20 Dec 2014 13:40 Newcastle
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,747); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Vertem Asset Management Northumberland Chase (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Habbie Simpson (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2P4/11-4 / 10 | Jump (43) | Mr T Hamilton | Miss P Robson Mr Sandy Love | 17/2 | |
| held up in touch, driven and outpaced before 4 out, ridden after next, 4 lengths down in 4th 2 out, rallied flat, led near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | ½ L | Riskier (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 5326-23 / 10 | Jump (39) | Mr John Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade | 7/1 | |
| led, headed narrowly 8th, regained narrow lead 5 out to next, with leader, led again last, ridden flat, headed and no extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1 L | Firth Of The Clyde (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 21130-2 / 13 | Jump (42) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Mr Robert H Goldie | 10/3 | |
| in touch on outside, chased leading pair before 4 out, ridden and effort before last, kept on flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Indian Voyage (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 14211-1 / 13 | Jump (20) | Daragh Bourke | M A Barnes Mr David Carr | 4/1 | |
| pressed leader, led narrowly 8th to 5 out, regained narrow lead next, headed last, ridden and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | NK | Edmund (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 2-12124 / 10 | Jump (20) | K Renwick | Mrs A Hamilton Mr Ian Hamilton | 10/3 | |
| held up behind in touch, chased leaders 4 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no impression flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 8 L | Un Guet Apens (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 13214-2 / 12 | Jump (20) | Lucy Alexander | J Ewart Drew, Percy, Carruthers… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with leaders from next | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | And The Man (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | P211-FP / 9 | Jump (20) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Jimmy Dudgeon &… | ||
