04 Mar 2014 17:20 Newcastle
Winner: £2,400 (Penalty: £1,560); Distance: 2m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO to 5YO; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places home straight).
Too 'Close' To Call 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Ustica (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 5 | R McGrath | P A Kirby Deep Sea Partnership | 20/1 | ||
| chased leaders, every chance over 3f out, led over 2f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Whadaurmeddlewimei (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 4 | E Whillans | A C Whillans John & Liz Elliot | 20/1 | ||
| held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 7 L | Corsair Prince (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 5 | J Reveley | K G Reveley The Supreme Alliance… | 9/2 | ||
| held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 5f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 5 L | Imperial Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 12 | Ryan Mania | M Smith Stephen Sinclair… | 14/1 | ||
| prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | NK | Chiron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 7 | K Renwick | K Dalgleish Alison Walker Sarah… | 12/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | NK | Ardenlee Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 4 | A Nicol | P A Kirby Mrs L Hannity | 8/1 | ||
| behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 9 L | Teddy Tee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 12 | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr P Robson | 8/1 | ||
| mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | The Last Leg (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 8 | J M Maguire | Karen McLintock Mr J P G Hamilton | 4/1 | ||
| led, pushed along over 6f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | NK | Wicked Spice (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 10 | D F O'Regan | N G Richards Mr R H Walton | 7/2 | ||
| mid-division, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Alizee De Janeiro (FR) (filly, bay, 10 3) | / 9 | Grant Cockburn | Miss Lucinda V Russell Ms Deborah Thomson | 12/1 | ||
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 11 L | Silver Crossing (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 5 | Mr John Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade | 50/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Master Spider (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 5 | James Corbett | S Corbett Mr W F Corbett | 80/1 | ||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | 4 L | Valnamixe Du Mee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 9 | K Johnson | R Johnson Mrs R A Robson… | 66/1 | ||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Mighty Cliche (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 6 | Colm McCormack | Mrs Dianne Sayer Affordable Fun | 40/1 | ||
| mid-division, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
