Newcastle (AW)
19:00
Win £2 000 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Newcastle (AW) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £3.20 Place: £1.10 £1.70 £1.10 Exacta: £23 Trifecta: £33.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Sisyphean (IRE) 3 C AVG Kevin Ryan 123 lbs 15/8 Won Ducked left start - made all - going easily 2f out - pushed along 1f out - ridden and faced challenges inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - just did enough(op 9/4)
2nd 6 Native King (GB) 3 C AVG George Boughey 123 lbs 6/1 0.05 Taken down early - in touch with leaders on near side of group - switched left and headway 2f out - went third over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - went second final strides - just failed(op 11/2)
3rd 7 No Retreat (IRE) 4 C AVG Roger Varian 123 lbs 5/6F 0.3 Prominent - went second over 1f out - pressed winner inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - lost second final strides - just held(op 8/11)
4th 3 Bluestone (GB) N/A Poor Charlie Johnston 123 lbs 14/1 5 Prominent - pushed along but pressed leader over 2f out - flashed tail repeatedly and lost two places over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 16/1)
5th 9 Superfluidity (USA) N/A Poor George Boughey 123 lbs 20/1 0.2 Carried left start and bumped rival start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders in centre of group - outpaced 3f out - rallied from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 22/1)
6th 2 Sycamore Gap (GB) 4 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 142 lbs 28/1 4.5 Dwelt start - switched left soon after start - in rear - no chance but some headway from 2f out(op 18/1)
7th 10 Fairfax Beauty (GB) 3 F Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 118 lbs 100/1 1.5 Ran green early - towards rear on near side of group - outpaced and struggling from 3f out(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
8th 1 Letsbefrank (IRE) 5 G AVG Jim Goldie 142 lbs 80/1 4.5 Upset in stalls - slowly away and bumped start - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was restless in stalls)
9th 4 Born To Charm (GB) 4 G Poor Roger Fell & Sean Murray 120 lbs 150/1 8.5 In touch with leaders on far side of group - lost position over 3f out - soon struggling - lost touch from over 2f out(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
10th 5 Highland Laird (IRE) 3 G Poor Jim Goldie 118 lbs 150/1 5 Dwelt start - towards rear on far side of group - dropped to last 3f out - lost touch from over 2f out