5:00
Newcastle (AW)
6 Mar 2026
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(Class 4) 6f Standard
1st
£5,400 2nd
£2,535 3rd
£1,268 4th
£634
Error
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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| 3 | 94 | – | 28 | 78 | – |
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b f
Starman |
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| Took keen hold, raced in second, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and challenging over 1f out, kept on well and led inside final 110yds (Mkt1: op 5/2 tchd 9/4; Mkt2 op 2/1 tchd 7/4) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 911 | – | 34 | 81 | – |
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ch c
Mehmas (IRE) |
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| Led, increased tempo over 2f out, headed inside final 110yds, soon no extra (Mkt1: tchd 11/8; Mkt2 op 6/5) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 99 | – | 23 | 70 | – |
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ch g
Cotai Glory |
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| Took keen hold, midfield, towards rear after 1f, outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong, no match for first two (Mkt1: op 7/1; Mkt2 tchd 11/2) | ||||||||||
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4 (4)
5½
[9]
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3 | 813 | – | – | 47 | – |
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b c
Night Of Thunder (IRE) |
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| In rear throughout (Mkt1: tchd 7/1; Mkt2 op 11/2) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 813 | 67 | – | 29 | – | |||||
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ch f
Cotai Glory |
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| Slowly into stride, took keen hold, towards rear, raced in third after 1f, weakened quickly over 1f out (Mkt1: op 66/1 tchd 100/1; Mkt2 op 66/1) | ||||||||||
- 5 ran Off time: 5:19:13 Winning time: 1m 14.42s (slow by 3.72s) Total SP: 111%
- Non-runners: Bucklow Hill (withdrawn; unruly beforehand), Nursia (self certificate, temperature)
- Rule 4: Bucklow Hill was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 7/1. Rule 4 applies to bets struck prior to withdrawal but not to SP bets - deduction 10p in the Pound. New market formed.
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1st owner:
David Ward (Soul Love)
1st breeder: Northern Star Bloodstock Ltd -
2nd owner:
Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy (Silent Strike)
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3rd owner:
East 11 Limited & Peter Trainor (Cotai Lights)
- Tote win: £2.88 PL: £1.40 £1.20 Ex: £5.20 CSF: £4.62 Trifecta: £12.80