Full Result 5.30 Newcastle (AW) | 20 April 2026

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(Class 6) (0-55, 4yo+) 6f Standard

1st £3,245.08 2nd £1,522.72 3rd £760.74 4th £380.68 5th £189.72

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. The Gay Blade 13/2 Cara Tuke ⁵ Iain Jardine	Cara Tuke ⁵ Iain Jardine	7	93	54	55	62	–
b g Mazameer (IRE) - Big Mystery (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Prominent early, led after 1f, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	3. Fircombe Hall 15/2 Mason Paetel Philip Kirby	Mason Paetel Philip Kirby	8	98 p	54	54	61	–
ch g Charming Thought - Marmot Bay (IRE) (Kodiac)
In touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on

3⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [3]	6. Asadjumeirah 9/4F Ethan Tindall ³ Antony Brittain	Ethan Tindall ³ Antony Brittain	8	91 tp	50	42	47	–
b g Adaay (IRE) - Place In My Heart (Compton Place)
In rear, midfield 3f out, in touch with leaders 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Auntie Jo 16/1 Cian Horgan David O'Meara	Cian Horgan David O'Meara	4	97 v	53	43	48	–
gr f Havana Grey - Mary Stewart (IRE) (Dawn Approach)
Slowly away, in rear, not clear run then headway from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, eyecatcher (jockey said filly was denied a clear run between 3f marker and 1 1/2f out)

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	4. Quercus (IRE) 15/2 Conor Whiteley ³ Stephen Hanlon	Conor Whiteley ³ Stephen Hanlon	9	95 p	54	43	47	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Dufoof (IRE) (Shamardal)
Led early, headed but prominent after 1f, weakened from over 1f out

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [5½]	8. Bernie The Bear (IRE) 40/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall Linda Perratt	Tom Kiely-Marshall Linda Perratt	6	90 1 p	46	30	34	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Raeseeya (Dansili)
In touch with leaders, weakened from over 1f out

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [6¼]	7. Indy's Angel 16/1 Rhys Elliott Philip Kirby	Rhys Elliott Philip Kirby	4	91	47	29	32	–
b f Harry Angel (IRE) - Marmot Bay (IRE) (Kodiac)
Towards rear, headway and midfield over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ shd [6½]	9. Nazca 25/1 Oliver Carmichael ³ Linda Perratt	Oliver Carmichael ³ Linda Perratt	7	811 1 b	46	28	31	–
b g Oasis Dream - Pure Line (Zamindar)
Taken down early, slowly into stride, in rear, headway and in touch with leaders 3f out, weakened from 2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [8]	10. Gimmieminnie (IRE) 11/1 Shay Farmer ³ Daragh Bourke	Shay Farmer ³ Daragh Bourke	5	811 1 h	46	23	26	–
b m Kuroshio (AUS) - Scrumptious (Sakhee)
Took keen hold, midfield, towards rear 3f out, no impression

10⁽⁸⁾ nk [8¼]	1. Sedgemoor (IRE) 4/1 Jack Nicholls John Ryan	Jack Nicholls John Ryan	5	99 b	55	31	33	–
ch g Churchill (IRE) - Kemble (IRE) (Kodiac)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened from over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)

11⁽¹⁾ 1 [9¼]	11. World Of Darcy (IRE) 16/1 Alexandra Egan ⁵ John Ryan	Alexandra Egan ⁵ John Ryan	5	89 1 p	46	19	21	–
b g Soldier's Call - Alicia Darcy (IRE) (Sir Prancealot)
Midfield, weakened from over 2f out

11 ran Off time: 5:33:03 Winning time: 1m 12.03s (slow by 1.33s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Iain Jardine Racing Club (The Gay Blade) 1st breeder: W G H Barrons
2nd owner: P Kirby (Fircombe Hall)
3rd owner: Northgate Lodge Racing Club (Asadjumeirah)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2 £2.80 £1.40 Ex: £52.40 CSF: £55.79 Tricast: £148.45 Trifecta: £192.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 23 (19%) M [5-7] 50 (38%) H [8-11] 77 (43%)

5:30 Newcastle (AW) 20 Apr 2026

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