Newcastle (AW) Races
Newcastle (AW)
16:10
BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap
Newcastle (AW)
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 2
Surface: AW
Win: £5
Place: £2.40 £1.80
Exacta: £16.60
Trifecta: £58.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Storm Star (GB) | 4 C | Good | Andrew Balding | 118 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - some headway and going best 2f out - led over 1f out - hung left but ran on inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Apiarist (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 120 lbs | 3/1 | .75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 2f out - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Popmaster (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 135 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Midfield - switched right and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Symbol Of Light (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 127 lbs | 17/2 | 0.1 | Ducked left start - slowly away - in rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Empirestateofmind (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | John & Sean Quinn | 122 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Qazaq (FR) | 4 G | Good | Roger Varian | 124 lbs | 15/8F | 2.25 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway but hung left from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 7/4 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Blue Prince (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | David Evans | 123 lbs | 22/1 | 3 | Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free) |