December 14 / 14.32 Newcastle

14.32

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Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 7f 91y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 435-35

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
1-15 over hurdles and 0-4 as a chaser after finishing tailed off after a break at Ludlow (3m); might be fitter for that and returning to positive tactics could help.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:48 Lingfield

Watchoutitscookie

10st 6lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Acts on soft, below form sole start on heavy; 1-15 over hurdles and now 1-5 as a chaser after making all at Newcastle (extended 2m7f, good to soft) seven weeks ago; back up 6lb but that was a taking performance.

4/1

6th

7

31st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:48 Lingfield

Watchoutitscookie

10st 6lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Acts on soft, below form sole start on heavy; 1-15 over hurdles and now 1-5 as a chaser after making all at Newcastle (extended 2m7f, good to soft) seven weeks ago; back up 6lb but that was a taking performance.

4/1

1st

6

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Watchoutitscookie

10st 5lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

made all, mistake 8th

11/2

14/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 545668

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Left Charlie Longsdon in modest form; didn't run too badly on stable debut in a 2m5f handicap chase at Ayr and was 7lb out of the weights when beaten further last time; just 2lb wrong here.
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11

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 54y

Class 5

14:08 Catterick

Ideal De Romay

10st 2lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Leonard Kerr

Won an Irish point in 2023 but low-level maiden after 15 races under rules; while his second at Newcastle (extended 2m7f) on penultimate start offers some hope, he pulled up over hurdles next time and is 7lb out of the weights today.

20/1

Form: 4-4536

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer but now 0-14 under rules (0-5 chasing) and will need to jump better than at Southwell last time.
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3rd

3

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Lepashe

11st 1lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Sam Allwood

prominent on outer, jumped slightly right 3rd, in touch with leaders 5th

4/1

3rd

3

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Lepashe

11st 1lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Sam Allwood

prominent on outer, jumped slightly right 3rd, in touch with leaders 5th

4/1

6th

7

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Lepashe

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

Continues to operate some way below the level of early 2023's peak Doncaster hurdles form, placing but still beaten 23l on last month's return to chasing (3m); down another 2lb but not as persuasive as most.

7/1

Form: 17-335

Last run: 32 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler who ran well in his first two chases and suffered early interference (then hung left) when well held at Hereford (3m1f); should have a good chance in this modest a contest.
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3

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 57y

Class 5

15:27 Taunton

Ballynaheer

11st 10lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: David Dennis

didn't jump with fluency, midfield, lost position 4th, struggling 13th, pulled up after 5 out

9/1

3

30th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 57y

Class 5

15:27 Taunton

Ballynaheer

11st 10lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: David Dennis

didn't jump with fluency, midfield, lost position 4th, struggling 13th, pulled up after 5 out

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 48U-00

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Modest form over hurdles and finished tailed off in two handicaps with cheekpieces tried; goes chasing with a point to prove.
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3rd

7

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Boolamore Classic

10st 12lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Did little in his first three handicaps (about 3m; one over fences) before a vastly better display to win seven-runner race at Ayr (2m5f, soft) 17 days ago; this visor replaced cheekpieces on that occasion and maybe that was key, but he has more to prove now back up in trip off 5lb higher.

7/1

3rd

7

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

15:15 Wetherby

Boolamore Classic

10st 12lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Did little in his first three handicaps (about 3m; one over fences) before a vastly better display to win seven-runner race at Ayr (2m5f, soft) 17 days ago; this visor replaced cheekpieces on that occasion and maybe that was key, but he has more to prove now back up in trip off 5lb higher.

7/1

1st

5

6th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 91y

Class 5

13:00 Ayr

Boolamore Classic

10st 11lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

disputed lead, not fluent 7th, 2 lengths second 3 out, led narrowly last, ridden and wandered around run-in, just did enough

9/1

Form: 0039

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Has shown precious little (at up to 2m5f) but at least lightly raced and soon goes chasing for handicap debut; would need to see some confidence behind him.
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4

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Blue Plan

10st 11lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Rebecca Menzies

took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, awkward jump 1st

10/1

4

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Blue Plan

10st 11lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Rebecca Menzies

took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, awkward jump 1st

10/1

9th

2

19th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 218y

Class 4

13:03 Carlisle

Blue Plan

11st 4lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Rebecca Menzies

Soundly beaten on all three starts in novice hurdles (2m4f-2m5f) on ground no worse than good to soft; easy to look elsewhere.

100/1

Form: P86-P4

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Hurdle wins at 2m and 3m1f, the latest in January 2023; up and down subsequently and latest fourth at Southwell amounts to little.
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4th

9

1st Jan 2025

Good

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

15:05 Catterick

Just Jess

10st 5lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

raced in second

20/1

4th

9

1st Jan 2025

Good

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

15:05 Catterick

Just Jess

10st 5lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

raced in second

20/1

5

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Just Jess

10st 8lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

didn't jump with fluency, raced in last, detached from 3rd, slow jump 6th

11/2

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Payout
Exacta £30.50
Straight Forecast £31.94
Trifecta £121.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ballynaheer

The Times:

Watchoutitscookie

The Star:

Just Jess

Daily Mail:

Blue Plan

D Express:

Boolamore Classic

POSTDATA:

Ideal De Romay

Daily Mirror:

Ballynaheer

The Sun:

Ballynaheer

Telegraph:

Watchoutitscookie

Daily Record:

Just Jess