Newcastle (AW)
16:45
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 2 Surface: AW
Win: £7.80 Place: £1.80 £1.50 £3.30 Exacta: £28.10 Tricast: £230.32 Trifecta: £194.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Blue Prince (IRE) 4 G AVG David Evans 124 lbs 11/2 Won Steadied start - raced near side - midfield - lost position and dropped to rear over 1f out - switched right and headway 1f out - ran on well and led towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1)
2nd 1 Sommelier (GB) 4 G AVG Marco Botti 135 lbs 3/1 .5 Took keen hold - raced centre - prominent - ridden and led over 1f out - headed and no extra towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
3rd 7 Bazball (IRE) 4 F AVG K R Burke 117 lbs 14/1 1 Ducked right start and bumped start - raced centre - held up in rear - switched right and raced near side halfway - switched left and headway from over 1f out - hung left but ran on well and went third final strides (jockey said filly hung left-handed under pressure)
4th 5 Harvanna (GB) 4 F AVG K R Burke 125 lbs 16/1 0.3 Raced centre - midfield - headway and challenging over 1f out - no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
5th 4 Neapolitan (FR) 3 G Poor Simon & Ed Crisford 127 lbs 7/1 1 Bumped start - raced centre - midfield - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
6th 8 Loaded Gun (IRE) 3 G AVG Andrew Balding 115 lbs 25/1 0.3 Raced near side - raced in second - led 2f out - soon hung left and lost two places - lost position and weakened inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
7th 10 I'm Spartacus (IRE) 3 G Poor Richard Fahey 111 lbs 33/1 .5 Raced near side - midfield - lost position and dropped to rear 2f out - no telling impression
8th 9 Callianassa (IRE) 4 F Poor Brian Ellison 114 lbs 100/1 .5 Raced near side - midfield - weakened final furlong(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
9th 2 Brave Empire (IRE) 4 G AVG Roger Varian 134 lbs 5/4F .5 Raced near side - held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 11/8)
10th 3 G'Day Mate (GB) 3 G Poor Michael Appleby 132 lbs 33/1 0.3 Taken down early - ducked right start and bumped rival start - raced centre - led - took keen hold - headed 2f out - soon lost position - weakened final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)