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Newcastle (AW)
18:15
Border Minstrel Handicap
Newcastle (AW) Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £9.80 Place: £2.50 £5.60 £1.40 Exacta: £241.70 Tricast: £625.79 Trifecta: £992.20
Non-Runners: Law Degree (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m 7f 1m 7f 7f
1st
Slightly awkward start - midfield - good headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds - just held on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
3 G AVG
George Boughey 128 lbs 8/1 Won
1m 7f
6f 6f 7f 6½f
2nd
Towards rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - went second final 110yds - kept on well - just failed(op 18/1)
3 F AVG
Edward Bethell 136 lbs 22/1 0.05
7f 1m
1m½f 7f 7f 7f 7f
3rd
Slightly awkward start - took keen hold - towards rear - waiting for room over 1f out - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - went third final strides - eyecatcher(op 10/3)
3 G AVG
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 132 lbs 11/4F 1.5
7½f 1m 1m 1m 1m
6f 7f 6½f 7f 6f
4th
Midfield - bumped after 1f - headway over 1f out - keeping on inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
3 G Poor
William Haggas 137 lbs 16/5 0.2
7f 7f 7f 7f 6f
5f 6f 6f 7f 6f
5th
Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leaders 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
3 G AVG
Nigel Tinkler 123 lbs 8/1 1
6f 6f 7f 6f 7f
7f 6f 7f 6f
6th
Awkward start - soon switched right and led against near rail - headed after 1f - led again over 2f out - headed when hung right and badly hampered rival inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 28/1)
3 F AVG
Ed Dunlop 131 lbs 40/1 1.5
6f 7f 6f 6f 5f
7f 1m
7th
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
3 G AVG
Craig Lidster 134 lbs 8/1 .5
7f 1m 1m 1m2f 1m2f
5f 7f 7f 7f 7f
8th
In rear - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
2 F AVG
Gemma Tutty 126 lbs 11/1 1
7½f 7f
7f 6f 1m½f 7f 1m
9th
Mounted in chute - slightly awkward start - slightly hampered soon after start - towards rear - no impression from over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)
2 G AVG
Mark Loughnane 134 lbs 11/1 1.75
7½f 1m½f 1m½f 1m 1m
6f 6f 6f 6f 6f
10th
Pulled hard - bumped rival but led after 1f - headed over 2f out - hung left and weakened quickly from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 40/1)
2 C AVG
Noel Wilson 122 lbs 66/1 2
7f 6f
6f 6f 7f 7f 7f
11th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders against near rail - waiting for room over 1f out - keeping on when badly hampered inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately 1f out)(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
3 F AVG
K R Burke 132 lbs 6/1 1.5
7f 7f 7f
6f 6f 6f
12th
In rear throughout - no chance when badly hampered inside final furlong (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately 1f out)(op 66/1)
3 F Poor
Iain Jardine 123 lbs 125/1 6.5
6f 7f 7f 6f 7f