Newcastle (AW)
17:15
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.10 £3.20 £2.30 Exacta: £14.20 Tricast: £97.81 Trifecta: £110.10
Non-Runners: Keeper Of Secrets (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Alex The Great (IRE) 5 G AVG Tony Carroll 135 lbs 5/4F Won Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway from over 3f out - switched left over 1f out - soon shaken up and led - pushed along and kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 11/10 tchd 11/8)
2nd 9 Star Of Markinch (IRE) 9 M Poor Gary Rutherford 121 lbs 12/1 5.5 Took keen hold - midfield - towards rear after 6f - headway from over 3f out - challenging over 1f out - soon briefly led - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
3rd 5 Quercus Robur (GB) 6 G AVG Adam Nicol 135 lbs 17/2 1 Prominent - in touch with leaders after 6f - headway 4f out - led 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra final furlong(op 11/1)
4th 10 Freewheelin (GB) 7 G Poor John Norton 124 lbs 40/1 4 Midfield - steady headway 4f out - outpaced and lost ground over 2f out - no chance with winner when rallied and went fourth inside final furlong(tchd 50/1)
5th 3 Grand Scheme (IRE) 6 G AVG Sam England 136 lbs 25/1 .5 Towards rear - headway from over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
6th 1 Man Of Riddles (USA) 7 G AVG Max Young 138 lbs 14/1 1.5 Led - prominent after 2f - led again over 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 8 Typewritten (USA) 7 M Poor Ewan Whillans 124 lbs 7/2 6 Held up in rear - going okay when switched left under 3f out - outpaced 2f out - soon no chance(op 15/2)
8th 4 Man Of Action (IRE) 4 G AVG Gary Rutherford 129 lbs 13/2 6.5 Prominent - weakened from 3f out(op 9/2)
9th 6 Opera King (GB) 5 G Poor Scott Dixon 133 lbs 50/1 .5 In touch with leaders - midfield after 6f - outpaced over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 33/1)
10th 7 Unification (IRE) 5 G Poor Phil McEntee 132 lbs 16/1 56 Raced wide early - prominent - led after 2f - headed over 3f out - soon weakened - eased 2f out(tchd 12/1)