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Newcastle · Friday, 6 Mar · 21:00
· 6f
· Class 4
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:00
Off time
5
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.25
5/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
7.50
13/2
07 · —
81
80/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 2 |
Bucklow Hill (C)
Cotai Glory colt who overcame inexperience to land a 6f maiden at Lingfield on debut in January, edging ahead over 1f out then hanging left. Sure to progress and win more races.
|
Jason Watson | C Hills | 3 | 62.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 2 | 3 |
Nursia (C)
€170,000 breeze-up purchase who proved a different proposition compared to on turf last summer when winning 6-runner novice over C&D in January, staying on to lead final 50 yds having been hampered. Open to further improvement.
|
K Stott | K A Ryan | 3 | 62.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 7 |
Silent Strike (C)
FAV
Mehmas colt who had clearly learnt plenty from debut and justified cramped odds in decisive fashion in 5-runner maiden at Kempton (6f) just over a fortnight ago. He looks a useful sort in the making.
|
Callum Rodriguez | A M Balding | 3 | 62.1 kg |
2.25
5/4
|
| 3rd | 4 | 1 |
Cotai Lights (G)
Shaped with a bit of promise on debut and built on that to get off the mark in clear-cur fashion dropped 2f in trip in 10-runner C&D novice back in November, going through the race quite exuberantly. Capable of better again.
|
O McSweeney | A Keatley | 3 | 61.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 4 |
Kimbara (C)
£150,000 yearling. Night Of Thunder colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1½m Meribella (2-y-o 7f winner, by Sea The Stars). Dam, ran once at 2 yrs (retired due to injury), half-sister to high-class 1¼m/11f winner Poet's Word.
|
Jack Callan | R Spencer | 3 | 59 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 1st | 6 | 6 |
Soul Love (F)
Starman filly who overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in fine style in 8-runner maiden at Southwell in November. Open to plenty of improvement given just how green she was.
|
S H James | K R Burke | 3 | 59 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| 5th | 7 | 5 |
With Glory (F)
Got back on track when second of 4 in a novice over 5f at Musselburgh (13/2) in October. Makes AW debut for a new yard (sold for just 7,000 gns) and the suggestion is she'll find this company too hot.
|
K T O'Neill | Miss L A Perratt | 3 | 56.7 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Silent Strike (5/4), Soul Love (15/8), Cotai Lights (5/1), Nursia (6/1), Bucklow Hill (6/1), Kimbara (13/2), With Glory (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5400.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2535.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1268.0 GBP |
| P4 | 634.0 GBP |