Newcastle
14:13
Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Handicap Hurdle
Newcastle Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £28.90 Place: £5.10 £1.30 £2.10 Exacta: £105.60 Tricast: £301.78 Trifecta: £787.30
Non-Runners: Genever Dragon (unsuitable ground), Placedela Concorde (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Applesandpierres (IRE) 14 G AVG Sophie Leech 143 lbs 22/1 Won Midfield - steady headway from 6th - went second home turn - led going easily 3 out - pushed along and went clear approaching last - good jump last - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from his recent run at Chepstow - having had a break of 126 days - in addition to the reapplication of blinkers)(op 18/1)
2nd 8 Lucky Lover Boy (IRE) 9 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 161 lbs 2/1F 5.5 Prominent - led 3rd - headed 5th - pushed along before 2 out - challenging when mistake 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - no impression run-in
3rd 3 Limerick Leader (FR) 7 G Poor Rose Dobbin 165 lbs 11/2 5.5 Midfield - pushed along home turn - ridden and headway before 2 out - went third 2 out - outpaced and held approaching last(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
4th 13 My Macho Man (IRE) 4 G Poor Katie Scott 137 lbs 9/1 1.5 Midfield - outpaced and pushed along home turn - ridden and stayed on before 2 out - kept on run-in - never on terms(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
5th 4 Rory And Me (FR) 8 G Poor Micky Hammond 164 lbs 16/1 2.75 Towards rear of midfield - outpaced and pushed along home turn - some headway when ridden 2 out - kept on but no impression approaching last - no extra run-in(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 6 Jet Legs (IRE) 8 G AVG Martin Todhunter 163 lbs 8/1 2.25 Prominent - pushed along and lost position home turn - ridden and held before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
7th 9 Bushmill Boy (GB) 10 G Poor David Thompson 155 lbs 25/1 4 Held up in rear - pushed along 6th - ridden 3 out - well held before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 16/1)
8th 2 Lock Down Luke (GB) 5 G AVG Jackie Stephen 166 lbs 11/4 1 Reluctant to line up - held up in rear - pushed along 6th - ridden and brief headway 3 out - soon no impression and weakened (jockey said gelding had been reluctant to line up which resulted in him being unable to ride him handy as was wished)(op 9/4)
9th 7 Coolkill (IRE) 10 G AVG Sandy Thomson 162 lbs 25/1 .5 Led - headed but pressed leader 3rd - led again 5th - pushed along and headed 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 33/1)
10th 12 Mactavish (GB) 7 G AVG David Thompson 143 lbs 28/1 2 Held up in rear - pushed along 6th - lost touch 3 out - got behind before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
11th 10 Billy Bathgate (GB) 9 G Poor Ewan Whillans 143 lbs 16/1 14 Midfield - pushed along 3 out - soon dropped to rear and weakened(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
12th 1 Bamboo Bay (IRE) 6 G Poor Philip Kirby 163 lbs 100/1 12 Prominent - mistake and lost ground quickly 6th - soon ridden and beaten - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)