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3:25 Newcastle 16 May 2023

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(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m4f19yds) 2m4f Good 14 fences 1 omitted
1st £4,858.52 2nd £2,235.60 3rd £1,117.80 4th £559.36 5th £278.76

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
9 121 116 107 128
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Serious Fun (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, headway after 4th, prominent when not fluent 9th, soon lost ground, headway and shaken up when pressed leader 3 out, soon led narrowly, not fluent and headed 2 out, ridden and rallied approaching last, kept on and led again towards finish (tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
2  ½
6 106 tp 100 90 111
b g Joshua Tree (IRE) - Out Law D'Oc (FR) (Rahotep I)
Prominent, not fluent 10th, shaken up and led before 3 out, mistake 3 out, soon headed, pushed along and rallied when led again 2 out, soon ridden, no extra and headed towards finish (tchd 16/5)
3  12 [12½]
8 109 96 74 96
b g Lucarno (USA) - Elusive Swallow (Terimon)
Led, headed but pressed leader before 8th, led again after 11th, shaken up and headed before 3 out, lost ground before 2 out, ridden approaching last, weakened run-in (op 15/8)
4  12 [24½]
10 1111 112 78 100
gr g Martaline - La Perspective (FR) (Beyssac)
Prominent, lost ground after 3rd, towards rear 9th, pushed along and no impression from 11th (op 14/1)
5  6 [30½]
8 1011 tp 98 58 83
b g Mountain High (IRE) - Benedicta Rose (IRE) (Beneficial)
Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 2nd, went second after 7th, pulled way into lead before 8th, not fluent 11th, soon headed, shaken up before 12th, briefly led before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out (vet said gelding spread the right-hind plate and had a wound on the same leg)
6  13 [43½]
10 116 107 54 82
b g Presenting - Roque De Cyborg (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Midfield, towards rear with one circuit to go, ridden after 11th, not fluent 12th, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 66/1)
PU   
11 119 110
b g Authorized (IRE) - Desert Royalty (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Prominent, not fluent 8th, soon lost ground, not fluent when towards rear 10th, soon detached, tailed off when pulled up home straight (op 25/1)
PU   
10 116 p 107
ch g Authorized (IRE) - Missy Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, dropped to last before 5th, shaken up with one circuit to go, reminders after 7th, detached after 8th, jumped right 9th, soon pulled up (op 12/1 tchd 20/1)
PU   
5 113 tp 104
b g Coastal Path - Chez Lulu (FR) (Fragrant Mix)
Always behind, pulled up home straight (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise) (op 25/1)
First in back straight omitted (damaged).
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