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Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Novices' Handicap Chase (Go North Forgive 'N Forget Series Qual') (GBB)
Newcastle Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.30 £2.90 Exacta: £24.50 Tricast: £136.89 Trifecta: £159.80
Non-Runners: Powerofjet (withdrawn, unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m 2m 2m1f
1st
Prominent - lost position before 7th - rallying on inner 4 out - led narrowly 2 out - good jump last - ridden out final 110yds - just did enough(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
6 G AVG
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 159 lbs 9/2 Won
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2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m½f 1m7f
2nd
In touch with leaders early - slow jump and dropped to rear 2nd - headway and prominent when bumped 7th - left in second 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - headed 2 out - rallied from last - kept on final 110yds - just held(op 11/2)
4 G AVG
Warren Greatrex 161 lbs 4/1 0.3
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2m3½f 2m5f 2m5f
3rd
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 4 out - rallied and went third 2 out - kept on from last - no match for first two(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
6 G AVG
Harry Derham 164 lbs 8/1 .75
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2m 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f
4th
Jumped right throughout - led - pestered when mistake and nearly lost jockey 4 out - lost ground quickly before 3 out - rallied before last - not recover(op 2/1 tchd 7/4 and tchd 9/4)
8 G AVG
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 156 lbs 15/8F 5
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2m5f 2m5f 2m 2m4f 2m3½f
5th
In touch with leaders - hampered and lost ground 4 out - weakened from 2 out(op 9/2)
5 G AVG
Rebecca Menzies 166 lbs 13/2 3.75
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2m7f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m6½f 2m5½f
6th
In touch with leaders - mistake 3rd - prominent when bumped rival 7th - pressed leader 4 out - soon left in lead - headed when mistake 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
5 G AVG
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 168 lbs 7/1 7.5
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2m6½f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m1f 2m4½f
99th
In rear - lost touch from 7th - tailed off when pulled up 11th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
7 G AVG
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 151 lbs 40/1 -
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