Newcastle Flooring Company Handicap Chase – Newcastle

Newcastle

14:05

Newcastle Flooring Company Handicap Chase

Date 2024-04-13

Distance 2m4f19y

Class Class 3

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £6,267

Winning Time 5m 33.02s (slow by 34.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Choosethenews (IRE) Brian Hughes · Mark Walford	5/4F	Won
2nd	Pay The Piper (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Ann Hamilton	8/1	2.5
3rd	Cornerstone Lad (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Micky Hammond	10/1	0.2
4th	Gardener (FR) Fergus Gregory · Olly Murphy	13/2	37

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Brayhill (IRE) Ryan Mania · James Ewart	12/1
P.U.	High Moon (GB) Ross Chapman · Rebecca Menzies	11/4

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Choosethenews Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Mark Walford	J:Brian Hughes T:Mark Walford	157	—	113-23	118	135	119	37d	—	—	-8	28.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Good third at Carlisle on second chase start and form has worked out extremely well
5	High Moon Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Ross Chapman T:Rebecca Menzies	154	p	1-P632	115	137	97	36d	—	—	+8	29.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won this last year off 1lb higher and returned to form when second at Ayr last month
1	Pay The Piper Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	J:Danny McMenamin T:Ann Hamilton	168	t	-U3P63	129	134	101	18d	—	—	+14	25.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Continues to drop down the weights but for good reason; needs to get back on track
2	Gardener Bay J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	J:Fergus Gregory T:Olly Murphy	167	p	-01U1P	128	136	117	47d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+20	30.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Pulled up last time but the cheekpieces could help his jumping and he retains potential
4	Brayhill Bay J:Ryan Mania T:James Ewart	J:Ryan Mania T:James Ewart	155	—	3P-144	116	137	113	49d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won over C&D in December but soundly beaten here the last twice
6	Cornerstone Lad Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Micky Hammond	149	b	236233	110	137	109	14d	—	—	+18	25.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Showed some spark here in February but this regressive 10yo has failed to build on it

Horse	bet365	Coral
Choosethenews	6/4	6/4
High Moon	3/1	3/1
Pay The Piper	11/2	13/2
Gardener	8/1	13/2
Brayhill	7/1	7/1
Cornerstone Lad	12/1	10/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Gardener

30.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 7.8 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

High Moon

29.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Choosethenews

28.8

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

6/4

Pay The Piper

25.9

OR: 19.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Cornerstone Lad

25.1

OR: 15 Form: 8.2 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Brayhill

19.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pay The Piper	129	134	101
Gardener	128	136	117
Choosethenews	118	135	119
Brayhill	116	137	113
High Moon	115	137	97
Cornerstone Lad	110	137	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cornerstone Lad	14d ago	Fit
Pay The Piper	18d ago	Fit
High Moon	36d ago	Fit
Choosethenews	37d ago	Fit
Gardener	47d ago	Fresh
Brayhill	49d ago	Fresh