January 31 / 14.00 Newcastle

14.00 Newcastle

Soft

quinnbet.com Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 0f 190y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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quinnbet.com Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

1/3 (Won)

  • Win: £1.25
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 214 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Built upon promising hurdle debut when making all for 7l success at Sandown (2m, heavy) in November and was very creditable fourth over that C&D in this month's Grade 1 Tolworth (soft); ought to win this easily.
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2nd

4

4th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 25y

Class 1

14:25 Kelso

Colonel Harry

11st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

mounted in chute, led

6/1

1st

1

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Colonel Harry

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

made all, ridden after 2 out, went clear from last, comfortably

1/3

4th

4

7th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Colonel Harry

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

jumped left on occasions, led, not fluent 1st, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened run-in

25/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to useful Irish jumper Yukon Lil; won soft-ground Irish point by 12l in November and was bought for £50,000 the following month; interesting to see how he fares on today's rules debut.
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1st

2

18th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:40 Newcastle

Dare To Shout

11st 12lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

jumped well, prominent, led before 3 out, faced challenge but going best 2 out, shaken up last, pushed out run-in, comfortably

4/11

1st

5

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:35 Kelso

Dare To Shout

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Ann Hamilton

prominent on inner, hit 1st

7/2

25/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; brother to triple bumper winner The Gossiper, half-brother to winners Shantou Prince (hunter chase) and Tiger Bay Lady (3m hurdle); dam once-raced sister to bumper/hurdle winners Baker's Bridge and Backtothekingsnest; has useful standard to reach on belated debut.
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1

16th Mar 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

13:50 Hexham

Caithness

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Promise on debut, considering he was novicey and pulled hard; built on that from the front last time, despite again racing keenly, and helps set the standard.

4/1

4th

2

25th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:53 Newcastle

Caithness

11st 7lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

His jumping was novicey and he failed to settle when 22l third of ten over C&D (soft) on last month's debut; improvement is required and his pedigree suggests he may need further, but the form of that first run has been franked and he's in good hands to progress; not ruled out.

13/2

3rd

3

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Caithness

11st 5lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Sixth foal; brother to triple bumper winner The Gossiper, half-brother to winners Shantou Prince (hunter chase) and Tiger Bay Lady (3m hurdle); dam once-raced sister to bumper/hurdle winners Baker's Bridge and Backtothekingsnest; has useful standard to reach on belated debut.

25/1

Form: 6

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to very useful hurdler/chaser Caius Marcius; not given a hard time when sixth on debut at Wetherby (2m, soft) this month and is worth keeping an eye on with the future in mind but will need to take a big step forward to trouble an on-song Colonel Harry.
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6

27th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

13:45 Ayr

Ffree Pedro

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Needs to step up on maiden/novice hurdle form at about 2m (both runs on soft) as others have achieved more; handicaps the logical next step.

25/1

4th

6

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Ffree Pedro

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Closely related to very useful hurdler/chaser Caius Marcius; not given a hard time when sixth on debut at Wetherby (2m, soft) this month and is worth keeping an eye on with the future in mind but will need to take a big step forward to trouble an on-song Colonel Harry.

10/1

6th

3

14th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:12 Wetherby

Ffree Pedro

11st 8lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

26,000euros foal, 33,000euros 3yo; eighth foal; closely related to winners Caius Marcius (RPR 148) and Nimby (114), half-brother to Petite Ganache (112); looks the stable second-string with Brian Hughes riding Ballybeg Boss but it will be no surprise to see a big run on debut.

7/1

Form: 6-1646 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won modest Kelso bumper last spring (good) but hasn't shown enough in two hurdling starts this winter to warrant serious consideration.
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3rd

12

16th Mar 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

16:30 Hexham

Pipers Cross

10st 7lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Sandy Forster

Modest handicap debut run latest upped to a near-2m7f trip which should have suited, though ground may have ridden slower than advertised good; likely of more interest once finding genuinely sound surface again.

33/1

14

10th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 70y

Class 5

13:30 Ayr

Pipers Cross

10st 12lb

J: Emma Smith-Chaston

T: Sandy Forster

Won a good-ground bumper last spring but has made a very underwhelming start to her hurdling career, most recently when modest eighth on handicap debut at Kelso (2m6f, good) three weeks ago; needs to step up.

