Newcastle
15:55
Will Pugh 21st Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)
Newcastle Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88 Exacta: £5.10 Trifecta: £11.50
Non-Runners: Follow Your Arrow (unsuitable ground), Hitman Fred (unsuitable ground), Loughermore (unsuitable ground), Twoshotsoftequila (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Court At Slip (IRE) 8 G AVG Tim Easterby 156 lbs 15/8 Won In touch with leaders - led 3rd - headed 6th - led again going easily 14th - pushed along when good jump 2 out - went clear when another good jump last - readily(op 5/2 tchd 15/8)
2nd 5 Return Fire (IRE) 8 G AVG Lucinda Russell 158 lbs 7/4F 14 Prominent - niggled along briefly 13th - pushed along 4 out - ridden 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened run-in(op 11/8)
3rd 3 Flying Verse (GB) 10 G AVG David Dennis 165 lbs 11/2 11 Led - headed 3rd - led again 6th - headed and pushed along 14th - soon lost second - ridden and weakened 3 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)
4th 4 Dragonfruit (GB) N/A Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 165 lbs 4/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - bad mistake and pushed along briefly 10th - jumped right 12th - outpaced and lost touch 14th - hung left but brief headway before 4 out - slow jump 3 out - soon weakened(op 7/2)