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Think Differently At Vertem Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £1.70 £4.10 Exacta: £27.50 Trifecta: £79.50
Non-Runners: Orkan (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 7 G AVG
Brian Ellison 161 lbs 4/1 Won Made all - soon clear - 20 lengths ahead halfway - going easily 2 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on well run-in - unchallenged(op 9/2)
2nd 6 Whiskey And Water (GB) N/A AVG
Brian Ellison 142 lbs 11/1 9 Towards rear - nudged along and some headway before 3 out - went fourth 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in - went modest second towards finish - no match for winner (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to take his time and hold on to gelding as long as possible as the gelding had not been seeing out his races to the line. he added that he tried to quicken up after the fourth last hurdle but was only staying on at the one pace)(op 8/1 tchd 12/1)
3rd 5 Lively Citizen (IRE) 9 G AVG
D J Jeffreys 147 lbs 11/10F 5.5 Held up in behind leaders - went remote third halfway - ridden and chased clear leader before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no impression approaching last - lost second towards finish (jockey said regarding running and riding - his instructions were to pop out in front if there was no gallop or sit where gelding was comfortable. he said gelding was unable to go the pace set by the winner. he added he squeezed gelding along from the fourth last but was unable to make any in-roads on the leader)(op 6/5 tchd Evens)
4th 4 El Borracho (IRE) 10 G AVG
Oliver Greenall 150 lbs 3/1 5 Held up in rear - headway and went modest third before 3 out - ridden and wandered around after 2 out - lost third and no extra approaching last (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to drop in last as gelding can be keen; he added that he was unable to get his mount to go any quicker at any stage and the gelding never travelled due to the frenetic pace of the race; he further added that he had asked his mount for an effort after the fourth last but the gelding was one-paced)(op 16/5 tchd 10/3)
5th 2 Beach Break (GB) 6 G AVG
Donald McCain 160 lbs 11/1 11 Chased clear leader - 20 lengths down halfway - ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out - soon no extra (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to make the running or sit second if the pace was too quick. he added that he asked for an effort towards the end of the back straight but his mount was unable to quicken and finished tired)(op 8/1)