03 Mar 2009 17:20 Newcastle
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,626); Distance: 2m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO & 6YO; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
S.V. Rutter Ltd Intermediate Open NH Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Ceasar's Return (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 6 | F Keniry | G M Moore Ingham Racing Syndicate | 8/1 | ||
| held up in touch, outpaced over 4f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | HD | Vivona Hill (GB) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 121 / 9 | Jump (77) | B S Hughes | G A Swinbank Mrs F Crone & Mrs… | 13/2 | |
| held up, headway to lead over 4f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | NK | Bishops Heir (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 41 / 8 | Jump (34) | D C Costello | J Ewart Under Holy Orders | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, stayed on to lead just inside final furlong, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 10 L | River Music (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 8 | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr John Wade | 7/2 | ||
| with leaders, stumbled after 3f, kept on same pace from over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 8 L | Fridaythorpe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 2 / 8 | Jump (31) | Mr O Greenall | M & D Easterby Mr N H T Wrigley | 9/4 | |
| held up mid-division, chased leaders 6f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 12 L | Landofgreenginger (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 90 / 4 | Jump (46) | Claire Stretton | I W McInnes Mr G Parkinson | 150/1 | |
| with leaders, outpaced 6f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 7 L | I'll Be Frank (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 50 / 9 | Jump (41) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes Mr M D Townson | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, outpaced 6f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 18 L | Stanley Hall (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 94 / 5 | Jump (15) | M O'Connell | I W McInnes Mr R Hall | 66/1 | |
| led, headed over 6f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | Dist | Its Beyond Me (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | / 6 | C I Gillies | F P Murtagh Mrs M Irving | 40/1 | ||
| held up in touch, weakened 6f out, tailed off 3f out | ||||||||||
