15 Feb 2005 04:40 NEWCASTLE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £2,772); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Assumetheposition (FR) (Gelding, , 154) | / 22 | Mr L McGrath | R C Guest D V Racing | |||
| held up, headway to lead 4 out, ridden and under pressure 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2 L | Ringside Jack (GB) (Gelding, , 156) | / 11 | N Hannity | C W Fairhurst M J G Partnership | |||
| chased leaders, led 5th, headed 4 out, ridden next, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1 L | Signed And Dated (USA) (Gelding, , 143) | / 8 | G Thomas | Mrs E Slack Mr A Slack | |||
| chased leaders, lost place approaching 5th, headway after 4 out, challenged approaching next, soon ridden, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 4 L | Loscar (FR) (Gelding, , 141) | / 6 | W Dowling | L Lungo Mr W J E Scott | |||
| held up, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 13 L | Political Cruise (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | N Mulholland | R Nixon Mrs J K Marriage | |||
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 6 L | Persian Point (GB) (Gelding, , 152) | / 10 | Mr C Storey | Miss S E Forster Mr C Storey | |||
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Sir Edward Burrow (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 9 | H Oliver | W Storey Mr W Storey | |||
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 10 L | Ton-Chee (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | Paul Robson | K W Hogg Mr A J Whitehead | |||
| chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Sea Maize (GB) (Mare, , 140) | / 10 | P Aspell | C R Wilson Mr W R Wilson | |||
| chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | Dist | Cusp (GB) (Mare, , 155) | / 9 | G Berridge | C W Thornton West Wales Racing… | |||
| held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up run-in | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Soroka (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 7 | A O'Keeffe | Mrs J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | ||||
| chased leader, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before next pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | French Cedar (GB) (Gelding, , 162) | / 12 | A Dobbin | P Monteith Major General C… | ||||
| held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before next pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Coastguard (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 13 | Jimmy McCarthy | D Pearson Mr David Pearson | ||||
| chased leaders until reminders approaching 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Diamond Vein (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 6 | R Garritty | S P Griffiths Mr J Lavelle | ||||
| led, headed 5th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sunnyside Royale (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 8 | H Bastiman | R Bastiman S Durkin, P Earnshaw… | ||||
| always behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
