Newcastle Races
Newcastle
17:07
Guinness Microdraught Open NH Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (Go North Jodami Series Qual) (GBB)
Newcastle
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: NH Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.20 £1.20 £1.90
Exacta: £7
Trifecta: £22.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Lunar Chief (GB) | 6 G | Good | Ruth Jefferson | 156 lbs | 9/4 | Won | In touch with leaders on inner - flashed tail after 1f - shaken up 3f out - pushed along and went second 2f out - ridden and flashed tail repeatedly from over 1f out - drifted right but led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | March Wind (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Sandy Thomson | 149 lbs | 6/4F | 1.5 | Led - set steady pace - going best 3f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden and faced strong challenge from over 1f out - drifted right and headed inside final furlong - kept on until no extra final 110yds - no match for winner(op Evens tchd 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Greenhill Gardens (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Patrick Wadge
(5)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 141 lbs | 5/1 | 10 | Raced in second - going okay 3f out - pushed along from over 2f out - soon lost second - outpaced and lost position over 1f out - ridden and rallied inside final furlong - went modest third final 110yds - no match for first two(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 4th | 3 | Knacker Trapper (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Andrew Crook | 156 lbs | 22/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - headway and went third halfway - outpaced and pushed along when lost position 3f out - rallied and went modest third over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 40/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Air Of Approval (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Micky Hammond | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 11 | Held up in rear on outer - headway and in touch with leaders 6f out - raced wide home turn - outpaced and pushed along 3f out - beaten from 2f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Happy County (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
|
Simon West | 153 lbs | 14/1 | 7 | In touch with leaders - pushed along 4f out - lost position and struggling from over 3f out - soon well beaten(op 20/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Topcliffe Boy (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Phillip Makin | 156 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - raced slightly wide home turn - pushed along and struggling from 3f out - well beaten from 2f out - soon eased (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the heavy going and would prefer a quicker surface)(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Ask My Heather (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Susan Corbett | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 14 | Taken down early - held up in last - pushed along but some headway on inner over 3f out - weakened from 2f out - soon eased(op 33/1) |