Newcastle Races
Newcastle
14:10
Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
Newcastle
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £14.20
Place: £2.80 £1.60 £2.80
Exacta: £52.50
Tricast: £275.20
Trifecta: £375.90
Non-Runners: Fairly Fulling (self certificate), Powerofjet (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Gwennie May Star (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 12/1 | Won | In rear - steady headway from 5th - in touch with leaders 3 out - challenging after 2 out - good jump and led last - soon clear with one other but hung badly left - swerved right inside final 110yds - kept on well (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparemt improvement in form)(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Soldier's Leap (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | T Ellis | 150 lbs | 11/4J | .75 | Towards rear - headway 4 out - going easily and led 3 out - faced challenge after 2 out - headed last - went clear with winner but carried left run-in - kept on well(op 3/1 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Galahad Threepwood (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ewan Whillans | 168 lbs | 15/2 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - outpaced after 3 out - rallied and went third last - kept on but no match for first two(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Trailblazer (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Charlie Maggs
(5)lbs
|
Adam Nicol | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on well and went fourth post(op 15/2) | |
| 5th | 5 | Magnolia (FR) | 5 M | AVG | Micky Hammond | 166 lbs | 20/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear - some headway going okay after 3 out - no chance but went fourth approaching last - no extra run-in - lost fourth post(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Athair Mor (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | James Ewart | 160 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader after 4 out - briefly disputed lead 3 out - lost position before 2 out - soon no extra(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Authorized Mission (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Chris Grant | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - prominent after 4 out - briefly disputed lead 3 out - hung left before 2 out - outpaced approaching last(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Hawk Stone (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Bradley Harris
(3)lbs
|
Harriet Dickin | 163 lbs | 11/4J | 11 | Led - led narrowly when not fluent 4 out - mistake and headed 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding didn't jump fluently)(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | |
| 9th | 2 | Kazar Forez (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 164 lbs | 40/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear - nudged along from 3 out - never dangerous(op 33/1) | |
| 10th | 4 | Vengaboy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 166 lbs | 33/1 | 7.5 | Always behind - jumped badly left and mistake last(op 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Intersky Sunset (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
William Shanahan
(5)lbs
|
Jennie Candlish | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 20 | Midfield - not fluent and dropped to rear 5th - struggling and detached before 3 out |