Newcastle (AW)
16:42
BetUK All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Newcastle (AW) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 2 Surface: AW
Win: £5.30 Place: £1.80 £4.10 £6.30 Exacta: £102.50 Tricast: £1806.70 Trifecta: £2108.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Wonder Legend (IRE) 4 G Good James Ferguson 134 lbs 4/1 Won Midfield - smooth headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 9/2)
2nd 7 Tribal Star (IRE) 4 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 115 lbs 20/1 4.5 Slowly away - midfield and raced wide early - headway when short of room and hampered over 2f out - headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner (jockey said gelding suffered interference 2 1/2f out)(tchd 18/1)
3rd 6 Heathen (GB) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 119 lbs 25/1 1 Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 14/1)
4th 3 Duke Of Oxford (GB) 5 G AVG Michael Bell 130 lbs 8/1 4 Midfield - headway from over 2f out - in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
5th 13 Weddell Sea (IRE) 7 G Poor Mike Sowersby 114 lbs 33/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield early - towards rear after 3f - headway when not clear run over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
6th 1 Roaring Legend (FR) 5 G Good Hugo Palmer 138 lbs 100/30 .5 In touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
7th 8 Humble Spark (IRE) 4 G AVG Jim Goldie 115 lbs 40/1 3.75 Slowly away - towards rear and raced wide - headway from over 3f out - in touch with leaders when badly hampered over 2f out - not recover (jockey said gelding suffered interference 2 1/2f out)(op 28/1)
8th 5 Tritonic (GB) 8 G AVG Alan King 124 lbs 14/1 0.3 Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 3f - weakening when not clear run over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
9th 14 Chillhi (IRE) 5 G Poor Brian Ellison 107 lbs 100/1 1.5 Slowly away - in rear - some headway from over 1f out - never near to challenge(op 66/1)
10th 12 Wonder (GB) 3 G AVG James Fanshawe 114 lbs 11/1 1.25 Towards rear - not clear run then some headway from over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/1)
11th 10 Circuit Breaker (GB) 5 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 116 lbs 28/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 2f out(op 33/1)
12th 11 King Chaos (IRE) 3 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 111 lbs 66/1 4 Awkward start - slowly away - towards rear - weakened from 2f out(op 40/1)
13th 9 Midnight Lion (GB) 5 G AVG Jim Goldie 109 lbs 20/1 2 Led - headed but prominent after 4f - edged right and weakening when hampered over 2f out(op 18/1)
99th 4 Plage De Havre (GB) 3 G AVG Andrew Balding 124 lbs 5/2F - Took keen hold - prominent - led after 4f - headed over 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - soon eased and pulled up