Newcastle Races
Newcastle
15:12
Guinness Microdraught Handicap Chase
Newcastle
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m7½f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20
Place: £1.20 £1.40
Exacta: £3.80
Trifecta: £17.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Cruz Control (FR) | 8 G | Good | Tom Lacey | 168 lbs | 6/5F | Won | Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader 2nd - briefly led after 9th - led narrowly or disputed lead from 13th - clear with one other 3 out - led clearly before last - ridden out(op Evens tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Jet Legs (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Martin Todhunter | 158 lbs | 9/4 | 7 | Pressed leader - led at steady pace 2nd - briefly headed after 9th - headed 13th - soon disputing lead - went clear with winner 3 out - no extra before last(tchd 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Houston Texas (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Nicky Richards | 161 lbs | 10/1 | 14 | In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Up Helly Aa King (GB) | 13 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 162 lbs | 5/1 | 13 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - steady headway and went third 10th - mistake 4 out - soon weakened(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | East Street (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Peter Kavanagh
(3)lbs
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Sue Smith | 152 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - not fluent 1st - lost ground halfway - weakened 12th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) |