Newcastle (AW)
17:00
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.40 £1.20 Exacta: £5.20 Trifecta: £12.80
Non-Runners: Bucklow Hill (withdrawn; unruly beforehand), Nursia (self certificate, temperature)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - raced in second - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and challenging over 1f out - kept on well and led inside final 110yds(Mkt1: op 5/2 tchd 9/4; Mkt2 op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
2 F Elite K R Burke 130 lbs 15/8 Won
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2nd
Led - increased tempo over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - soon no extra(Mkt1: tchd 11/8; Mkt2 op 6/5)
3 C Good Andrew Balding 137 lbs 5/4F .5
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3rd
Took keen hold - midfield - towards rear after 1f - outpaced 2f out - kept on final furlong - no match for first two(Mkt1: op 7/1; Mkt2 tchd 11/2)
2 G Good Adrian Paul Keatley 135 lbs 5/1 3
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4th
In rear throughout(Mkt1: tchd 7/1; Mkt2 op 11/2)
3 C Poor Richard Spencer 125 lbs 13/2 5.5
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5th
Slowly into stride - took keen hold - towards rear - raced in third after 1f - weakened quickly over 1f out(Mkt1: op 66/1 tchd 100/1; Mkt2 op 66/1)
2 F Poor Linda Perratt 125 lbs 80/1 4
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