31 Mar 2026 16:30 Newcastle
Winner: £6,150 (Penalty: £3,248); Distance: 2m 4f 19y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Ceolwulf (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 10) |
3/215-22 / 10 |
Jump (33) | James Bowen | Fionn McSharry Mr Chris McSharry |
11/4 | |
| prominent, soon raced in second, led before 3 out, ridden when joined after 2 out, ridden to assert after last, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
Zumbi (GER) (gelding, grey, 11 4) |
3/8-PP44 / 9 |
Jump (17) | Leah Noreci | James Moffatt Dave & Yvonne Simpson |
12/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, ridden to go third 3 out, ran on well and upsides winner last, ridden run-in, no extra and just held on to second towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| NK |
El Muchacho (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 0) |
151F32 / 9 |
Jump (12) | William Maggs | M E Sowersby T J Stubbins M… |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, dropped to last and not fluent 2nd, ridden before 3 out, chased leaders from 2 out, kept on, just failed to reach runner-up final strides | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 6 L |
Kingston Rock (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 3) |
836-PPP / 8 |
Jump (49) | Edward Austin | Gary Rutherford Mr J L And Mrs… |
28/1 | |
| reluctant to line up and had to be led in start, towards rear, hung right 3 out, some headway after 2 out, stayed on to take fourth run-in, no chance with leading trio towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 8 L |
Play By The Rules (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6) |
455554- / 7 |
Flat (1313), Jump (516) |
Ryan Mania | A Nicol Molly And Paul… |
3/1 | |
| midfield, headway after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Passengerontheship (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6) |
9/4222-8 / 7 |
Jump (17) | Jonathan England | S England John Birtles And… |
10/3 | |
| rear of midfield, ridden 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
7th |
11 |
| NS |
Euchan Falls (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) |
7PPPP4 / 9 |
Jump (25) | Danny McMenamin | R M Smith Blue Circle Racing |
11/1 | |
| prominent, outpaced and lost ground 9th, pushed along and dropped to rear after 11th, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 8 L |
Ozzy Cosmo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
P3P-8P4 / 7 |
Jump (49) | C O'Farrell | N W Alexander Turcan Adams Gilmour |
16/1 | |
| midfield, dropped towards rear after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 1½ L |
Cave Hill (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
653693 / 7 |
Jump (40) | Callum Bewley | I A Duncan Stephen Sinclair… |
8/1 | |
| soon led, not fluent 7th, slight mistake 9th, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 20 L |
Sputnik (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
P-52P6P / 11 |
Jump (69) | Peter Kavanagh | Lizzie Quinlan Mrs Barbara Butterworth |
50/1 | |
| midfield, ridden on bend before 4 out, tailed off after 3 out | ||||||||||
6 |
| - |
Didntgotwenty (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
7-35521 / 7 |
Jump (44) | Sean Quinlan | M Todhunter Mr J W Hazeldean |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||