25/1

8th

9

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 6f 151y

Class 4

14:05 Kelso

Pipers Cross

10st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Sandy Forster

Well beaten on her three hurdle starts (2m/2m1f, soft/heavy) but she kept on well to win a good-ground bumper here last May and could prove well suited by the step up in trip and return to better ground on this handicap debut; interesting contender.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 98F5

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shaped with promise before weakening into fifth at Kelso (2m, heavy) this month, on second hurdle run, but will find easier opportunities than this in due course.
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1st

10

11th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:35 Ayr

Artic Row

10st 13lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: N W Alexander

Fell on hurdling debut and well beaten the last twice, albeit showing ability on both occasions before weakening on heavy/soft ground; tongue tie goes on for handicap debut and he could improve if the going is less testing this time; interesting to see what the betting makes of him in relation to stable companion High Roller.

8/1

6th

2

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Artic Row

11st 5lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: N W Alexander

Shaped with promise before weakening into fifth at Kelso (2m, heavy) this month, on second hurdle run, but will find easier opportunities than this in due course.

20/1

5th

1

15th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:00 Kelso

Artic Row

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: N W Alexander

in touch with leaders on inner

33/1

Form: 43-7

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to smart hurdler Indefatigable; displayed clear promise in all three bumpers but needs to improve to play anything more than a minor role on today's hurdling debut.
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4th

4

28th Feb 2023

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

15:45 Catterick

Split The Bill

11st 7lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Micky Hammond

Appreciated the drier ground when third at Newcastle but has roughly 7l to find with Chase A Fortune.

10/1

3rd

12

16th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:10 Newcastle

Split The Bill

11st 5lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Micky Hammond

Not devoid of ability in bumpers but tailed off on hurdle debut over C&D a fortnight ago and considerable improvement is required.

50/1

8th

9

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Split The Bill

11st 5lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Micky Hammond

Half-brother to smart hurdler Indefatigable; displayed clear promise in all three bumpers but needs to improve to play anything more than a minor role on today's hurdling debut.

20/1

Form: 09

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in an Irish point in 2020 but has struggled on both hurdling starts this season.
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9th

4

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Chumlee

11st 5lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Sandy Forster

Placed in an Irish point in 2020 but has struggled on both hurdling starts this season.

100/1

9th

4

7th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:33 Newcastle

Chumlee

11st 2lb

J: Thomas Willmott

T: Sandy Forster

mounted in chute and taken down early, prominent

100/1

10th

1

13th Aug 2022

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:00 Perth

Chumlee

11st 4lb

J: Edward Austin

T: Sandy Forster

took keen hold, prominent, lost position before 3 out, soon towards rear, pushed along and well behind when not fluent 2 out

25/1

Form: 4-3

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
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(5)

11th Mar 2023

1m 2f 0y

11:50 Turffontein

High Roller

9st 3lb

J: C Zackey

T: C Binda

(9)

4th Feb 2023

0m 7f 0y

14:45 Turffontein

High Roller

9st 6lb

J: J R Syster

T: C Binda

(2)

17th Jan 2023

1m 0f 0y

11:30 Vaal

High Roller

9st 5lb

J: R Munger

T: C Binda

Form: 6-

Last run: 327 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of 3m-3m4f chase winner; tailed off when 40-1 for debut at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) last March; tries much shorter trip here.
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8

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:00 Newcastle

Midnight Fiddler

11st 5lb

J: Edward Austin

T: Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford

Out of 3m-3m4f chase winner; tailed off when 40-1 for debut at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) last March; tries much shorter trip here.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £2.80
Straight Forecast £1.78
Trifecta £20.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Colonel Harry

The Star:

Dare To Shout

RP Ratings:

Colonel Harry

TOPSPEED:

Colonel Harry

POSTDATA:

Colonel Harry

LAMBOURN:

Colonel Harry

The Times:

Colonel Harry

Telegraph:

Colonel Harry

The Guardian:

Colonel Harry

Daily Mail:

Colonel Harry

D Express:

Colonel Harry

Daily Mirror:

Colonel Harry

The Sun:

Colonel Harry

Daily Record:

Colonel Harry