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Newcastle
14:10
Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newcastle Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 Distance: 4m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.10 Place: £4.30 £2.50 £3 Exacta: £221.40 Tricast: £1215.44 Trifecta: £2807.40
Non-Runners: Anglers Crag (withdrawn; unseated jockey and loose before start)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m
1st
In touch with leaders - prominent 16th - led after 3 out - ridden and went clear from 2 out - eased towards finish - comfortably(Mkt1: op 33/1 tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 18/1)
8 G AVG
Ryan Potter 144 lbs 16/1 Won
4m2f 3m4½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m7f
3m4½f 2m4f 3m½f 3m3½f 3m
2nd
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - midfield 16th - headway 5 out - went second and challenging 4 out - ridden and not fluent 2 out - soon no extra and no chance with winner(Mkt1: op 6/1; Mkt2 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 161 lbs 7/1 16
3m2f 3m4½f 3m6½f
2m4f 2m4f 3m 3m1f 3m5f
3rd
Towards rear - headway on outer 19th - went fourth and no impression 3 out - left in third run-in(Mkt1: op 11/1 and tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 159 lbs 10/1 3.25
4m2f
3m½f 3m1½f 4m½f 3m 2m7½f
4th
In touch with leaders - prominent 11th - led narrowly 13th - headed 4 out - soon no extra - left in fourth run-in(Mkt1: tchd 25/1; Mkt2 op 25/1)
7 G Poor
Ewan Whillans 142 lbs 28/1 2.5
2m7½f 3m6½f
2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 3m½f 2m7½f
5th
Midfield on inner - not fluent 17th - took keen hold early - weakened after 4 out - finished 6th - placed 5th(Mkt1: op 6/1)
7 G AVG
Mark Walford 158 lbs 5/1F 15
2m4f 3m
2m7½f 3m5f 4m1½f 3m 3m5f
6th
Midfield on outer - weakened 4 out - finished 7th - placed 6th(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
9 G Poor
Alan King 159 lbs 25/1 .75
-
3m2½f 2m7½f 3m 2m7½f 3m
7th
In rear - hit 18th - never on terms - finished 8th - placed 7th(Mkt1: op 25/1 and tchd 28/1; Mkt2 op 20/1)
8 G AVG
David Pipe 149 lbs 22/1 8.5
3m2½f 3m5f 2m7f 2m7f 2m6f
3m 3m2f 3m 3m 3m5f
8th
In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 17th - struggling in rear 5 out - finished 9th - placed 8th(Mkt1: tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
Neil King 152 lbs 14/1 4.25
3m1½f 3m1f 2m7½f
2m7½f 3m7½f 3m2f 4m½f 3m6½f
9th
In touch with leaders - outpaced from 4 out - finished 5th - disqualified(Mkt1: op 12/1)
8 G Poor
Lucinda Russell 159 lbs 14/1 0.2
3m2f 3m7½f 3m½f
3m 3m 4m 3m 3m1½f
99th
In touch with leaders - niggled along briefly after 10th - prominent 16th - led 4 out - headed after 3 out - 12 lengths third and weakening when stumbled and fell just after last(Mkt1: op 16/1)
8 G AVG
Alan King 164 lbs 25/1 -
4m2f 3m4½f
3m 3m 2m7½f 3m4½f 3m2½f
99th
Prominent - led after 10th - headed and pressed leader 13th - lost position 18th - soon towards rear and struggling - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(Mkt1: tchd 12/1; Mkt2 tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 165 lbs 11/1 -
3m4½f 2m7½f 3m6½f
3m1½f 3m1½f 3m 3m6f 3m
99th
Prominent - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported gelding weakened quickly in home straight; vet had nothing to report)(Mkt1: op 17/2)
11 G AVG
Ben Haslam 161 lbs 8/1 -
3m5½f 2m5f 3m1½f 2m4f 3m1½f
3m4f 3m6½f 3m 4m½f 3m7½f
99th
Led - mistake 4th - mistake 10th - soon headed and dropped to midfield - dropped to rear and struggling after 15th - pulled up before 16th(Mkt1: op 50/1)
9 G AVG
Henry Daly 155 lbs 66/1 -
3m 3m2f 3m2f
4m½f 3m1½f 2m5f 3m 3m4½f
99th
Always behind - pulled up before 2 out(Mkt1: op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
8 G AVG
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 159 lbs 11/1 -
2m5f 3m2f
3m7½f 3m 3m 3m5½f 3m½f
99th
Towards rear - jumped right throughout - hampered 18th - headway and midfield on outer when hit 5 out - ran out 2 out(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
11 G Poor
P A Fahy 155 lbs 16/1 -
3m7½f 3m 3m4f 3m6f
2m7½f 3m½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m7½f
99th
Midfield - towards rear 18th - mistake and unseated 4 out(Mkt1: op 10/1)
9 G Poor
James Ewart 140 lbs 8/1 -
-
4m1f 3m1½f 3m 3m 3m7½f
99th
Held up in midfield - not fluent 17th - mistake and unseated 18th(Mkt1: op 12/1; Mkt2 op 9/1)
7 G Poor
John C McConnell 151 lbs 10/1 -
4m2f 3m4½f 3m6½f 4m½f