Full Result 1.35 Newcastle | 21 February 2026

Costello's Cleaning Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m4f62yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £3,696.70 2nd £1,701 3rd £850.50 4th £425.60 5th £212.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Holly Bird (IRE) 14/1 Brian Hughes Sandy Thomson	Brian Hughes Sandy Thomson	7	114 p	90	92	95	–
b m Mount Nelson - Holly Baloo (IRE) (Milan)
In touch with leaders on inner, headway and led after 3 out, kept on well, comfortably (op 12/1)

2 5½	12. Glory Hights 10/1 Danny McMenamin Chris Grant	Danny McMenamin Chris Grant	10	1013 p	85	82	86	–
b g Fame And Glory - Lady Hight (FR) (Take Risks)
On inner and pressed leader, led before 3 out, headed after 3 out, kept on but no match for winner (tchd 9/1)

3 1 [6½]	6. Drop Kick (IRE) 3/1 Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford	Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford	5	1110	96	92	94	–
b g Wings Of Eagles (FR) - Natasha Rostova (Beat Hollow)
Midfield, in touch with leaders before 3 out, went third before 2 out, stayed on (op 10/3)

4 3½ [10]	10. Mooserwirt (IRE) 16/1 Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Craig Nichol Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	6	115	91	83	88	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - No More Storms (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, not fluent 3 out, stayed on then jumped left last, no extra towards finish (op 14/1)

5 12 [22]	3. Cold Henry 33/1 Harry Bannister Sara Ender	Harry Bannister Sara Ender	7	1112	98	78	85	–
b g Sixties Icon - Flashyfrances (Franklins Gardens)
Midfield, jumped badly left 3 out, kept on but no impression when jumped left last (tchd 28/1)

6 2½ [24½]	1. Unleash The Beast (IRE) 13/8F Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	Jonathan Burke Fergal O'Brien	7	120	100	78	82	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Cloth Fair (IRE) (Old Vic)
Raced wide, towards rear, stayed on but never near to challenge (op 5/2)

7 ½ [25]	2. Starlyte (IRE) 22/1 Gregor Walkingshaw ¹⁰ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Gregor Walkingshaw ¹⁰ Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	9	113 tp	99	76	81	–
b m Sir Percy - Virevolle (FR) (Kahyasi)
In rear, some headway home straight, never on terms (op 14/1)

8 5½ [30½]	4. Justus (IRE) 66/1 Joshua Thompson ⁵ Micky Hammond	Joshua Thompson ⁵ Micky Hammond	8	117 b¹	98	70	75	–
ch g Galileo (IRE) - Landikusic (IRE) (Dansili)
In touch with leaders, prominent 3 out, weakened before 2 out (tchd 80/1)

9 5 [35½]	14. Wainwright (IRE) 25/1 Callum Bewley Nicky Richards	Callum Bewley Nicky Richards	8	108 p¹	80	46	55	–
b g Mount Nelson - Ferrestown Lady (IRE) (Darsi)
Led but pestered, headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 20/1)

10 35 [70½]	5. Sparky Tom 40/1 Ryan Mania Paul Robson	Ryan Mania Paul Robson	6	1111	97	26	38	–
b g Telescope (IRE) - Clovelly (Midnight Legend)
Never better than midfield, tailed off

11 8 [78½]	13. Sam's Falcon 50/1 Peter Kavanagh Dianne Sayer	Peter Kavanagh Dianne Sayer	7	1012	84	5	17	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Falcon's Gunner (Gunner B)
Always behind, tailed off (op 40/1)

PU	8. Eire Street (IRE) 28/1 Charlie Maggs ⁵ Jackie Stephen	Charlie Maggs ⁵ Jackie Stephen	9	114	95	–	–	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Miss Xian (IRE) (Milan)
Didn't always jump with fluency, in rear throughout, pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 33/1)

PU	7. Our Laura B (IRE) 7/1 Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	Richie McLernon Ben Haslam	8	1110 w² t	96	–	–	–
b m Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Dear Bach (IRE) (Bach)
In touch with leaders, weakened before 3 out, pulled up after 2 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly after 3rd last flight; vet examined mare post-race and had nothing to report) (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

PU	15. Boolamore Classic (IRE) 12/1 Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	7	103 b¹	75	–	–	–
b g Workforce - Castlelost (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Raced lazily at times, prominent on outer, weakened quickly after 7th, pulled up after 2 out

PU	9. Top Flight Century (FR) 20/1 Jack Power ⁵ David Thompson	Jack Power ⁵ David Thompson	5	111 p	92	–	–	–
b g The Grey Gatsby (IRE) - Wild Blossom (GER) (Areion)
Raced wide, midfield, weakened quickly after 7th, pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the going, officially described as good to soft (soft in places) which in their opinion was riding tacky, and gelding would prefer quicker; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report) (op 12/1)

15 ran Off time: 1:35:14 Winning time: 5m 8.71s (slow by 17.71s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Cakemuir Racing (Holly Bird) 1st breeder: Stephanie Hanly
2nd owner: Black And Red Racing (Glory Hights)
3rd owner: Bill Lowe (Drop Kick)
Tote win: £15.20 PL: £3.30 £2.40 £1.50 Ex: £150.10 CSF: £143.17 Tricast: £549.04 Trifecta: £1,124.10

1:35 Newcastle 21 Feb 2026

Costello's Cleaning Handicap Hurdle