Full Result 8.10 Newcastle | 27 May 2010

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(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (2m19yds) 2m Good

1st £1,942.80 2nd £578.10 3rd £288.90 4th £144.30

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	10. Silent Lucidity (IRE) 8/1 Tony Hamilton Peter Niven	Tony Hamilton Peter Niven	6	87 p	45	33	54	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Mimansa (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Always prominent, headway to lead 3f out, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on strongly (op 11-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 4½	1. Spiders Star 11/1 Paul Pickard ⁵ Simon West	Paul Pickard ⁵ Simon West	7	96	63	45	67	–
br m Cayman Kai (IRE) - Kiss In The Dark (Starry Night)
Held up and behind, headway on wide outside 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, took 2nd towards finish (op 12-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	3. They All Laughed 15/2 Phillip Makin Marjorie Fife	Phillip Makin Marjorie Fife	7	93 p	55	36	58	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Royal Future (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong (op 13-2)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [5½]	4. Sendali (FR) 7/2J Graham Gibbons James Bethell	Graham Gibbons James Bethell	6	91	53	34	55	–
b g Daliapour (IRE) - Lady Senk (FR) (Pink I)
Held up, headway on inner into midfield halfway, effort when not much room well over 2f out, soon switched right and ridden, chased winner over 1f out, driven final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish (op 5-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [8]	6. Spring Breeze 5/1 Ian Brennan ⁵ John Quinn	Ian Brennan ⁵ John Quinn	9	87 v	50	28	49	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Trading Aces (Be My Chief)
In touch, ridden along and outpaced over 4f out, switched outside 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)

6⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8¾]	7. Drop The Hammer 8/1 Tadhg O'Shea J Hetherton	Tadhg O'Shea J Hetherton	4	810	50	27	48	–
b f Lucky Story (USA) - Paperweight (In The Wings)
Led 2f, chased leader until ridden along over 2f out and gradually weakened (op 6-1 tchd 9-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [9¾]	5. Mt Desert 16/1 David Allan Edwin Tuer	David Allan Edwin Tuer	8	812	50	25	47	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Chief Bee (Chief's Crown)
Midfield, pushed along and lost place over 6f out, soon in rear (op 20-1)

8⁽³⁾ 2 [11¾]	8. Cripsey Brook 28/1 Tom Eaves Keith Reveley	Tom Eaves Keith Reveley	12	810	48	21	45	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Duwon (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders, ridden along and lost place over 5f out, weakening when not much room on inner over 2f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [16¾]	9. Perez (IRE) 33/1 Dean Heslop ⁵ Wilf Storey	Dean Heslop ⁵ Wilf Storey	8	85 v	48	14	37	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Kahla (Green Desert)
Tracked leaders, ridden along over 4f out, weakened 3f out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 25-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 12 [28¾]	2. Aaman (IRE) 7/2J Joe Fanning Ed Vaughan	Joe Fanning Ed Vaughan	4	97	61	12	35	–
gr c Dubai Destination (USA) - Amellnaa (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Close up, led after 2f, ridden along and headed 3f out, weakened quickly and behind when eased final furlong (jockey said colt hung right-handed throughout) (tchd 3-1)

10 ran Off time: 8:10:00 Winning time: 3m 38.35s (slow by 12.35s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: River Danube (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: P D Niven (Silent Lucidity) 1st breeder: Mrs Jacqueline Donnelly
2nd owner: Miss Kate Milligan (Spiders Star)
3rd owner: Green Lane (They All Laughed)
Tote win: £8.40 PL: £2.40 £5.90 £4.60 Ex: £97.20 CSF: £91.51 Tricast: £688.38
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (22%) M [4-8] 50 (51%) H [9-11] 45 (27%)

8:10 Newcastle 27 May 2010

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