16 Dec 2017 14:25 Newcastle
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 1m 4f 98y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(4) |   | - | Esspeegee (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 328311 / 12 | Flat (67) | Mr Paul Hainey | A Bailey The Skills People… | 13/2 | |
| close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(12) |   | HD | Magistral (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 805640 / 8 | Flat (10), Jump (234) | P J McDonald | Miss L A Perratt Miss L A Perratt | 14/1 | |
| in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(8) |   | 2½ L | Life Knowledge (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 7-14206 / 9 | Flat (23), Jump (267) | C Lee | P Holmes Mrs C M Clarke,… | 15/2 | |
| held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(1) |   | HD | Mitcd (IRE) (filly, grey, 8 11) | 08558/6 / 7 | Flat (58), Jump (44) | Jamie Gormley | G Bewley Mrs Julie Lloyd | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(7) |   | HD | Percy Verence (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) | 990557 / 5 | Flat (42), Jump (52) | Rachel Richardson | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr David Tate | 66/1 | |
| raced wide close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(9) |   | 1¾ L | Bigbadboy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 011634 / 10 | Flat (45) | Harrison Shaw | C A Mulhall Ms Y Featherstone… | 8/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(10) |   | NK | Bollihope (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) | 237845 / 8 | Flat (29), Jump (752) | D C Costello | R C Guest Mr Mark Gerard… | 9/2 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(6) |   | 1 L | Western Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 29007-2 / 9 | Flat (16), Jump (557) | Nicola Currie | D E Cantillon Mr Don Cantillon | 3/1 | |
| took keen hold, hampered after 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(3) |   | ½ L | Noble Aussie (IRE) (gelding, grey, 8 9) | 480-698 / 6 | Flat (105) | T Eaves | Nicole McKenna Mr Patrick Whearty | 33/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and hung left from 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(5) |   | SHD | Leonard Thomas (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 047566 / 8 | Flat (111) | Rowan Scott | R Menzies Mr W A Robinson | 20/1 | |
| slowly away towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(11) |   | 4 L | Falcon's Fire (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 9) | 595736 / 5 | Flat (21) | G Lee | K Dalgleish Mr Ronnie Docherty | 5/1 | |
| held up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(2) |   | 13 L | Wind Turbine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 5) | 906 / 3 | Flat (31) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Course And Distance… | 33/1 | |
| led, jinked right after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
