Newcastle (AW) Races
Newcastle (AW)
17:30
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Newcastle (AW)
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 6
Surface: AW
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.50 £1.40
Exacta: £7.10
Trifecta: £21.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Bobby Shaftoe (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 137 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Ducked left start - held up in last - smooth headway over 2f out - going easily but waiting for room against near rail over 1f out - soon switched left - pushed along and squeezed through to lead inside final furlong - readily(tchd 11/5) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Geelong (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Paul & Oliver Cole | 140 lbs | 7/4F | .75 | Held up in rear - headway against near rail over 2f out - went second over 1f out - soon disputing lead - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 13/8 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Night Bear (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Tony Carroll | 136 lbs | 7/1 | 3 | Prominent early - led after 2f - pushed along against near rail over 2f out - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed and lost second inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Eloped (FR) | 3 F | AVG | Julia Feilden | 136 lbs | 3/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second before halfway - no extra from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Ebony Maw (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Ewan Whillans | 136 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - lost position before halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | A Shining Moon (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Paul Midgley | 130 lbs | 50/1 | 9 | Led early - prominent after 2f - lost second before halfway - outpaced and lost position 3f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1) |