Newcastle
16:00
Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.80 Place: £1.60 £1.40 Exacta: £8.30 Trifecta: £25.90
Non-Runners: Great Pepper (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - mistake and ridden 2 out - pressed leader last - kept on well run-in - led final 110yds - stayed on(tchd 13/8 and tchd 9/5)
4 G AVG Nicky Richards 156 lbs 7/4F Won
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2nd
Led - not fluent 3 out - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 10/3)
8 G Good Peter Atkinson 168 lbs 7/2 2
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3rd
Prominent - not fluent 2nd - pressed leader 6th - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
8 G AVG Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 151 lbs 5/1 4.25
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4th
In touch with leaders - niggled along briefly 6th - outpaced approaching last - no impression run-in (vet reported gelding had bled from the nose)(op 13/2)
5 G AVG Sam England 156 lbs 8/1 4.25
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5th
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1)
5 G Good Jennie Candlish 164 lbs 9/1 3.5
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6th
Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - slow jump and lost touch 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from 3 out; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/2)
8 G Good Charlie Longsdon 164 lbs 5/1 37
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