Newcastle Races
Newcastle
15:25
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)
Newcastle
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £11
Place: £2.70 £2.60 £1.40
Exacta: £87.60
Tricast: £244.17
Trifecta: £417.50
Non-Runners: Lune De La Mer (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Mark Walford | 165 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Led - increased tempo before 3 out - pushed along and went clear before 2 out - went further clear approaching last - unchallenged(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Aquitaine Boy (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Ruth Jefferson | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 16 | Raced wide - midfield - prominent on outer 5th - outpaced before 2 out - rallied but no chance with winner approaching last - kept on(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Aire Spray (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 156 lbs | 9/4F | 1.75 | Prominent - not fluent and stumbled 2nd - mistake 4th - chased clear leader 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - lost position approaching last - stayed on run-in - went third again inside final 110yds(op 5/2) | |
| 4th | 6 | Galahad Threepwood (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ewan Whillans | 163 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - hit 5th - not fluent 7th - outpaced but went third before 2 out - briefly went second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Authorized Mission (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
William Maggs
(5)lbs
|
Chris Grant | 156 lbs | 9/2 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - slow jump and weakened last(op 4/1) | |
| 6th | 5 | Kilmore Rock (IRE) | 5 G | Good |
Conor Rabbitt
(5)lbs
|
Susan Corbett | 158 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Prominent - jumped right and not fluent 4th - lost ground quickly home turn - weakened 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Tees Comp's Clive (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Joe Williamson
(3)lbs
|
Gillian Boanas | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - lost touch 2 out(tchd 16/1) | |
| 8th | 1 | Our Sam (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Leah Noreci
(10)lbs
|
James Moffatt | 160 lbs | 25/1 | 8 | Held up in rear - overjumped 3rd - outpaced 7th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 20/1) | |
| 9th | 4 | My Friend Yeats (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 164 lbs | 9/2 | 30 | Towards rear - steady headway after 5th - lost position before 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Letthedustsettle (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Collins | 168 lbs | 20/1 | - | Midfield - dropped to rear 2nd - outpaced 7th - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) |