02 Mar 2017 14:10 Newcastle
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,763); Distance: 7f 14y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
sunbets.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | War Department (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 623-274 / 5 | Flat (26) | Connor Beasley | K Dalgleish Weldspec Glasgow… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, led well over 1f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(7) |   | 1¼ L | Safe Voyage (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1U5-110 / 10 | Flat (26) | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn Mr Ross Harmon | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(6) |   | 1 L | Bouclier (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 40140-9 / 9 | Flat (55) | Alistair Rawlinson | M Appleby Mr James Unett | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, took 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(4) |   | HD | Dutch Art Dealer (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 3265-10 / 6 | Flat (44) | S De Sousa | I Furtado The Giggle Factor… | 4/1 | |
| started slowly, behind, steady headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(5) |   | 1½ L | Shamaheart (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 64557-0 / 9 | Flat (26) | S H James | G A Harker Mr A S Ward | 25/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(1) |   | 1¾ L | Free Code (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 3773-16 / 7 | Flat (16) | P Makin | T D Barron Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan | 4/1 | |
| chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(9) |   | ½ L | Equally Fast (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 5300-69 / 10 | Flat (19) | L P Keniry | P W Hiatt Ridge House Stables… | 16/1 | |
| led until pushed along and headed inside final 2f, ridden hung left and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(2) |   | 3½ L | Merdon Castle (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 90-4684 / 7 | Flat (13) | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr West Wilts Hockey… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and struggling 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(3) |   | 3¼ L | Newstead Abbey (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 00300-8 / 9 | Flat (13) | T Eaves | M Herrington Lets Be Lucky Racing… | 25/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
