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Newcastle (AW) Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £2.38 Place: £1.10 £1.60 £14.80 Exacta: £8.20 Tricast: £436.08 Trifecta: £306
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Quercus Robur (GB) 6 G AVG Adam Nicol 131 lbs 11/8F Won Held up in rear - smooth headway 3f out - went second 2f out - led going easily over 1f out - pushed along and quickened clear over 1f out - comfortably(op 6/4 tchd 5/4)
2nd 7 Smart Boyo (GB) 4 G Poor Philip Kirby 123 lbs 4/1 3.75 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on and went second final 110yds(op 6/1)
3rd 8 Misscarlett (IRE) 10 M Poor Philip Kirby 121 lbs 125/1 0.2 Midfield - pushed along and some headway 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 80/1)
4th 6 Freewheelin (GB) 7 G Poor Tom Tate 126 lbs 8/1 4 Led - increased tempo 4f out - pushed along and 2 lengths ahead 3f out - ridden and faced challenge 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 9/1)
5th 2 Kitten's Dream (GB) 8 G Poor Scott Dixon 138 lbs 16/1 0.3 Took keen hold - held up in last - ridden 3f out - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong
6th 3 Shadowfax (GB) N/A Poor Michael Appleby 136 lbs 10/1 1.25 Took keen hold - raced in second - pushed along 4f out - ridden 3f out - weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in the home straight)(op 5/1)
7th 1 The Dancing Poet (GB) 8 G AVG Brian Ellison 142 lbs 7/2 22 Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and no impression from over 2f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding weakened quickly inside the final 2f; vet said a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
8th 4 Billy Bathgate (GB) 9 G Poor Ewan Whillans 136 lbs 25/1 39 Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and lost position over 3f out - weakened quickly over 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly in the home straight)(tchd 28/1)