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Guinness Perfect Pour Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.30 £2.90 £2.30 Exacta: £25.30 Tricast: £134.09 Trifecta: £147.50
Non-Runners: How Much (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Fabuleux Du Clos (FR) 10 G AVG
Simon West 168 lbs 7/2F Won Held up in last - not fluent 2nd - steady headway on outer after 4 out - pushed along 3 out - ridden and went third 2 out - soon went second - disputed lead last - kept on well to lead run-in - ridden out final 110yds(op 9/2)
2nd 6 Enemy At The Gate (IRE) 8 G Poor
Donald Whillans 159 lbs 13/2 .75 Led - hit 3rd - going best when shaken up 3 out - pushed along when good jump 2 out - ridden and joined last - headed but kept on run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
3rd 5 Eloi Du Puy (FR) 7 G AVG
N W Alexander 156 lbs 6/1 14 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - good jump 6th - pushed along and drifted left before 3 out - soon ridden - held but keeping on before last - went third run-in - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 7 Burrows Hall (FR) 8 G AVG
Sue Smith 158 lbs 4/1 3.5 Prominent on inner - blundered 4 out - soon recovered but pushed along - every chance when pecked on landing 3 out - ridden and lost second after 2 out - weakened and lost third run-in(op 5/1)
5th 3 Calevade (IRE) 8 G AVG
Ben Haslam 160 lbs 100/1 9 In rear - pushed along and headway into midfield before 3 out - beaten but kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 80/1)
6th 4 Poetria (GB) 3 F Poor
Mark Walford 160 lbs 66/1 2.25 Midfield on inner - niggled along briefly after 4th - pushed along before 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - beaten from 2 out(tchd 50/1)
7th 9 Baghdad Central (IRE) 6 G AVG
Nick Kent 150 lbs 22/1 16 Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent on outer - went second 5th - going okay 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out - beaten from 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 12 Farne Island (GB) 6 M AVG
Adam Nicol 135 lbs 66/1 6 Midfield - pushed along briefly after 5th - lost position and struggling from 3 out - beaten when mistake 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
9th 8 Green Planet (IRE) 4 G Poor
Jedd O'Keeffe 154 lbs 33/1 26 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - slightly hampered 4 out - soon pushed along and lost position - dropped to rear and well beaten before 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
99th 13 Gale Force One (IRE) N/A Poor
Nicky Richards 142 lbs 100/1 - Prominent - pushed along 4 out - soon lost position and struggling - weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out(op 33/1)
99th 10 Gavroche d'Allier (FR) 8 G Poor
Milton Harris 154 lbs 11/2 - Towards rear - pushed along after 4 out - soon struggling - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the heavy going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
99th 2 Hattons Gardens (IRE) 7 G Poor
Sandy Thomson 158 lbs 18/5 - Midfield on outer - pushed along and lost position after 4 out - soon dropped to rear and struggling - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the heavy going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 3/1)