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Newcastle · Saturday, 13 Dec · 21:15
· 7f 14y
· Class 2
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:15
Off time
7
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥉 Third
ELDRICKJONES (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
26
25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 1 | 8 |
Houquetot (G)
Useful ex-French recruit who was successful on 3 of his 5 starts at 2 yrs, including a 7f at Group 3 level. No better than midfield in pair of Group contests earlier this year but changed hands for €90,000 ahead of this (gelded/had wind su…
|
L Morris | D O'Meara | 3 | 61.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | 4 |
Storm Star (G)
Ultra-consistent and gradually progressive 4-y-o who is 4-5 here, bringing up a hat-trick in 1m handicap here on AW Finals' Day back in April. Absent since but course form an obvious plus and he commands respect from this 5 lb higher mark.
|
Jason Watson | A M Balding | 4 | 61.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 2nd | 3 | 2 |
Pocklington (H)
FAV
Low-mileage colt who was successful on first 2 starts here last year. Shaped well all 4 starts in defeat this summer, running another cracker when second of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Doncaster (6.5f, good) in September. Course record stands …
|
P J McDonald | G R Oldroyd | 4 | 59.4 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 7th | 4 | 3 |
Doctor Khan Junior (G)
[V]
On a roll winter of 2023/24, producing a smart handicap performance to make it 4 wins in a row (one over C&D). Very lightly campaigned since, far from disgraced after 11 months off when seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) in Febr…
|
Ben Robinson | G R Oldroyd | 6 | 58.1 kg |
26
25/1
|
| — | 5 | 5 |
Nikovo (G)
Has quite a good record at this track but possibly gone off the boil judged on recent exploits, finishing down the field at Southwell (1m) prior to again disappointing when well held seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (1m) 16 days ag…
|
Jason Hart | M Herrington | 6 | 56.7 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 4th | 6 | 6 |
Eldrickjones (G)
Fallen in the weights having been a little hit and miss during second half of this year and he built on an encouraging penultimate run when registering a fourth C&D victory 8 days ago, staying on to lead close home. Respected back up in cl…
|
Warren Fentiman | Roger Fell | 6 | 55.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 7 | 7 |
Apotheosis (G)
[HT]
Dual juvenile winner placed third in handicaps over C&D/Goodwood in May. However, he folded tamely on final 2 turf starts when last seen during the summer so refitting of a hood/breathing operation needs to have had positive effect ahead o…
|
Harry Davies | S & E Crisford | 4 | 54.9 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 6th | 8 | 1 |
Midnight Lion (G)
Versatile 7-time course winner, the latest over C&D in November. 5/1, respectable 2¼ lengths fifth of 10 to Eldrickjones in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago, weakening final 100 yds. Rider takes off handy 5 lb which rates a definite plus in…
|
Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 5 | 54 kg |
19
18/1
|
Betting forecast: Pocklington (13/8), Storm Star (11/4), Apotheosis (10/3), Eldrickjones (8/1), Nikovo (10/1), Houquetot (16/1), Midnight Lion (18/1), Doctor Khan Junior (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 13190.0 GBP |
| P2 | 6189.0 GBP |
| P3 | 3092.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1547.0 GBP |
| P5 | 771.0 GBP |