Newcastle Races
Newcastle
17:05
Newcastle Flooring Company Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elim') (GBB)
Newcastle
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m1f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.70 £1.60
Exacta: £8.60
Trifecta: £34
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Gentleman Bill (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 157 lbs | 9/4F | Won | In touch with leaders on inner - went second and going easily 3f out - led 2f out - shaken up inside final furlong - pushed out final 110yds - easily(op 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Battle Born Lad (GB) | 5 G | Good |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Mark Walford | 154 lbs | 5/2 | 5.5 | Led at steady pace - hung badly right and almost ran out with one circuit to go - soon detached - recovered and in touch with leaders halfway - disputed lead from 4f out - ridden over 1f out - no chance with winner inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off the bend leaving the stands on first circuit)(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Aeroplane Blonde (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Samuel Drinkwater | 149 lbs | 13/2 | 11 | Held up in last - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3f out - outpaced 2f out - rallied and went modest third 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Traveling Soldier (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Dylan Johnston
(5)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 7/2 | 3 | Took keen hold - raced in second - left in lead with one circuit to go - faced challenge from 4f out - pushed along and headed 2f out - soon weakened - no chance when lost third 1f out(op 9/2) | |
| 5th | 4 | Jirko (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 4.5 | In touch with leaders on outer - left in second with one circuit to go - lost second 4f out - weakened quickly from 3f out(op 28/1) | |
| 6th | 2 | Bold Yeoman (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Toby Bulgin | 157 lbs | 18/1 | 13 | Ran green throughout - in rear - wandered around and weakened quickly from 3f out - tailed off(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Tees Comp's Clive (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Gillian Boanas | 157 lbs | 18/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly from 4f out - dropped to last and struggling from 3f out - tailed off(op 28/1) |