Newcastle (AW) Races
Newcastle (AW)
18:15
Border Minstrel Handicap
Newcastle (AW)
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 4
Surface: AW
Win: £9.80
Place: £2.50 £5.60 £1.40
Exacta: £241.70
Tricast: £625.79
Trifecta: £992.20
Non-Runners: Law Degree (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | McKenna (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | George Boughey | 128 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Slightly awkward start - midfield - good headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds - just held on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Oolong Poobong (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Edward Bethell | 136 lbs | 22/1 | 0.05 | Towards rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - went second final 110yds - kept on well - just failed(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Knights Gold (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 132 lbs | 11/4F | 1.5 | Slightly awkward start - took keen hold - towards rear - waiting for room over 1f out - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - went third final strides - eyecatcher(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Cairdeas (GB) | 3 G | Poor | William Haggas | 137 lbs | 16/5 | 0.2 | Midfield - bumped after 1f - headway over 1f out - keeping on inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 3/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Andalprofit (IRE) | 3 G | AVG |
Alex Jary
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Tinkler | 123 lbs | 8/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leaders 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | |
| 6th | 7 | Loving Apprentice (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 131 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Awkward start - soon switched right and led against near rail - headed after 1f - led again over 2f out - headed when hung right and badly hampered rival inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Four Fifty (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Craig Lidster | 134 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Hot To Dot (GB) | 2 F | AVG |
Kaiya Fraser
(3)lbs
|
Gemma Tutty | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | In rear - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | |
| 9th | 4 | Studious (IRE) | 2 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 134 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Mounted in chute - slightly awkward start - slightly hampered soon after start - towards rear - no impression from over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Gesundheit (GB) | 2 C | AVG | Noel Wilson | 122 lbs | 66/1 | 2 | Pulled hard - bumped rival but led after 1f - headed over 2f out - hung left and weakened quickly from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 40/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Party Bear (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | K R Burke | 132 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders against near rail - waiting for room over 1f out - keeping on when badly hampered inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately 1f out)(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 12th | 12 | No Nay Nevermind (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Iain Jardine | 123 lbs | 125/1 | 6.5 | In rear throughout - no chance when badly hampered inside final furlong (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately 1f out)(op 66/1) |