Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:25 Newcastle Handicap Chase 2m 7f

  • Weighed In - €8,000 added, 5yo+, 14 runners
  • Winner €5,520 2nd €1,280 3rd €560 4th €320
  • Going: Good Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 5m 53.10s
  • Off time: 19:25:51
Pos Horse Odds
1st High Talk (IRE) 8/1
2nd Maple Valley Gale (IRE) 14/1
3rd Fastey (IRE) 8/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 60863F- LIGHT BLUE, white slvs, white & mauve hooped cap Strolling Home (IRE) 204 Course and Distance Winner 8 11-12 p A P Thornton P Martin 101 12/1
2 2170/6-6 BEIGE, brown chevron & cap Playboy Luke (IRE) 7 9 11-9 pt P Townend B R Hamilton 98 4/1
3 902321- Light green, white sleeves, white cap, black star Fastey (IRE) 27 10 11-8 pt Mr D L Queally (7) D M O'Brien 97 8/1
4 40/P558- Emerald green & orange quartered, hooped sleeves, qtd cap Ce Mhead (IRE) 27 6 11-4 B Hayes (5) S Neville 93 12/1
5 PPP/665- Purple, orange chevron, purple & dark green quartered cap Karinga Queen (IRE) 100 8 11-2 P Carberry G Elliott 91 8/1
6 735714- EMERALD GREEN, red braces, emerald green cap, red diamonds Fort View Wings (IRE) 20 8 11-1 p1 A E Lynch I R Ferguson 90 12/1
7 401650- YELLOW, royal blue sleeves, red cap High Talk (IRE) 65 Course Winner Course and Distance Winner 8 10-12 t D R Fox (7) M M McNiff 87 8/1
8 344P39- YELLOW, red stars, striped sleeves & cap Harbour Hall (IRE) 50 9 10-10 b M J Ferris E O'Grady 85 7/1
9 U32575- BLACK & RED HALVED, sleeves reversed, quartered cap Maple Valley Gale (IRE) 18 8 10-8 S G McDermott L Lennon 83 14/1
10 350P40- Yellow, royal blue diamond & sleeves, white & emerald green quartered cap Time To Present (IRE) 15 8 10-6 t T P Treacy Gerard Hussey 81 12/1
11 0/00050- Black, red stars, white & black check sleeves & cap Drumlister (IRE) 131 6 10-5 P F Mangan (3) A L T Moore 80 8/1
12 13/487-7 Royal blue, pink panel, pink armlet, hooped cap Avralan (IRE) 7 6 10-4 Miss E A Lalor (5) R H Lalor 79 16/1
13 86/80P5- PURPLE, white epaulettes, white cap, purple spots Flamenco Prince 65 8 10-4 p A P Heskin (3) P O Brady 79 16/1
14 U46250- DARK GREEN, royal blue chevron, royal blue chevrons on sleeves, hooped cap Vardas Supreme (IRE) 27 9 10-1 b A Ring (7) P J Rothwell 76 9/1

Verdict

Fastey landed a hunter chase at Tramore last month but that was only his second success in 47 starts between the flags and under Rules. Karinga Queen has fared even worse as she's still a maiden after 22 starts though Paul Carberry should get the best out of her as she's dropped to a very lowly mark. Winning hurdler Playboy Luke has shown nothing over fences so far while winning point-to-pointer Maple Valley Gale has done little over the bigger obstacles. STROLLING HOME's only success over fences came over today's C&D and though that was on fast ground he's done reasonably well on an easier surface and can defy his big weight here.

Formwatch

Strolling Home (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 8th approaching 4 out, fell next, in a race won by Barel Of Laughs (11-9) at Thurles 3m hcp chs 0-109 gd in Oct, 18 ran.

Playboy Luke (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Soon mid-division, 10th 5 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 29l behind Liberty Counsel (11-4) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp chs 0-109 gd.

Fastey (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led and disputed, in front 2 out and pressed, stayed on well under pressure, won at Tramore 2m 6f hts chs in Apr beating Annacarton (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

Ce Mhead (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Prominent, keen hold, slight mistake 7th, 6th 5 out, dropped to moderate 9th and kept on same pace from before 2 out, 8th of 15, 24l behind Coolharbour Breeze (11-5) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 in Apr.

Karinga Queen (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, some headway approaching 3 out, moderate 6th next, kept on one pace without troubling leaders, 5th of 12, 25l behind Amber Knight (9-7) at Down Royal 3m hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Feb.

Fort View Wings (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) In tch to 3out, not qckn with front pair 2out, ko onepce, 4th of 8, well behind Mister Philson (12-0) at Largy 3m ire ptp sft in Apr.

High Talk (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 15, well behind Call Box (11-0) at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-95 in Mar.

Harbour Hall (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 15, 19l behind Sir Loujay (10-13) at Cork 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 in Mar.

Maple Valley Gale (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 5th, ridden after 11th, hit 14th, weakened after 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 11, 44l behind Treehouse (10-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Apr.

Time To Present (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Chased leader, 9th halfway, no extra from 5 out, weakened, 16th of 24, well behind Uncle Junior (12-7) at Punchestown 4m 1f crs cntry chs (5yo+) hvy in Apr.

Drumlister (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 10th of 14, 44l behind Beckwith Star (11-12) at Tramore 2m beg chase hvy in Jan.

Avralan (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear for most, no danger approaching 5 out, kept on same pace, tailed off, 7th of 14, well behind Definite Class (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f mrs beg chs gd.

Flamenco Prince 33-1 (11-4) Led, headed after 4 out, soon ridden and no extra in 7th 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure run-in, 5th of 9, 28l behind Leighinmohr (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 2f 4yo mdn stks in Mar.

Vardas Supreme (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Soon mid-division, 8th at 8th, no extra 3 out, 11th of 15, 40l behind Coolharbour Breeze (11-5) at Tramore 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 in Apr.

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