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          Sat 14 Mar
        

Smirnoff At Spy Bar Handicap Hurdle

Newcastle · Saturday, 14 Mar · 16:00 · 2m 190y · Class 3 · TURF

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Status

16:00

Off time

Runners

Good to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

THE HATCHET (IRE

🥈 Second

BUCEPHALUS (GER

🥉 Third

FINGAL'S HILL (IRE

Betting forecast

6 runners

01 · 🏆

The Hatchet

1.50

1/2

02 · 🥈

Haarar

2.88

15/8

03 · 🥉

Fingal's Hill

4/1

Smokeringinthedark

5/1

Bucephalus

6.50

11/2

Inedit D'amour

12/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Fingal's Hill (G) P In cracking form when winning 3 times between March and June last year and looked better than ever after 7 months off when runner-up at Doncaster in January. Not in the same for at Kelso next time bu…	112522-	Callum Bewley P Atkinson	10	76.2kg	5 4/1
1st	2	—	Bucephalus (G) PT Likeable front-runner who ended last term on a high, recording back-to-back wins at Newbury and Chepstow. Pulled up in a major handicap back at Newbury last time but was a good second when sporting c…	642P13-	Harriet Tucker N P Mulholland	9	75.7kg	6.50 11/2
—	3	—	Haarar (G) Looked better than ever when followed his Haydock success in December with an emphatic victory in 11-runner Carlisle handicap (17f, good to soft) last month. However, he was rather disappointing in h…	311404-	Jonathan England S England	7	70.8kg	2.88 15/8
—	4	—	Smokeringinthedark (G) Returned to form when second of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh on New Year's Day but efforts either side of that have been rather underwhelming.	272512-	Non Runner N G Richards	6	70.3kg	6 5/1
3rd	5	—	The Hatchet (G) FAV £105,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point and made a winning start over hurdles at Perth in September. Failed to land a blow on handicap debut at the beginning of last month but b…	7-13623	Jack Power L Russell & M Scudamore	6	68.9kg	1.50 1/2
4th	6	—	Inedit D'amour (G) P French recruit who made it third time lucky for Donald McCain in 2m Catterick maiden hurdle on New Year's Day. However, struggled in a handicap over further at the same course next time and step forw…	301540-	B S Hughes D McCain Jnr	5	67.6kg	13 12/1

Betting forecast: The Hatchet (1/2), Haarar (15/8), Fingal's Hill (4/1), Smokeringinthedark (5/1), Bucephalus (11/2), Inedit D'amour (12/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	6337.0 GBP
P2	2916.0 GBP
P3	1458.0 GBP
P4	730.0 GBP
P5	364.0 GBP