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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Newcastle Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 Distance: 4m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.70 £3.60 £2.80 Exacta: £77.30 Tricast: £524.90 Trifecta: £548.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5½f 3m7½f 4m2f 3m 3m½f
1st
Fractious at the post - took keen hold - made virtually all - not fluent 16th - pushed along and faced challenge 3 out - ridden clear and good jump last - stayed on run-in - gamely(op 9/2)
10 G Good
Nicky Richards 144 lbs 4/1J Won
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3m1½f 3m1f 3m2f 3m 3m2f
2nd
Towards rear on outer early - slow jump 2nd - headway into midfield after 6th - went third 16th - raced slightly wide home turn - pressed winner 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakening when tired jump last - no match for winner(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
10 G AVG
Jamie Snowden 143 lbs 18/1 5
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3m3½f 3m2½f 3m 3m2f 3m3½f
3rd
Raced wide - held up in rear - steady headway 17th - outpaced after 5 out - no chance but rallied from 2 out - went modest third run-in(tchd 13/2)
6 G AVG
Fiona Needham 137 lbs 15/2 5.5
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3m6½f 3m4½f 3m2f 3m2f 3m5f
4th
Midfield - not fluent 11th - headway and in touch with leaders 17th - briefly went second home turn - weakened gradually from 3 out - not fluent 2 out - tired jump last - lost position run-in(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
8 G Good
Mel Rowley 143 lbs 15/2 1.5
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3m4½f 3m½f 3m 3m1f 3m
5th
In touch with leaders on inner - not fluent 13th - weakened from 4 out (vet reported gelding was treated for post-race heat stress)
5 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 142 lbs 4/1J 11
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3m1½f 3m 3m 3m3½f 3m6½f
6th
Towards rear - brief headway 5 out - weakened quickly from 4 out - tailed off(op 4/1)
6 G AVG
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 139 lbs 5/1 28
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3m4½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m7f 3m½f
7th
Midfield on inner - dropped to rear after 6th - hit 9th - lost ground quickly before 5 out - soon tailed off(op 18/1)
8 G AVG
Ryan Potter 139 lbs 22/1 10
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3m2f 4m 2m7½f 3m6f 3m6½f
99th
In touch with leaders in centre of group - weakened quickly before 5 out - tailed off from 4 out - pulled up 2 out(op 17/2)
8 G AVG
James Owen 142 lbs 13/2 -
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3m4½f 3m1½f 4m2f 3m2f 3m
99th
Disputed lead early - prominent from 2nd - pressed winner 17th - lost position before 5 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown - other than a report from the rider - that the gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 10/1)
9 G Good
Mrs Sara V Bradstock 168 lbs 17/2 -
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3m 3m½f 3m1½f 3m½f 3m5f
99th
Held up in rear - awkward jump 13th - niggled along briefly after 14th - struggling before 16th - soon tailed off - pulled up (jockey said gelding never travelled)(tchd 22/1)
7 G AVG
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 142 lbs 25/1 -
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