07 May 2016 16:05 Hexham
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,224); Distance: 2m 48y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Great North Run City Games Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Desert Island Dusk (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | P/77532- / 8 | Flat (579), Jump (15) | Daragh Bourke | M A Barnes Miss Alison P Lee | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, ridden to chase leader before last, led run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Ash Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 551F5-1 / 12 | Jump (3) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Coltherd McDougal | 11/10 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, led 2 out, headed run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 3¾ L | Miss Joeking (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) | 643133- / 6 | Jump (133) | Harry Reed | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Michael & Lady… | 11/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 2 out, went 3rd from last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 7 L | Next Hight (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 643049/ / 10 | Flat (1805), Jump (389) | Thomas Dowson | J C Haynes Mr J C Haynes | 66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Morning Time (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 480560- / 11 | Flat (1736), Jump (15) | Grant Cockburn | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Bill Forrester | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1½ L | Summer Storm (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 035476- / 8 | Jump (16) | Tony Kelly | R Menzies Chancers Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| led to 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | HD | My Escapade (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 6) | 330352- / 7 | Flat (397), Jump (42) | Amie Waugh | S Waugh Northumberland… | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Pekanheim (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | F3543-U / 9 | Jump (2) | Henry Brooke | M Todhunter Mr Andrew G Bell | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, challenged 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | HD | Green Zone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7P4- / 10 | Flat (194), Jump (16) | Callum Bewley | Miss L Harrison T Hunter & D A… | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2 out, one pace and no impression before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Exclusive Waters (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 56P0/ / 9 | Flat (250), Jump (413) | W T Kennedy | G A Charlton Garvan Donnelly | 28/1 | |
| held up mid-division, lost place before 5th and reminders, weakened and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
