Newcastle
16:10
Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.80 Place: £1.80 £2 £1.80 Exacta: £17.40 Tricast: £75.68 Trifecta: £75.70
Non-Runners: Gonnino (unsuitable ground), Time Was (unsuitable ground), Velvet Vulcan (withdrawn by stewards)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - headway on outer 3 out - good jump and challenging 2 out - not fluent last - soon ridden - kept on and led post(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
4 F AVG Adam Nicol 142 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
Pressed leader - led from 3rd - faced challenge 2 out - hit last - soon ridden - edged left and against far rail run-in - carried head awkwardly towards finish - headed post(Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
4 G Poor N W Alexander 152 lbs 5/2F 0.2
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3rd
Led - headed and prominent 3rd - mistake 3 out - soon outpaced - weakened after 2 out - went modest third run-in(Mkt1: op 8/1)
7 G Poor Sandy Forster 145 lbs 13/2 11
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4th
Midfield - headway 3 out - went third after 2 out - mistake last - weakened and lost third run-in(Mkt1: op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3 G Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 152 lbs 7/2 1.75
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5th
Prominent - weakened 3 out(Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
6 G Poor Martin Todhunter 149 lbs 6/1 9.5
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6th
Towards rear - raced wide before 6th - weakened 3 out(Mkt1: op 12/1)
5 M Poor R Mike Smith 145 lbs 10/1 14
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7th
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - weakened 3 out(Mkt1: op 66/1)
4 G Poor John Norton 149 lbs 50/1 10
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8th
Held up in midfield - weakened after 4 out(Mkt1: op 50/1)
8 G Poor Jessica Bedi 166 lbs 40/1 6.5
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99th
In touch with leaders - fell 2nd(Mkt1: op 18/1 tchd 22/1; Mkt2 op 18/1)
7 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 155 lbs 16/1 -
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99th
Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - pulled up before 3 out(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
5 G Poor Dianne Sayer 150 lbs 16/1 -
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