Newcastle (AW)
16:55
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £6 Place: £2 £2.90 £3.30 Exacta: £38 Tricast: £319.46 Trifecta: £243.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Elegant Erin (IRE) 8 M AVG Paul Midgley 137 lbs 5/1F Won Towards rear on near side of group - switched right and against near rail over 1f out - headway and bit short of room 1f out - kept on and led final strides - pushed out
2nd 4 Paddy's Day (IRE) 5 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 134 lbs 7/1 0.3 In touch with leaders on near side of group - headway over 1f out - ridden and led narrowly inside final furlong - kept on but headed final strides
3rd 3 Never Dark (GB) 8 G AVG Iain Jardine 135 lbs 9/1 0.3 Led - headed but challenging from 2f out - kept on (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)
4th 13 Lady Celia (GB) 7 M AVG Alan Brown 126 lbs 25/1 1.25 Held up in midfield - switched left and headway on far side of group 1f out - kept on
5th 10 Newyorkstateofmind (GB) 8 G Poor Ruth Carr 127 lbs 18/1 .5 In rear - headway on near side of group 1f out - no impression inside final furlong
6th 8 Sugar Hill Babe (IRE) 5 M AVG Lisa Williamson 123 lbs 16/1 .5 Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway and prominent over 3f out - led 2f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds
7th 11 Rory (GB) 7 G Poor Jim Goldie 126 lbs 11/2 0.2 In rear - switched right and towards near side 2f out - still plenty to do when short of room inside final furlong - ran on inside final 110yds - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on several occasions from approaching final furlong to winning line)
8th 2 Castan (GB) 4 G AVG Bryan Smart 136 lbs 12/1 1.25 Prominent on far side of group - weakened inside final furlong
9th 7 Thornaby Pearl (GB) 6 G Poor Adrian Nicholls 130 lbs 14/1 .5 Prominent - lost position halfway - weakened final furlong
10th 12 Buraback (IRE) 5 G AVG Derek Shaw 126 lbs 25/1 .75 In touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - weakened final furlong
11th 5 Nelson Gay (IRE) 6 G AVG Michael Dods 132 lbs 6/1 0.2 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong
12th 14 Phoenix Star (IRE) 9 G AVG Jessica Macey 121 lbs 9/1 0.3 Held up in midfield - repeatedly short of room from over 1f out - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on several occasions inside final furlong)
13th 6 Our Absent Friends (IRE) 6 G AVG Tristan Davidson 132 lbs 16/1 0.2 Midfield on far side of group - weakened final furlong
14th 9 Borough (GB) 4 G Poor Iain Jardine 122 lbs 50/1 0.2 Dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - weakened 1f out