21 Dec 2016 13:30 Newcastle
Winner: £11,500 (Penalty: £7,246); Distance: 1m 5y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
sunbets.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(1) |   | - | Flaming Spear (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 05-2000 / 9 | Flat (46) | R Winston | K A Ryan Tony Bloom | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led 6f out, made rest, ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, kept on gamely and in control towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(5) |   | 1¼ L | Constantino (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 91-9432 / 8 | Flat (14) | J Fanning | R A Fahey P Faucampre | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(13) |   | ½ L | Fuwairt (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 138042 / 9 | Flat (11) | Connor Beasley | R Fell & S Murray Peter Clarke Racing… | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd close home, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(12) |   | ½ L | Keystroke (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 100041 / 8 | Flat (25) | G Lee | J Noseda Gg Thoroughbreds… | 15/8 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway near side over 3f out, 3rd travelling well 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(10) |   | NK | Fort Bastion (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 801100 / 8 | Flat (13) | B A Curtis | B Ellison Koo's Racing Club | 50/1 | |
| awkwardly away, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(8) |   | 1¼ L | Briardale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 121402 / 10 | Flat (75) | P Cosgrave | J D Bethell J Carrick&clarendon… | 16/1 | |
| steadied start, took keen hold, held up, headway near side over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(2) |   | ½ L | Georgian Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 627548 / 9 | Flat (11) | Jordan Vaughan | K R Burke Camillus Slevin | 33/1 | |
| led 2f, chased winner, every chance 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(3) |   | NK | Quixote (GER) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 795078 / 9 | Flat (42) | George Downing | A W Carroll Mr James Unett | 4/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(11) |   | ¾ L | Michele Strogoff (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 345355 / 8 | Flat (13) | Josephine Gordon | R Fell & S Murray Mr Michael Appleby | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(7) |   | ½ L | Two For Two (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 305080 / 10 | Flat (20) | P J McDonald | R Fell & S Murray Fell & Kelvin | 50/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(4) |   | 7 L | Mont Ras (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 808398 / 10 | Flat (37) | Ben Sanderson | R Fell & S Murray Colne Valley Racing | 100/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(9) |   | ¾ L | Pike Corner Cross (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 167511 / 8 | Flat (26) | Rob Hornby | E De Giles Mrs I M Folkes | 16/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 3f out,ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8(6) |   | 12 L | Amazement (GER) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 221731 / 4 | Flat (26) | L Morris | J Tate Sheikh Juma Dalmook… | 7/1 | |
| always towards rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
