Newcastle (AW)
16:03
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard To Slow Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £7 Place: £2 £2.40 £1.40 Exacta: £46 Tricast: £133.92 Trifecta: £186.20
Non-Runners: Lahab (vet's certificate), Thanks Dad (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Tasever (GB) 5 G Poor Patrick Morris 126 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders - steady headway on far side of group from 3f out - ridden to lead under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 8/1)
2nd 1 Ahamoment (IRE) 6 G AVG David & Nicola Barron 135 lbs 6/1 3 Midfield - steady headway towards near side from 3f out - switched left 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 11/2)
3rd 4 Rebecca's Girl (IRE) 5 M AVG Gary Rutherford 129 lbs 3/1J 2 Prominent - led against near rail 3f out - headed under 2f out - soon outpaced - kept on final 110yds - went third again towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
4th 9 Pallas Lord (IRE) 6 G AVG Donald Whillans 131 lbs 9/1 0.3 Prominent - lost position briefly 3f out - rallied 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 11/1)
5th 5 Drafted (IRE) 5 G AVG Danny Brooke 133 lbs 8/1 3.5 Took keen hold - midfield - outpaced 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 15/2)
6th 11 Keep Me Stable (IRE) 5 M AVG Linda Perratt 124 lbs 12/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - brief headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
7th 2 Wyvern (GB) 5 G AVG Patrick Morris 135 lbs 3/1J 0.3 Towards rear - outpaced 3f out - lost touch over 1f out - no impression (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding may not have appreciated the drop back in trip from 1m to 7f on the slower surface - officially described as standard to slow on this occasion)
8th 12 Marcello Si (GB) 7 G AVG Michael Dods 124 lbs 40/1 3.25 Led - headed 3f out - lost position gradually from 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1)
9th 7 Belle Flora (GB) 4 F Poor Peter Niven 131 lbs 33/1 4.75 Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1)
10th 8 Drakeholes (GB) 5 G AVG Alison Hamilton 131 lbs 12/1 9 Awkward start and slowly away - held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - soon no impression - weakened quickly inside final furlong - eased final 110yds (jockey said gelding weakened quickly inside final furlong)(op 11/1)