Smirnoff At Spy Bar Handicap Hurdle.
Newcastle · Saturday, 14 Mar · 20:00
· 2m 190y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:00
Off time
4
Runners
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THE HATCHET (IRE
🥈 Second
BUCEPHALUS (GER
🥉 Third
FINGAL'S HILL (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.50
1/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
2.88
15/8
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
6.50
11/2
06 · —
13
12/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Fingal's Hill (G)
[P]
In cracking form when winning 3 times between March and June last year and looked better than ever after 7 months off when runner-up at Doncaster in January. Not in the same for at Kelso next time but eased 2 lb since and will have a chanc…
|
Callum Bewley | P Atkinson | 10 | 76.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 1st | 2 | — |
Bucephalus (G)
[PT]
Likeable front-runner who ended last term on a high, recording back-to-back wins at Newbury and Chepstow. Pulled up in a major handicap back at Newbury last time but was a good second when sporting cheekpieces for the first time at Haydock…
|
Harriet Tucker | N P Mulholland | 9 | 75.7 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Haarar (G)
Looked better than ever when followed his Haydock success in December with an emphatic victory in 11-runner Carlisle handicap (17f, good to soft) last month. However, he was rather disappointing in his hat-trick bid last time and is probab…
|
Jonathan England | S England | 7 | 70.8 kg |
2.88
15/8
|
| — | 4 | — |
Smokeringinthedark (G)
Returned to form when second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh on New Year's Day but efforts either side of that have been rather underwhelming.
|
Non Runner | N G Richards | 6 | 70.3 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
The Hatchet (G)
FAV
£105,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point and made a winning start over hurdles at Perth in September. Failed to land a blow on handicap debut at the beginning of last month but back on track when second over this C&D 3…
|
Jack Power | L Russell & M Scudamore | 6 | 68.9 kg |
1.50
1/2
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Inedit D'amour (G)
[P]
French recruit who made it third time lucky for Donald McCain in 2m Catterick maiden hurdle on New Year's Day. However, struggled in a handicap over further at the same course next time and step forward needed here.
|
B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 5 | 67.6 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: The Hatchet (1/2), Haarar (15/8), Fingal's Hill (4/1), Smokeringinthedark (5/1), Bucephalus (11/2), Inedit D'amour (12/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6337.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2916.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1458.0 GBP |
| P4 | 730.0 GBP |
| P5 | 364.0 GBP |