Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:40 Great North City Games Handicap Hurdle2m 4f 110y

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £5,000 added, 4yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 26.10s
  • Off time: 19:40:49
Pos Horse Odds
1st Fentara 15/8
2nd One More Cookie (IRE) 14/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 P/15236- Red and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap Fentara 35 Beaten Favourite Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 7 11-12 Mr M Walford (7) T D Walford 116 15/8
2 731537- Royal blue, white cross of lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, royal blue cap, white spots One More Cookie (IRE) 37 Distance Winner 6 11-9 A P Cawley M Keighley 113 14/1
3 911314- White, emerald green seams, red and white striped sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap Painted Sky 26 Distance Winner 9 11-1 A P Lane D McCain Jnr 105 7/1
4 233- Black, White Cross of Lorraine Snapping Turtle (IRE) 58 7 11-0 Callum Whillans (7) D W Whillans 104 5/1
5 P43/422- Royal Blue and White diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, White seams, quartered cap Dundock 10 Distance Winner 11 10-4 E Whillans (3) A C Whillans 94 3/1
6 35P/512- Light green, yellow sash, white and yellow hooped cap See The Legend 57 Distance Winner 7 10-0 C P Geoghegan (3) Miss S E Forster 88 13/2

Verdict

DUNDOCK finished behind See The Legend at Ayr in February but is now 8lb better off and has improved a little since. He can turn the tables on Sandy Forster's mare and land this for Alistair and Ewan Whillans. Fentara will appreciate the drop in distance but is 14lb higher than when successful over C&D in December and One More Cookie looks harshly treated on what she's achieved. Snapping Turtle also has plenty of weight on his handicap debut but Painted Sky can't be ignored if handling the softer surface as he won three times last year and has had a couple of outings on the Flat recently to blow away any cobwebs.

Formwatch

Fentara 7-2fav (11-7) Held up in touch, mistakes 3rd and 7th, ridden to chase winner after 9th, mistake 3 out, soon edged left, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Godsmejudge (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.

One More Cookie (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division, jumped right 5th, mistake 8th, chased leaders under pressure approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next, no impression, 7th of 9, 14l behind Sir Mattie (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.

Painted Sky 10-3 (11-2) In touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, well behind Only Witness (10-11) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf in Oct.

Snapping Turtle (IRE) 10-3 (10-9) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd from 7th until 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Quel Elite (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.

Dundock 9-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway 9th, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd next, stayed on, not able to get to winner, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Jasperito (10-6) at Perth 3m am hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Apr.

See The Legend 2-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, pushed along and challenged 3 out, ridden to chase winner before last, no extra, 2nd of 4, 15l behind Stanley Bridge (10-7) at Ayr 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Mar.

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