01 Feb 2022 16:00 Newcastle
Winner: £10,700 (Penalty: £5,446); Distance: 2m 7f 149y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
quinnbet.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Tartan Cookie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3-P40P5 / 9 | Jump (23) | Danny McMenamin | Ewan Whillans Mrs M A Scott | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader until awkward and lost place 4th, chased leaders in 4th, challenged before 2 out, led before the last, soon clear, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 8 L | Smokey The Bandit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 23-5683 / 7 | Jump (31) | B S Hughes | N G Richards Mrs Pat Sloan | 11/10 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 6th, hit 4 out, led before 2 out, soon hung left, ridden and headed before the last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 15 L | Stowaway John (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | U84-P89 / 11 | Jump (45) | S Mulqueen | Miss S E Forster Dave Skeldon &… | 10/1 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd 4th until after 6th, chased leaders, 3rd and no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 17 L | Le Grand Vert (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 263-1FF / 9 | Jump (114) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond All Play & No Work… | 15/2 | |
| held up last, not fluent 2nd and 9th, headway out wide approaching 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 7½ L | Black Minster (GB) (gelding, black, 10 4) | 17-454 / 7 | Jump (24) | Craig Nichol | P Atkinson Mr P G Atkinson | 4/1 | |
| led, pushed along and joined 3 out, soon ridden, headed and weakened quickly before next | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Half Track (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5-431 / 9 | Jump (42) | Sean Quinlan | N W Alexander Kildonan Gold Racing… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Scottish Accent (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 50-6241 / 9 | Jump (16) | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies Blacklock Simpson… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Spike Jones (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 21533 / 8 | Jump (18) | Danny Burton | S Drinkwater Drinkwater Family… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
