Newcastle Races
Newcastle
15:25
Boutique Event Hire Handicap Chase
Newcastle
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.40 £1.40
Exacta: £5.90
Trifecta: £16.30
Non-Runners: Blue Hawaii (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | High Moon (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 157 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Jumped well - in touch with leaders on inner - led after 3rd - headed 7th - slightly hampered 9th - chased leader 4 out - shaken up to lead before 3 out - soon went clear - ridden and keeping on when not fluent last - idled run-in - always doing enough(op 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Arthur's Quay (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 166 lbs | 100/30 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - went third after 6th - hit 10th - outpaced before 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - went second 2 out - keeping on before last - ridden run-in - no match for winner(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Bushypark (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Philip Kirby | 168 lbs | 9/2 | 16 | Led - headed after 3rd - led again 7th - jumped left 9th - increased tempo and went clear before 10th - pushed along and reduced lead 4 out - ridden and headed before 3 out - lost second 2 out - weakened quickly before last (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed throughout)(op 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Tonto's Spirit (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Miss A M Slack | 155 lbs | 25/1 | - | Prominent - overjumped 1st - lost position 4th - dropped to rear after 5th - soon niggled along - pushed along and struggling 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 16/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Evander (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 166 lbs | 100/30 | - | In touch with leaders on outer - lost position and reminders after 6th - ridden and struggling before 10th - soon pulled up (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/2) |