Newcastle
14:08
Betting.Bet Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newcastle Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 Distance: 4m1½f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.20 Place: £2.50 £3 £4.20 Exacta: £68 Tricast: £1031.46 Trifecta: £1241.30
Non-Runners: Sidi Ismael (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Anglers Crag (GB) 10 G AVG Brian Ellison 154 lbs 11/2 Won Midfield - not fluent and lost position 15th - headway 20th - pressed leader 3 out - disputed lead when bad mistake and lost ground 2 out - rallied approaching last - challenging when ridden run-in - stayed on and led towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 13 Prince Des Fichaux (FR) 7 G Poor Ewan Whillans 142 lbs 11/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - headway 19th - pressed leader 4 out - led narrowly 3 out - ridden 2 out - 1 length ahead last - faced challenge run-in - kept on - headed final strides
3rd 2 Tommie Beau (IRE) 10 G AVG Seamus Mullins 164 lbs 18/1 6.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - ridden and lost ground when hampered 2 out - kept on - no match for first two(op 14/1)
4th 10 Gold Clermont (FR) 8 M AVG Andy Irvine 140 lbs 11/1 1.75 In rear - headway 4 out - ridden when disputing third last - no extra run-in(op 10/1)
5th 4 Cruz Control (FR) 8 G Good Tom Lacey 158 lbs 5/1 3.25 Held up in last - headway 4 out - no extra from 3 out(op 6/1)
6th 12 Easy Bucks (GB) 10 G AVG Peter Bowen 135 lbs 66/1 4 Took keen hold - held up in rear - hampered 20th - detached before 4 out - kept on from 3 out(op 50/1)
7th 9 Fenland Tiger (GB) 8 G Good Sam England 148 lbs 4/1F 3.25 Midfield on outer - not fluent 17th - headway 19th - pressed leaders 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 9/2)
8th 8 Flower Of Scotland (FR) 10 M Poor Sandy Thomson 148 lbs 6/1 5.5 Held up in rear - headway 20th - hampered 4 out - weakened 3 out(tchd 13/2)
9th 5 Christopher Wood (IRE) 9 G Poor Venetia Williams 156 lbs 12/1 .75 Disputed lead - bad mistake 2nd - pressed leader 5th - disputed lead 8th - led 19th - mistake 4 out - soon headed and weakened(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
99th 11 Rath An Iuir (IRE) 10 G AVG Rose Dobbin 143 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position 17th - towards rear and weakening when fell 20th(op 25/1)
99th 1 The Galloping Bear (GB) 11 G Poor Ben Clarke 163 lbs 17/2 - Disputed lead - led 5th - mistake 7th - joined 8th - pecked on landing 13th - led 14th - headed 19th - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
99th 3 Major Dundee (IRE) 9 G Poor Alan King 160 lbs 14/1 - In touch with leaders - raced in third and ridden when mistake and unseated 2 out(tchd 18/1)