Full Result 3.45 Newcastle (AW) | 5 December 2025

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(Class 5) (2yo) (7f14yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,402 2nd £1,597.05 3rd £798.84 4th £399.42

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. Lake Como (IRE) 11/8F Billy Loughnane George Boughey	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	2	97	–	32	78	–
b c St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Step Sequence (Nayef)
Prominent, pressed leader and going best over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and went clear inside final furlong, won going away (op 11/10 tchd Evens)

2⁽¹⁾ 3	2. Euston Hall 3/1 Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	Kieran Shoemark Ed Walker	2	97	–	24	67	–
b c Dark Angel (IRE) - Create A Dream (USA) (Oasis Dream)
Prominent, outpaced 3f out, soon lost ground, rallied inside final furlong, kept on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner (op 10/3)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	4. King's English (IRE) 7/4 Cieren Fallon William Haggas	Cieren Fallon William Haggas	2	97	–	21	64	–
bb c Sioux Nation (USA) - Beach Of Falesa (IRE) (Dylan Thomas)
Led, pestered over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost second inside final 110yds (op 15/8 tchd 85/40)

4⁽⁸⁾ 2 [6¼]	3. Highland Shah (FR) 28/1 Rowan Scott Julie Camacho	Rowan Scott Julie Camacho	2	97	–	16	58	–
b c Persian King (IRE) - Troiecat (FR) (One Cool Cat)
In touch with leaders, outpaced and lost ground 3f out, rallied and some headway from over 1f out, not pace to challenge (op 33/1 tchd 25/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [9]	6. Petes Diamond 100/1 Andrea Pinna ⁷ Joey Ramsden	Andrea Pinna ⁷ Joey Ramsden	2	90	–	8	51	–
br g Dream Ahead (USA) - So Claire (Kyllachy)
In touch with leaders, weakened from over 2f out (op 150/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [9½]	8. What Fools Believe 80/1 Barry McHugh Ivan Furtado	Barry McHugh Ivan Furtado	2	92	–	2	44	–
b f Zoustar (AUS) - Festive Star (Golden Horn)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened from over 2f out (op 125/1)

7⁽³⁾ 3¾ [13¼]	1. Crown Inn To Win (IRE) 250/1 Jordan Nason ³ Ivan Furtado	Jordan Nason ³ Ivan Furtado	2	94	–	–	39	–
b g Ubettabelieveit (IRE) - Greek Oasis (Oasis Dream)
Awkward start, always behind (tchd 300/1)

8⁽²⁾ 4¼ [17½]	7. Victory Ace 10/1 Tom Eaves John Butler	Tom Eaves John Butler	2	97	–	–	28	–
b c Zoustar (AUS) - Rumaythah (IRE) (Kodiac)
Held up in rear, brief headway over 2f out, weakened quickly from over 1f out (vet said colt was stiff behind) (op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

8 ran Off time: 3:48:36 Winning time: 1m 28.44s (slow by 4.44s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: J R Boughey & Partner (Lake Como) 1st breeder: Newstead Breeding
2nd owner: West Paces Racing Uk 2024 Llc (Euston Hall)
3rd owner: Hampstead Holdings, LLC (King's English)
Tote win: £2.38 PL: £1.10 £1.30 £1.20 Ex: £6.20 CSF: £6.29 Trifecta: £9.30

3:45 Newcastle (AW) 5 Dec 2025

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