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5 April 2025
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Acorn Catering Equipment Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race) (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 2m 190y
  • Going: Good
Newcastle
Runners
12

Type

Surface
Turf

Weather
Partly cloudy

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Coffee Boy silk
Coffee Boy h 1
J: Theo Gillard
T: Donald McCain
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
From leading northern yard with 16% strike-rate in bumpers; interesting newcomer
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: -
2
Escort'kheops silk
Escort'kheops
J: Kevin Brogan
T: Laura Horsfall
In frame in three Irish points, including on good ground; cannot be dismissed
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: -
3
I Am Simba silk
w1
I Am Simba
J: Henry Brooke
T: Rebecca Menzies
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
21,000gns yearling; has a useful Flat pedigree and in-form yard wins its share of bumpers
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: -
4
Littletown Lad silk
Littletown Lad h 1
J: Jonathan England
T: Daragh Bourke
Well beaten at Ayr in January; needs to improve markedly for these less testing conditions
9
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Jan 25 Ayr Ayr 16f Sft 5NHF 11-2 9/12 They're Chancers (32L) 20/1 - 72
5
Milan Park silk
w2
Milan Park t 1
J: Ross Chapman
T: Chris Grant
w2
Wind Op - Second run after wind operation
Fifth twice in good-ground bumpers; now tongue-tied; needs to raise his game significantly
5/5
Age: 6
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 33
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Mar 25 Ncs Newcastle 17f Gd 5MdNHF 11-5 5/6 Tiptoptim (26L) 22/1 - 76
17 Apr 23 Kel Kelso 16f Gd 4NHF 10-9 5/10 Hierachy (8¼L) 28/1 - 85
6
Walk On Son silk
w2
Walk On Son t
J: Conner McCann 7
T: Lucinda Russell
w2
Wind Op - Second run after wind operation
Tailed off in two events of this type, tongue-tied on latest start; needs a transformation
88
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: -
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 25 Ayr Ayr 16f Sft 5NHF 10-11 t1 8/10 Sanilam (46L) 40/1 - 59
12 Oct 24 Hex Hexham 16f Sft 4NHF 10-8 8/9 Lost Frequencies (57L) 10/1 - 52
7
Japetus silk
CD
Japetus
J: Sean Quinlan
T: Nicky Richards
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Quickened well to score here three weeks ago; penalised but holds leading claims
21
Age: 4
Weight: 11-2
OR: -
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Mar 25 Ncs Newcastle 17f GS 5NHF 10-6 1/5 Hunters Spring (2L) EvensF - 90
14 Feb 25 Kel Kelso 16f Sft 4MdNHF 10-9 2/7 Kiwi Rush (3¼L) 6/1 - 87
8
Brooklynese silk
Brooklynese h 1
J: Jamie Hamilton
T: Michael & David Easterby
Last of seven on rules debut at Doncaster three weeks ago; much more needed
7
Age: 6
Weight: 10-10
OR: -
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Mar 25 Don Doncaster 16.5f Gd 4MdNHF 10-12 7/7 Queen Kate (10½L) 20/1 - 78
9
It's Miss Marple silk
It's Miss Marple
J: Miss Pippa Brown 7
T: Brian Rothwell
By Pether's Moon; dam 1m4f winner; others appeal more on paper
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 10-10
OR: -
Days: -
10
Ben Reid silk
Ben Reid
J: Conor Rabbitt 3
T: Peter Niven
Bred along similar lines to a recent winning bumper debutant from this yard; interesting
Form:
Age: 4
Weight: 10-9
OR: -
Days: -
11
Freddie Steady Go silk
Freddie Steady Go
J: Nathan Moscrop
T: Susan Corbett
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (31%)
Out of a 2m hurdle winner; stable just 4% in bumpers in last five seasons
Form:
Age: 4
Weight: 10-9
OR: -
Days: -
12
Queen Marcia silk
Queen Marcia
J: Lewis Stones 3
T: D J Jeffreys
Nathaniel half-sister to two winners; yard's record in bumpers (0-32) is off-putting
Form:
Age: 4
Weight: 10-2
OR: -
Days: -
Verdict

Ben Reid is one of several interesting newcomers but JAPETUS quickened well to win over C&D last month and can follow up.

Verdict silk image
Japetus

Betting Forecast:

6/4 Japetus,

4/1 Coffee Boy,

5/1 I Am Simba,

7/1 Ben Reid,

10/1 Escort'kheops,

16/1 Freddie Steady Go,

Queen Marcia,

20/1 Brooklynese,

25/1 Littletown Lad,

33/1 Milan Park,

Walk On Son,

It's Miss Marple

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