Newcastle (AW)
19:15
Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £6.10 Place: £1.80 £1.20 £1.20 Exacta: £20.40 Tricast: £35.03 Trifecta: £51.70
Non-Runners: Oriental Prince (self certificate), Sir Garfield (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Lord Abama (IRE) 6 G AVG Michael Dods 132 lbs 9/2 Won Pressed leader - led after 1f - ridden from over 1f out - kept on well(op 4/1)
2nd 2 Rebecca's Girl (IRE) 5 M AVG Gary Rutherford 128 lbs 3/1 1 Led narrowly - pressed leader after 1f - raced in second from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
3rd 11 Mayo County (GB) 4 F AVG Julie Camacho 127 lbs 15/8F 1.75 Prominent - lost ground over 3f out - headway from over 2f out - soon went third - kept on well from over 1f out(tchd 2/1)
4th 1 Court Drive (IRE) 4 F AVG Gay Kelleway 135 lbs 6/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
5th 7 Match Play (GB) 5 G Poor Paul Midgley 131 lbs 17/2 0.3 Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 10/1)
6th 10 Danzart (IRE) 7 G AVG Stella Barclay 129 lbs 40/1 0.3 Dwelt start - in rear - pulled hard early - going okay when plenty to do from over 2f out - shaken up when not clear run over 1f out - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - never near to challenge - eyecatcher (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey stated that his instructions were to get gelding to settle in order to get him to finish race well as gelding has shown tendencies to race keenly in the past; he added - having jumped from stalls - gelding took hold of the bit and he wanted to settle his mount in order to get him home; as such looked for cover but he was denied a clear run - a fact that he had reported at scales; trainer's rep confirmed instructions were accurate but - having spoke to trainer on telephone - they expressed dissatisfaction in timeliness of ride and expected gelding to be under full pressure sooner; vet examined gelding on two occasions post race when selected for routine testing and there was nothing to report)(tchd 50/1)
7th 9 Mighty Power (IRE) 6 G AVG Lisa Williamson 131 lbs 25/1 4.25 Pressed leader - weakened gradually from under 3f out(op 20/1)
8th 6 Nazca (GB) 6 G AVG Linda Perratt 127 lbs 22/1 3.25 Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
9th 5 Run This Way (GB) 7 M AVG Paul Midgley 132 lbs 28/1 1.25 Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened gradually from 3f out(op 25/1)
10th 12 Little Muddy (GB) 8 M Poor Seb Spencer 126 lbs 28/1 1.75 Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost ground over 4f out - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)