Newcastle (AW) Races
Newcastle (AW)
16:20
Northumbria Leisure Celebrating 50 Years Handicap
Newcastle (AW)
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard To Slow
Class: Class 6
Surface: AW
Win: £7.50
Place: £1.90 £2.10 £2.20
Exacta: £38.60
Tricast: £344.37
Trifecta: £208
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Valley Of Flowers (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Jacqueline Coward | 142 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Held up in rear - headway and switched to near side when short of room and switched left over 2f out - led going easily over 1f out - went clear final 110yds - canter(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Doublethetrouble (GB) | 6 G | Poor | John Butler | 140 lbs | 13/2 | 4 | In touch with leaders - steady headway 5f out - outpaced up the centre over 2f out - rallied and went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Natacata (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 132 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - prominent - switched to near side and led narrowly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Heatherdown Hero (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 136 lbs | 11/2 | 3 | Raced wide early - prominent - led narrowly after 2f - clear after 5f - reduced lead before halfway - faced challenge over 5f out - switched to centre and headed over 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Dance Havana (GB) | 3 F | AVG | Alice Haynes | 132 lbs | 28/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - switched to centre when outpaced over 2f out - hung right over 1f out - soon weakened(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Mascani (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Grant Tuer | 129 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Raced in last - detached after 5f - some headway when edged left over 2f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Dancing Cloud (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | Gemma Tutty | 135 lbs | 4/1J | .5 | Held up in rear - switched to near side and outpaced over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - lost shoe (vet said colt lost his left fore shoe)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Victoriano (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 140 lbs | 4/1J | 24 | Dwelt start - soon midfield - pushed along early - outpaced over 3f out - switched to near side over 2f out - soon weakened (vet reported gelding was found to have blood in his windpipe during a post-race endoscopic examination)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Annandale (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 18 | Led - headed and raced in second after 2f - pressed leader over 5f out - switched to centre and weakened over 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) |