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12:30 Newcastle 18 Dec 2021

bet365 Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 3yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles 1 omitted
1st £2,341.78 2nd £1,078.87 3rd £539.22 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 117 93 95 105
b g Westerner - Quel Bleu (IRE) (Tel Quel)
Made all, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, good jump when going best 2 out, soon shaken up and went further clear, good jump last, pushed out run-in, readily (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
2 
4 114 90 84 96
b g Kutub (IRE) - Morning With Ivan (IRE) (Ivan Denisovich)
Chased leader, not fluent 3rd, went second home turn, 2 lengths down 3 out, pushed along when not fluent 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on but no match for winner (op 7/1)
3  10 [16½]
5 105 80 62 77
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Tralanza (IRE) (Traditionally)
Travelled strongly, midfield, headway and chased leader 3 out, went third 2 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, kept on but no match for first two (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
4  [18¼]
5 110 86 66 81
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Divine Surprise (IRE) (Hernando)
Prominent, not fluent 2nd, lost position and niggled along when midfield before 3rd, towards rear 3rd, dropped to last 4th, soon pushed along, got behind before 3 out, ridden and rallied before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went fourth run-in (op 9/2 tchd 3/1)
5  ½ [18¾]
11 104 p 76 55 71
b g Barathea (IRE) - Irina (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Midfield, headway after 5th, chased leader 3 out, soon went third, no extra when lost third 2 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
6  2 [20¾]
9 113 89 66 82
bb g Kalanisi (IRE) - Bonnie Parker (IRE) (Un Desperado)
In rear, some headway home turn, going okay when in touch with leaders 3 out, pushed along and no response before 2 out, weakened gradually approaching last (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
7  nk [21]
4 110 93 69 87
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Almashooqa (USA) (Dubawi)
Chased leader, pushed along home turn, lost position when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened and no chance (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe) (op 16/1)
8  [24¼]
5 114 hp1 90 62 80
b g Footstepsinthesand - Hamalka (IRE) (Alhaarth)
In rear, some headway home turn, pushed along before 3 out, weakened run-in, never on terms (op 50/1)
9  2 [26¼]
7 113 89 59 78
b g Stowaway - Figlette (Darshaan)
Chased leader, not fluent 1st, close up 3rd, not fluent 4th, jumped left 5th, lost position and in rear home turn, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened (op 33/1)
10  [27½]
8 112 tp 98 67 85
b g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Lady Hawkfield (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
Towards rear, headway into midfield home turn, chased leader 3 out, soon pushed along and no response, ridden and lost position before 2 out, weakened when in rear approaching last (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from the second last; vet reported that a post-race examination, during routine testing, failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/2)
11  13 [40½]
6 100 Out-of-Handicaps 8 72 24 47
b g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Miss D'Anjou (FR) (Panoramic I)
Taken down early, took keen hold, in rear, hit 3rd, pushed along after 5th, weakened and struggling home turn, tailed off after 3 out (op 66/1)
The first hurdle past the winning post was omitted due to low sun.
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