10 Apr 2021 16:45 Newcastle
Winner: £5,779 (Penalty: £2,342); Distance: 2m 4f 62y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Vertem Investing For The Future Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Old Jewry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 150P12 / 11 | Jump (7) | Ross Chapman | D Bourke Mr Duncan McCready | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, rapid progress between horses to lead last, stayed on strongly flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 3¼ L | Christmas In Usa (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 7-75556 / 9 | Jump (11) | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander Bowen & Nicol | 11/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 6th, ridden before 2 out, headed last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | ½ L | Seapoint (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | P89635 / 8 | Flat (894), Jump (39) | Miss Becky Smith | Miss J E Foster Give It A Go Partners | 7/1 | |
| midfield, headway to chase leaders 7th, close up 3 out, ridden before 2 out, close up last, one pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 3¼ L | Excalibur (POL) (horse (entire), grey, 10 6) | 69-00U5 / 8 | Flat (539), Jump (7) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond Ursa Major And… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway on outside before 8th, ridden before 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | HD | Akkapenko (FR) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 8-22700 / 8 | Flat (284), Jump (19) | R T Dunne | Tim Vaughan The Bill & Ben… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into midfield 7th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 20 L | Unique Company (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 630072 / 7 | Flat (202), Jump (20) | Aaron Anderson | M Weatherer Club Magdalana | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden after 6th, not fluent 7th and lost touch, plugged on from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14 |   | NK | Kisumu (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 769875 / 9 | Flat (965), Jump (18) | Joe Williamson | Micky Hammond Tasker-brown &… | 33/1 | |
| held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders 8th and ridden soon after, lost place when not fluent 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Espion De Saflo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 3-88080 / 7 | Jump (21) | Craig Nichol | A Nicol Mr William Muir | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway before 8th, ridden and lost touch before 2 out where not fluent, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | ¾ L | Kitty Fisher (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 4) | 2355-P7 / 11 | Jump (19) | Rachel McDonald | Miss S E Forster Mr C Storey | 50/1 | |
| midfield, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 6½ L | Cilluirid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P1P090 / 9 | Jump (34) | Jamie Hamilton | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… | 11/1 | |
| led narrowly, headed 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | NK | Royal Cosmic (GB) (filly, bay, 11 10) | 105-575 / 7 | Flat (30), Jump (15) | Oakley Brown | R A Fahey The Cosmic Cases | 7/1 | |
| midfield, ridden and lost place before 8th, lost touch before 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 25 L | Tabou Beach Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 035845 / 5 | Flat (72), Jump (18) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Mr John Wade | 12/1 | |
| close up, restrained behind leader 4th, ridden and lost place before 8th, weakened and tailed off before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Let's Sway (GB) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 853482 / 7 | Flat (849), Jump (9) | Sam Coltherd | S Corbett Castle View Racing | 7/2 | |
| prominent, blundered 7th, weakened quickly before 8th, detached when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Jedhi (GB) (filly, bay, 11 6) | 665P4 / 6 | Flat (39), Jump (12) | Non Runner | Jedd O'Keeffe Quantum | 0/0 | ||
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