Racecards
13:00 Newcastle
JenningsBet Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,850 added
- Winner: £4,995
- 2nd: £2,345
- 3rd: £1,173
- 4th: £586
- Form 115149
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
led, edged left over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra towards finish
- Form 32-1215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Ben Robinson
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 371
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey S De Sousa
mid-division, raced keenly, switched left 3f out, soon ridden, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
Thundering
11- Form 5-252
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
held up in rear, switched right over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on well, ridden out
Nikhi
26- Form 731-274
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Garritty
in touch, headway over 3f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 463
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey P J McDonald
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten from over 2f out
- Form 5-11762
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance briefly inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form 6-664
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Cam Hardie
slowly away, towards rear, raced keenly, ridden 3f out, well beaten from over 2f out
Verdict
A hood was refitted to LIZZIE JEAN at Kempton last time and she returned the convincing winner of a novices race. There looks more to come now handicapping and she’s just preferred to Thundering. The latter has a similar chance to the selection having finished runner-up in maiden company at Doncaster while Liquid Metric also makes his handicap debut having placed at Catterick. Nottingham second Pons Aelius drops down in distance while Outsmart and The Churchill Lad are upped in distance.
Formwatch
State Legend (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened, last of 9, 13 1/2l behind Hilts (8-10) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Outsmart (IRE) 15-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out and well held, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Migdam (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Lizzie Jean 11-2 (8-13) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon hung left towards stands rail, ridden 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3f fll stks (5) pol in Jun beating Dignified (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Thundering 4-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead when hung left over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Real Dream (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Nikhi 15-2 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2 places well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Achnamara (9-8) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Liquid Metric 5-2 (9-1) Led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra and lost second final strides, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Gordon's Jet (10-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Pons Aelius (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Mostly Cloudy (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
The Churchill Lad (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly away, in rear, effort and headway on outside 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside last, never nearer, 4th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Brazilian Beach (9-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun.