Newcastle - 2020-06-27 - O_DIGITAL

EIGHTH RACE 4.10
TWO MILES ABOUT 56 YARDS
FOR THREE YRS OLD AND UPWARDS
THE BACK AND LAY ON THE BETFAIR EXCHANGE NORTHUMBERLAND VASE HANDICAP STAKES
(CLASS 2) (A consolation race for the 2020 Northumberland Plate)
Total race value £15000 x Owners Prize Money. 1st £7596, 2nd £2517, 3rd £1259, 4th £629.
(Penalty Value £9703.50) SS
RACE STATS
LEADING COURSE TRAINER (15-20): J Goldie (47 wins from 419 runners, 11%) runs FIRLINFEU
TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): M Johnston (17 wins from 105 runners, 16%) runs MONDAIN
LONGEST TRAVELLER: AL KOUT trained by Mrs H Main, Wantage, 281 miles.
RACE SUMMARY Preference in this trappy-looking contest is for AL KOUT, who shaped well when
third behind a couple of unexposed 4-y-os at Wolverhampton and is now 4lb below his last winning mark.
Mondain is a likely pace angle and it would be no surprise were he to make a bold bid from the front off his
reduced mark. Glan Y Gors completed the hat-trick in good style at Pontefract and also enters calculations.
1-2-3: 1.AL KOUT 2.MONDAIN 3.GLAN Y GORS (IRE)
PLAY SMARTER
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KEY Owner Breeding Breeder Br Jockey Trainer Sponsor Br
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colours no horse age st lb Draw
1 MONDAIN (18) 15550-0 D 4 9-10 (4)
Ch g Dubawi (IRE) - Mondalay
Joe Fanning
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Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston, Middleham B
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Br
Godolphin
Johnston Racing Ltd
TIMEFORM VIEW Last of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Chelmsford City (14f) 18 days ago. Edging back down the
weights and dangerous to discount, for all that he does have a bit to prove now. TFRHHHHI BHA83
2 GLAN Y GORS (IRE) (17) 400-111 C 8 9-9 (5)
B or Br g High Chaparral (IRE) - Trading Places
Clifford Lee
Br
Mr B. Lapham & J Souster David Thompson, Darlington B
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Br
Colm McEvoy
TIMEFORM VIEW Four-time course winner. Won 12-runner handicap at Pontefract (10f, good, 28/1) 17 days ago, forging
clear. Back up in trip now and 7lb higher mark will ask a question but he’s clearly in good heart. TFRHHHII BHA82
3 AUTHOR’S DREAM (14) 00/4-041 D 7 9-8 (2)
Gr g Authorized (IRE) - Spring Dream (IRE)
Callum Shepherd
Br
Mr & Mrs Conroy William Knight, Newmarket B
Br
Br
Spring Bloodstock Ltd
William Knight Racing Ltd
TIMEFORM VIEW Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Won 11-runner handicap at Sandown (14f, good, 33/1)
14 days ago. 5lb rise fair enough but this is a stronger race, so more will be needed. TFRHHHII BHA81
4 NEW SOCIETY (IRE) (633) 306230/- 6 9-7 (6)
B g Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) - Ajiaal
P. J. McDonald
Br
Mr John Dance James Bethell, Middleham B
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Br
Desert Star Phoenix Jvc
Vertem Asset Management
TIMEFORM VIEW Below form ninth of 15 in handicap (7/1) at Nottingham (14f, good to firm) when last seen
in October 2018. Subsequent absence an obvious concern. Cheekpieces enlisted. TFRHHIII BHA80
5 AL KOUT (18) 20600-3 6 9-7 (3)
Gr g Oasis Dream - Honorlina (FR)
Hollie Doyle
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John Rylands and Wetumpka Racing Heather Main, Wantage B
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Br
Newsells Park Stud
Tote
TIMEFORM VIEW Creditable third of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 18 days ago, needing
stronger gallop. Down another 2lb and a bold show could be on the way. TFRHHHHH BHA80
6 FLEETING VISIT (2) 63//-5056 7 8-13 (1)
B g Manduro (GER) - Short Affair George Rooke (5)
Br
The FV Partnership Graeme McPherson, Stow-On-The-Wold B
Br
Br
Aston House Stud
Longcroft Building Services Ltd
TIMEFORM VIEW One win from 22 Flat runs. 28/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Haydock
(16.2f, good) 2 days ago. Looks vulnerable.
TFRHHIII BHA72
7 CONTREBASSE (246) 134462- D 5 8-13 (7)
B g Champs Elysees - Viola da Braccio (IRE)
David Allan
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The Harmonious Lot & Partner Tim Easterby, Malton B
Br Brook Stud Bloodstock Ltd
Easthorpe Hall Stud
TIMEFORM VIEW Good second of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, heavy, 12/1) on latest start in October. Would be
a danger to all if able to reproduce that form on this surface but record when fresh isn’t great. TFRHHHII BHA72
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