Newcastle (AW)
19:00
£30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.20 £3.20 £2.30 Exacta: £44.80 Tricast: £239.15 Trifecta: £222.20
Non-Runners: William Dewhirst (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Paddy's Day (IRE) 5 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 128 lbs 11/4F Won Raced in second - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 3/1)
2nd 5 Water Of Leith (IRE) 7 G AVG Jim Goldie 123 lbs 12/1 .75 Taken down early - took keen hold - in rear - headway over 1f out - went second final strides(tchd 11/1)
3rd 7 Leodis Dream (IRE) 8 G AVG Paul Midgley 116 lbs 8/1 0.1 Taken down early - took keen hold - alone up the centre - led - edged right and headed inside final furlong - lost second final strides(op 6/1)
4th 4 Dark Kestrel (IRE) 4 G Poor Antony Brittain 129 lbs 3/1 0.2 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 10/3)
5th 8 Match Play (GB) 5 G Poor Paul Midgley 122 lbs 14/1 1.25 Slowly away - in rear - short of room and switched left 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 6 Reinforce (IRE) 4 G Poor Miss Katy Brown 124 lbs 22/1 4.5 Took keen hold - towards rear throughout(op 16/1)
7th 9 Popular Dream (GB) 4 G AVG Derek Shaw 118 lbs 4/1 0.1 Pulled hard - always behind (jockey said gelding ran too free; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 6/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 13/2)
8th 2 Moon Flight (IRE) 5 G AVG Linda Perratt 130 lbs 6/1 3.5 Walked to post - pulled hard - in touch with leaders - weakened under 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/2)