Newcastle (AW)
19:30
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £13 Place: £3.50 £4.50 £3.50 Exacta: £199.90 Tricast: £2324.99 Trifecta: £2513.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Sole Spirit (GB) 3 G Good Bryan Smart 131 lbs 12/1 Won In touch with leaders towards far side - pushed along and pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
2nd 9 Invitorio (IRE) 3 G Poor Ruth Carr 123 lbs 22/1 .5 In touch with leaders towards far side - going easily but short of room 2f out - soon switched right - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(op 20/1)
3rd 3 Silver Arrow (IRE) 3 G Poor Lemos De Souza 134 lbs 14/1 0.3 Held up in rear up the centre - switched right over 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third final 110yds - nearest finish(op 12/1)
4th 10 Melissa Honey (GB) 3 F Poor Michael Herrington 123 lbs 28/1 0.3 Slightly awkward start - raced in last - switched left and some headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge
5th 2 Fan Mail (GB) 3 G AVG Tim Easterby 134 lbs 7/4F 0.3 Towards rear against near rail - headway halfway - keeping on over 1f out - briefly went second inside final furlong - short of room jockey unbalanced and lost three places final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on a couple of occasions inside final 2f)(op 2/1 tchd 9/4)
6th 8 Lord Capulet (IRE) 3 G Poor Kevin Ryan 128 lbs 4/1 .5 Taken down early - disputed lead towards near side - led narrowly halfway - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2)
7th 6 Tarlac (IRE) 3 G Poor Katie Scott 129 lbs 11/1 3.25 Disputed lead towards far side - prominent halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
8th 7 Get Up Everybody (IRE) 3 G Poor Paul Midgley 129 lbs 9/1 1.25 Disputed lead towards far side - prominent halfway - no extra from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 10/1)
9th 4 Two Shoes (IRE) 3 F AVG Julie Camacho 132 lbs 25/1 0.3 Stumbled start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
10th 1 Promise Time (GB) 3 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 130 lbs 9/2 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders towards near side - weakened quickly from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding had run flat and would benefit from a break; jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 18/5 tchd 7/2)