Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 3m 59.80s
  • Off time: 18:00:39
Pos Horse Odds
1st Seren Gris 7/1
2nd Sud Pacifique (IRE) 11/8
3rd Ivan Vasilevich (IRE) 5/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 55P31-P White, Royal Blue spots and armlets, Red cap Bellapais Abbey (IRE) 12 Course and Distance Winner 6 11-5 t Gerard Tumelty D H Brown 114 9/2
2 PRP/00-P Purple, Grey stars, Grey sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Grey star Dodge The Bullet 7 6 10-12 Jan Faltejsek S Corbett 250/1
3 PPUU3-2 Red, White diamond and armlets Lord Luso (IRE) 18 6 10-12 R McGrath P A Kirby 18/1
4 856- MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves Roseville Cottage (IRE) 61 5 10-12 K Renwick J Wade 66/1
5 831- Royal Blue, Black sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Red cap Seren Gris 55 6 10-12 J Reveley K G Reveley 7/1
6 Emerald Green, White star and star on cap Sharp Sovereign (USA) 12 6 10-12 P Buchanan I W McInnes 40/1
7 U/660- Black, Royal Blue chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap Snow Alert 85 6 10-12 F Davis J R Norton 250/1
8 50P- Yellow, Purple spots, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap Willy C 40 6 10-12 Ryan Mania Mrs S J Smith 100/1
9 Beige, grey epaulets Ivan Vasilevich (IRE) 236 4 10-8 t1 R Johnson Tim Vaughan 5/2
10 7 Light Blue, Dark Blue chevrons, dark blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap, White spots Rikki Tikki Tavi (IRE) 5 4 10-8 Jake Greenall (5) M W Easterby 40/1
11 3- Royal blue, white seams, royal blue cap, white star Sud Pacifique (IRE) 126 4 10-8 J M Maguire D McCain Jnr 11/8
12 Red and Yellow diamonds, Light Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, striped cap Gulnaz 911 7 10-5 A P Lane C J Teague 250/1

Verdict

Seren Gris was always travelling like a winner when making a winning start to her hurdles career at Newcastle. Though that didn't appear the most competitive of contests, she should go on to better things and will make a bold bid to defy her penalty. Lord Luso was second at Hexham earlier this month while Bellapais Abbey won over C&D before being pulled up in a novices' handicap at Market Rasen. SUD PACIFIQUE was quietly fancied for his hurdling debut at Newbury but weakened quickly up the straight and was eased. He'll know more here and, a three-times winner on the Flat for Jeremy Noseda, could have too much speed for these on the ground.

Formwatch

Bellapais Abbey (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th or 3 out, soon ridden and well beaten, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by City Press (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd, 11 ran.

Dodge The Bullet 250-1 (10-7) Led, soon clear, headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Kris Cross (11-0) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd, 15 ran.

Lord Luso (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led, headed after 1st, led 4th, headed before and mistake 2 out, one pace and no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Rupert Bear (10-5) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft.

Roseville Cottage (IRE) 80-1 (11-1) Held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 35l behind Ebanour (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Mar.

Seren Gris 11-4 (11-0) Behind, headway 7th, chased leaders 3 out, led before next, drew clear approaching last, very easily, won at Newcastle 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar beating Ballade De La Mer (10-7) by 7l, 8 ran.

Sharp Sovereign (USA) 9-4 (8-8) Led, headed well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 18l behind Bollin Dolly (8-1) at Hamilton 1m 3f clm stks (6) sft (flat).

Snow Alert 250-1 (10-12) Chased leaders until halfway, soon behind and struggling, tailed off, last of 15, well behind Bhakti (11-0) at Catterick 2m Conditional Nat Hunt Flat Race (4-6yo) (6) gd in Feb.

Willy C 40-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, under pressure over 8f out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up over 3f out, in a race won by Grouse Lodge (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Apr, 8 ran.

Ivan Vasilevich (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 26l behind Caravan Rolls On (8-8) at Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep (flat).

Rikki Tikki Tavi (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) In touch, lost place 10f out, well held final 3f, 7th of 14, 17l behind Vinnie My Boy (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs.

Sud Pacifique (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 4 out, driven along before 3 out, no impression when went left and weakened next, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Crafty Roberto (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Gulnaz 66-1 (9-4) Slowly away, soon in touch and wide, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 11, 29l behind Time Book (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov '09 (flat).

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