 45

        held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, ridden out

        14(14)
        Silk - White, large black spots, yellow and black striped sleeves, red and black check cap

        Nazca

        219
        150/1
        • Form 080789-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 45

        held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway 1f out, never dangerous

        3(10)
        NR

        Atrafan (IRE)

        50 p CD
        10/1
        • Form 221218
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 53

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        ST ANDREW’S CASTLE beat previous course winner Hardy when scoring over track and trip and went close again back here last week when ahead of Lucky Lucky Lucky. He looks worth sticking with racing off the same mark. Merry Secret scored over 6f on the track recently and remains on a winning mark while Atrafan was successful over the same distance here in January. Elladora may prove best of the rest on her reappearance.

        Formwatch

        Elladora 20-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Bobby Joe Leg (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.

        St Andrew's Castle 10-3fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, held close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Code Purple (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Merry Secret (IRE) 11-4 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right and hampered rivals inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Gunnerside (9-11) by nk, 7 ran.

        Gerrots (FR) 50-1 (9-5) Steadied soon after start, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 10l behind Russian Virtue (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Willing To Please 8-1 (9-8) Led 2f, remained handy on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Breezyandbright (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

        Hardy 4-1fav (9-8) In touch in mid-division, effort 2f out, no extra final 75 yards, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind St Andrew's Castle (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Rivas Rob Roy 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, never seriously involved, 8th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Red Evelyn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Lucky Lucky Lucky (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, never nearer, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Code Purple (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.

        Perfect Soldier (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon pressed for lead, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Agonyclite (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (6) pol in Mar.

        Eyes (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, last of 14, 7 1/2l behind Turbo Command (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

        Van Zant 40-1 (8-4) Midfield, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Wolf Of Oxshott (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Spirit Of Bowland 16-1 (9-2) In rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Tom Tulliver (9-7) at Southwell 7f stks (6) pol in Mar.

        Nazca 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and beaten 2f out, eased, last of 9, dist behind Gurkhali Girl (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gs in Aug.

        Atrafan (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Tathmeen (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.