Race cards · Sat 18 Mar
Saturday 18 March · Newcastle, England
16:00 Guinness Surge Handicap Chase
- Distance
- 2m 7f 91y
- Going
- Heavy
- Class
- 5
- Prize
- GBP 8600
- Runners
- 6
Race preview
All three of CATLIN's career triumphs have come over C&D, including in this race two years ago, and she can extend her unbeaten record after possibly finding 3m-plus beyond her at Southwell and Catterick. Nick Kent's mare should be able to dictate terms to suit herself and will be hard to peg back. Maid Of Houxty is a better chaser than she was a hurdler, picking up some place money this season, and a similar fate could await her. To The Limit completes the shortlist.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maid Of Houxty | 68-4243 | Henry Brooke | D W Whillans | 11 6 | 3-1 | |
| 2 | Le Grand Vert | FF448-0 | C O'Farrell | Micky Hammond | 11 10 | 11-2 | |
| 3 | Diamond Road | 0-P5P0F | D B Hurst | Mrs J C McGregor | 10 2 | 66-1 | |
| 4 | Ballynagran | 46-031P | Emma Smith-Chaston | Miss J E Foster | 11 5 | 11-2 | |
| - | Catlin | PU-6143 | B S Hughes | N Kent | 10 10 | 7-4 | |
| - | To The Limit | 873183 | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd | 10 8 | 9-2 | |
| NR | Not The Chablis | 215/26-P | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 12 0 |