GBNewcastle Races

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Newcastle
14:50
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.60 £2.90 £4.10 Exacta: £41.20 Tricast: £407.93 Trifecta: £536.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in midfield - smooth headway to lead before 2 out - shaken up and clear between last 2 - easily (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's improved form)(op 11/2)
11 G AVG James Ewart 159 lbs 5/1 Won
2nd
Took keen hold early - led and clear to halfway - jumped left 3 out - headed when jumped left next - no chance with easy winner(op 12/1)
N/A Poor Jason Ward 166 lbs 7/1 13
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3rd
Held up - headway before 3 out - chased clear leading pair next - no impression run-in(op 14/1)
N/A Poor Oliver Greenall 166 lbs 12/1 1
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4th
Made mistakes - prominent - outpaced before 3 out - kept on from last - no impression(op 2/1 tchd 5/2)
7 G Poor Sam England 153 lbs 9/4F 1.25
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5th
Prominent - went second 4th to 3 out - ridden and outpaced between last 2(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
N/A Poor Simon Waugh 160 lbs 13/2 1.25
6th
Chased clear leader to 4th - close up until ridden and outpaced from 3 out(op 11/2)
N/A Poor Maurice Barnes 140 lbs 4/1 1.25
7th
Held up - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - some late headway - never on terms(tchd 9/1)
N/A Poor Lucinda Russell 162 lbs 10/1 0.3
8th
Prominent until ridden and weakened before 3 out(op 9/1)
N/A Poor N W Alexander 161 lbs 12/1 7
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99th
Held up in midfield - driven and struggling halfway - lost touch and pulled up before last (vet reported the gelding lost its left hind shoe)(op 80/1)
N/A Poor Victor Thompson 133 lbs 100/1 -
99th
Held up - outpaced before 4 out - lost touch and pulled up after 2 out(op 33/1)
N/A Poor Andrew Wilson 158 lbs 40/1 -