20 Mar 2010 16:00 Newcastle
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,070); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Guinness Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Mister Marker (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 40-2171 / 13 | Jump (9) | F Davis | N G Richards Miss J R Richards | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway and in touch 8th, challenged when hit 3 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Dancing Dik (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 8) | 254217 / 12 | Flat (523), Jump (28) | C I Gillies | C Grant Mr S Dixon | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, headway 4 out, challenged going best 2 out, ridden and every chance flat, kept on until no extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 7 L | Bold Ransom (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 321-422 / 8 | Jump (42) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Mrs J W Furness | 4/1 | |
| led, headed 8th, led again next, headed 2 out, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 9 L | Minster Shadow (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 1/PR-654 / 13 | Jump (59) | Ryan Mania | C Grant Anne Cairns And… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway 4 out, effort next, soon ridden and kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | SHD | Heez A Steel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3-21144 / 14 | Jump (112) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mrs J M Walton | 12/1 | |
| behind, headway and in touch 7th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, stayed on under pressure flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | NK | Spring Breeze (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | P/7-2114 / 9 | Flat (37), Jump (14) | D C Costello | J & S Quinn Mr J N Blackburn | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 9th, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 30 L | Flake (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 653176 / 10 | Flat (2417), Jump (33) | Tjade Collier | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Keith Nicholson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along 6th, soon lost place, headway under pressure before 3 out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 22 L | Watercolours (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 2) | 4-8032 / 7 | Flat (515), Jump (7) | R McGrath | J S Goldie G Mullins | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place after 7th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 29 L | Brackenmoss (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 0) | 236-26P / 7 | Jump (43) | Colm McCormack | K G Reveley Home & Away Partnership… | 16/1 | |
| in rear lost touch 7th, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Quws Law (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | P0-4P9P / 9 | Jump (35) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Ian D Miller | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Tot O'Whiskey (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | P4-P9PP / 10 | Jump (14) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Boundary Garage… | ||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Sphinx (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 341-326 / 16 | Flat (140), Jump (28) | G Lee | E W Tuer Mr E Tuer | ||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Star Player (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 811P/PP / 9 | Jump (17) | B S Hughes | C Grant Mr Steve Wilson | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Native Coral (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | F231-P9 / 12 | Jump (118) | Stephen Mulqueen | N G Richards Miss J R Richards | ||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Akilak (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 12) | 128-676 / 9 | Flat (2093), Jump (49) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson ADA Partnership | ||
