Full Result 4.00 Newcastle | 31 March 2025

Driving Range At High Gosforth Park Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (2m4f62yds) 2m4½f Good 11 hurdles

1st £5,650.67 2nd £2,600.10 3rd £1,300.05 4th £650.56 5th £324.21

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Fingal's Hill (IRE) 11/4 Brian Hughes Peter Atkinson	Brian Hughes Peter Atkinson	9	110 p	118	87	122	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Fingal's Sister (IRE) (Oscar)
Made all, increased tempo before 3 out, pushed along when good jump 2 out, ridden and ran on well run-in, unchallenged (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)

2 5	3. Lihyan (IRE) 13/2 Charlie Maggs ⁵ Rebecca Menzies	Charlie Maggs ⁵ Rebecca Menzies	7	111 h	124	88	122	–
b g Vendangeur (IRE) - Elle Est Milan (IRE) (Milan)
Held up in rear, good headway 3 out, soon hung badly left and raced awkwardly, chased clear leader 2 out, jumped left last, kept on run-in (op 11/2)

3 9 [14]	2. Pay The Piper (IRE) 6/1 Sean Quinlan Ann Hamilton	Sean Quinlan Ann Hamilton	10	1113 p	131	87	123	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Regal Holly (Gildoran)
In touch with leaders, headway 3 out, outpaced approaching last, no impression run-in (op 8/1 and tchd 17/2)

4 9½ [23½]	6. Stylish Recruit (IRE) 22/1 Jamie Hamilton Sandy Thomson	Jamie Hamilton Sandy Thomson	7	105 t	109	55	91	–
b g Ask - Stylish Ways (IRE) (Bach)
Took keen hold, prominent, lost position gradually before 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 40/1)

5 4 [27½]	4. Coniston George (IRE) 15/8F Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards	7	115 v	123	65	103	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Dazza (Bertolini)
In touch with leaders, outpaced and dropped to rear when bad mistake 3 out, kept on approaching last, no telling impression (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding made a mistake 3 out) (op 13/8)

6 24 [51½]	1. Horn Cape (FR) 9/2 Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	8	120	132	50	84	–
gr g Fame And Glory - Capstone (FR) (Al Namix)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, brief headway 7th, hung left and raced awkwardly from 3 out, weakened quickly 2 out, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

6 ran Off time: 4:00:27 Winning time: 5m 3.19s (slow by 11.19s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: P G Atkinson (Fingal's Hill) 1st breeder: J Kinsella
2nd owner: Bill Fraser & Adrian Pritchard (Lihyan)
3rd owner: Ian Hamilton (Pay The Piper)
Tote win: £3.75 PL: £1.70 £3 Ex: £18.10 CSF: £19.73 Trifecta: £81.80

4:00 Newcastle 31 Mar 2025

Driving Range At High Gosforth Park Handicap Hurdle