Full Result 4.42 Newcastle (AW) | 24 February 2026

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(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) (7f14yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,140.40 2nd £1,473.60 3rd £736.20 4th £368.40 5th £183.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Operation Gimcrack (IRE) 6/1 David Nolan Bryan Smart	David Nolan Bryan Smart	6	96	57	40	66	–
ch g Showcasing - Folk Melody (IRE) (Street Cry)
Midfield, headway and switched left over 1f out, ridden and led final 110yds, kept on (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	3. Bomb Squad (IRE) 7/2 P J McDonald John Mackie	P J McDonald John Mackie	8	98 p	59	40	64	–
gr g Lethal Force (IRE) - Dutch Destiny (Dutch Art)
Led at steady pace, soon pestered, joined over 1f out, headed final 110yds, kept on (op 4/1)

3⁽¹⁾ hd [1]	8. Call Glory (IRE) 6/1 David Egan Ian Williams	David Egan Ian Williams	5	95	56	36	60	–
b g Soldier's Call - La Perla (SPA) (Sinndar)
Prominent, disputed lead over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds (tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	2. Jkr Cobbler (IRE) 100/30F Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Iain Jardine	Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Iain Jardine	7	93 h	59	36	60	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Lady Vyrnwy (IRE) (Bertolini)
Slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final 110yds (tchd 5/2)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2¾]	5. Good Karma 11/1 Sean Kirrane John David Riches	Sean Kirrane John David Riches	6	97	58	33	58	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Prontamente (More Than Ready)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, lost second over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 9/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [4¼]	9. Instant Bond 7/1 Jason Hart Michael Wigham	Jason Hart Michael Wigham	5	93 ht¹	54	25	50	–
b g Intrinsic - Misu Billy (Misu Bond)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (tchd 8/1)

7⁽²⁾ nk [4½]	6. Trais Fluors 12/1 Lauren Young ⁵ Linda Perratt	Lauren Young ⁵ Linda Perratt	12	91	57	27	52	–
bb g Dansili - Trois Lunes (FR) (Manduro)
Slowly away, towards rear, brief headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (tchd 14/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 5 [9½]	10. Mighty Power (IRE) 100/1 Sean D Bowen Lisa Williamson	Sean D Bowen Lisa Williamson	8	813 p	50	6	31	–
gr g Markaz (IRE) - Tooley Woods (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Slowly away, soon in touch with leaders on far side of group, weakened 2f out (op 50/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [10¼]	4. Habrdi (IRE) 11/2 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	5	97 p	58	12	37	–
b g Calyx - Second Glance (IRE) (Galileo)
Taken down early, pressed leaders, bit short of room over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 13/2)

10⁽⁸⁾ 2 [12¼]	1. Rocket Rod (IRE) 50/1 Sam James Geoffrey Harker	Sam James Geoffrey Harker	9	99	60	9	34	–
b g Australia - Tessa Reef (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Always behind (op 40/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:45:33 Winning time: 1m 29.55s (slow by 5.55s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: P Chettle And B Smart (Operation Gimcrack) 1st breeder: Corduff Stud & T J Rooney
2nd owner: Derbyshire Racing III (Bomb Squad)
3rd owner: Ian James Christelow (Call Glory)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £2.70 £1.60 £1.70 Ex: £39 CSF: £28.36 Tricast: £135.56 Trifecta: £322.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (37%) M [4-7] 56 (30%) H [8-10] 21 (33%)

4:42 Newcastle (AW) 24 Feb 2026

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