10 Apr 2021 17:30 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 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Ballycrystal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 992035 / 14 | Jump (17) | Miss Becky Smith | Micky Hammond A & S Associates | 8/1 | |
| midfield, took closer order 6th, ridden and close up 3 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 6 L | Rukwa (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F-36872 / 8 | Flat (119), Jump (18) | Jonathan England | S England John Birtles, Gary… | 13/8 | |
| keen behind leaders, close up 5th, led narrowly 7th, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1 L | Dancing Doug (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9) | 07443F / 8 | Jump (20) | Craig Nichol | A C Whillans On The Road Again… | 8/1 | |
| keen in midfield, in touch behind leaders 7th, not fluent 8th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out where hampered slightly, stayed on from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | HD | Baby Jane (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 8) | 6786-8F / 8 | Jump (38) | Nathan Moscrop | G Boanas Miss G Boanas | 40/1 | |
| in rear, steady headway before 8th, progress to chase leaders travelling strongly 3 out, ridden before 2 out, outpaced before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 1 L | Bravantina (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 6-55554 / 7 | Flat (147), Jump (25) | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford Nunstainton Racing… | 5/1 | |
| midfield, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | ½ L | Kilcaragh Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 59-15P3 / 14 | Jump (23) | Philip Armson | R J Armson Mr R J Armson | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden after 8th, plugged on from 2 out but never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 20 L | Izzy's Champion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 463P63 / 10 | Jump (14) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr And Mrs T P… | 14/1 | |
| prominent, led before 5th, headed narrowly 7th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 7 L | Kitty's Cove (GB) (filly, bay, 10 4) | P-96 / 6 | Flat (221), Jump (19) | Danny McMenamin | M Todhunter Mr G Fell & Mr… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 1st, last and reminder 2nd, lost touch 4th, ridden to rejoin back of main group 6th, lost touch 7th, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 25 L | Fernhill Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 6-09588 / 6 | Jump (42) | Grant Cockburn | N W Alexander Coltman Cundall… | 28/1 | |
| towards rear, headway before 6th, ridden when hampered by faller 2 out, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Mcgarry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | P95904 / 9 | Jump (34) | Thomas Dowson | P A Kirby The Vacuum Pouch… | 0/0 | ||
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| FE | 7 |   | - | Goodtimes Badtimes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 376 / 10 | Jump (50) | Callum Bewley | K Dalgleish Chicken Hutch Racers | 7/1 | |
| midfield, headway to chase leaders 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Savoy Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 4U/P-PP4 / 10 | Jump (11) | D B Hurst | G Bewley Eales, Brown And… | 20/1 | |
| led, blundered 2nd, headed before 5th, weakened quickly and ridden in rear before 6th, tailed off before 7th, pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Bells Of Barnack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 0PU80-9 / 6 | Jump (184) | R T Dunne | Tim Vaughan Mr S Grys & Mr… | 50/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 4th, relegated towards rear 5th, progress on outside 6th, weakened rapidly before 8th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
