Newcastle (AW)
19:20
Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £15.20 Place: £3.70 £3.30 £3 Exacta: £212 Tricast: £3205.16 Trifecta: £2440.10
Non-Runners: Atrafan (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Spirit Of Bowland (GB) 6 G AVG Stella Barclay 126 lbs 14/1 Won Awkward start - took keen hold - in rear - still plenty to do when pushed along 2f out - good headway over 1f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - won going away(tchd 16/1)
2nd 1 Elladora (GB) 6 M Poor Katie Scott 135 lbs 18/1 .75 Ducked right start - prominent - shaken up over 2f out - led when ridden over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 12/1)
3rd 12 Van Zant (GB) 6 G Poor Ruth Carr 126 lbs 12/1 0.3 Midfield - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 11 Eyes (IRE) N/A Poor Jessica Macey 128 lbs 14/1 .75 In rear - going easily and headway from over 2f out - every chance when ridden 1f out - outpaced final 110yds(op 12/1)
5th 8 Rivas Rob Roy (GB) 9 G Poor John Gallagher 124 lbs 18/1 .5 Badly squeezed out start - in rear - headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds - not reach leaders
6th 9 Lucky Lucky Lucky (IRE) 3 G Poor Nigel Tinkler 130 lbs 15/2 0.1 In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 17/2)
7th 2 St Andrew's Castle (GB) 3 G Poor Jim Goldie 135 lbs 15/8F .5 Dwelt start and bumped rival start - in touch with leaders - every chance when ridden over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong - held when short of room inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding suffered interference leaving the stalls)(tchd 7/4)
8th 14 Nazca (GB) 6 G AVG Linda Perratt 126 lbs 150/1 1.5 Awkward start - never better than mid-division(op 66/1)
9th 4 Merry Secret (IRE) 5 G Poor Lawrence Mullaney 130 lbs 4/1 0.3 Blindfold off late and lost many lengths start - in rear - pushed along 3f out - headway when ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
10th 10 Perfect Soldier (IRE) 9 G Poor Wilf Storey 125 lbs 25/1 .75 Led - pushed along 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened and dropped to rear inside final furlong(op 18/1)
11th 7 Hardy (GB) 3 G AVG Jessica Macey 130 lbs 8/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - dropped to rear and well held from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside the final 2f)(op 7/1)
12th 5 Gerrots (FR) 6 G Poor John Wainwright 133 lbs 66/1 1 Ducked left start - midfield - ridden over 2f out - dropped to rear and struggling from over 1f out(op 28/1)
13th 6 Willing To Please (GB) 4 F AVG Philip Kirby 133 lbs 33/1 1 Midfield - ridden 2f out - lost ground quickly from over 1f out(op 28/1)