Newcastle (AW)
19:00
Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 3 Surface: AW
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.50 £5.40 £5.40 Exacta: £144.70 Tricast: £3457.70 Trifecta: £5281.70
Non-Runners: Intervention (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Oliver Show (IRE) 5 G AVG George Boughey 127 lbs 13/2 Won Towards rear - switched to near side and good headway over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on well - always doing enough(op 5/1)
2nd 6 Lion Tower (IRE) 5 G Poor Grant Tuer 129 lbs 22/1 0.3 Midfield - switched left and headway over 1f out - ridden and pressed winner inside final 110yds - just held(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
3rd 7 Riot (IRE) 8 G AVG David O'Meara 128 lbs 25/1 .5 Towards rear - waiting for room and switched right over 1f out - ridden and headway inside final furlong - went third final strides(op 16/1)
4th 11 Benavente (GB) 7 G Poor Kevin Thomas Coleman 123 lbs 7/1 0.2 Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
5th 3 Zip (GB) 9 G AVG Richard Fahey 135 lbs 12/1 2 Midfield but in touch with leaders - headway and pressed leaders over 1f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 10/1)
6th 9 Swiss Ace (GB) 6 G Poor Ruth Carr 127 lbs 8/1 0.1 Prominent - pushed along and lost position over 1f out - switched right and kept on inside final 110yds - no telling impression(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
7th 8 Zozimus (IRE) 6 G Poor David O'Meara 128 lbs 50/1 .5 Reared start - raced in last - headway when short of room over 1f out - nudged along and kept on inside final 110yds - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on a couple of occasions inside final 2f)(op 33/1)
8th 4 The Caltonian (GB) 6 G AVG Linda Perratt 129 lbs 7/2F 0.3 Towards rear - switched left and smooth headway over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
9th 12 Chantico (GB) 5 G Poor Adrian Paul Keatley 122 lbs 22/1 1.25 Prominent - ridden and weakened over 1f out(tchd 20/1)
10th 5 Johnny James (GB) 4 G AVG Michael Appleby 131 lbs 8/1 1.5 Led - ridden over 1f out - headed and weakened quickly inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 7/1)
11th 13 Gobi Sunset (GB) 7 G Poor Iain Jardine 121 lbs 20/1 .5 Prominent - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1)
12th 2 Master Zoffany (IRE) 6 G AVG Richard Fahey 128 lbs 4/1 5.5 Midfield towards near side - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2 tchd 6/1)
13th 14 Charencey (IRE) 5 G AVG Ian Williams 117 lbs 22/1 .75 Midfield on outer - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)