Newcastle (AW)
20:30
Happy Retirement Paul Hanagan From Vickers.Bet Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £17.40 Place: £5.10 £3.70 £2.30 Exacta: £254.60 Tricast: £1456.90 Trifecta: £2671.50
Non-Runners: Rockin Rosa (withdrawn; reared over leaving parade ring)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Cusack (GB) 6 G AVG David Thompson 137 lbs 16/1 Won Towards rear on near side of group - headway over 1f out - ridden and led final 110yds - ran on(Mkt1: op 20/1)
2nd 14 Girl From Italy (IRE) 4 F AVG Mark Walford 126 lbs 14/1 1 Led - clear over 1f out - headed final 110yds - kept on(Mkt1: op 16/1)
3rd 1 Ibiza Rocks (GB) 6 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 140 lbs 11/2 1.25 Dwelt start - pulled hard - in rear - headway and went third over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(Mkt1: op 6/1 tchd 13/2; Mkt2 op 6/1)
4th 10 Pop Favorite (GB) 6 G AVG Scott Dixon 127 lbs 16/1 2.75 Slowly away - in rear - headway against near rail and went fourth over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(Mkt1: op 18/1; Mkt2 tchd 18/1)
5th 5 Atlantic Heart (IRE) 4 F Poor Paul Midgley 138 lbs 9/1 .75 In rear - not clear run over 2f out - headway on far side of group over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(Mkt2 op 8/1)
6th 9 Masham Moor (GB) 8 G Poor Chris Fairhurst 130 lbs 9/2F 0.3 Took keen hold - stumbled start - midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened 1f out (jockey said gelding stumbled leaving the stalls)(Mkt1: op 5/1 tchd 11/2; Mkt2 op 11/2)
7th 4 Spirit Of Bowland (GB) 6 G AVG Stella Barclay 134 lbs 7/1 1.75 Towards rear on far side of group - headway up the centre over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(Mkt1: op 6/1 tchd 13/2; Mkt2 op 6/1)
8th 6 Martin's Brig (IRE) 8 G Poor David Thompson 136 lbs 16/1 4 Took keen hold - midfield - edged left and weakened on far side of group under 2f out(Mkt2 op 14/1)
9th 11 Explorers Way (IRE) 6 G AVG Brian Ellison 132 lbs 5/1 1 Anticipated start - slowly away - in rear - headway into midfield on near side of group after 2f - prominent halfway - weakened under 2f out (jockey said gelding anticipated the start and was slowly away)(Mkt1: op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
10th 8 Mr Strutter (IRE) 10 G Poor David Thompson 135 lbs 7/1 2.25 Anticipated start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders on far side of group - weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(Mkt1: op 15/2; Mkt2 op 15/2)
11th 3 Absolute Dream (IRE) 8 G AVG Richard Fahey 139 lbs 14/1 .5 Took keen hold - raced in second - prominent after 1f - weakened 2f out(Mkt1: op 12/1; Mkt2 op 12/1)
12th 7 Stormy Denise (GB) 3 F Poor James Ferguson 136 lbs 16/1 1.25 Dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - went second after 1f - weakened over 2f out
13th 13 Red Shield (IRE) 3 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 128 lbs 80/1 77 Slowly away - in rear throughout - tailed off(Mkt1: op 50/1 tchd 66/1; Mkt2 op 50/1)