Full Result 1.10 Newcastle (AW) | 15 January 2021

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(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) (1m2f42yds) 1m2f Standard To Slow

1st £2,781.67 2nd £827.75 3rd £413.66 4th £300 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300 8th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Melgate Majeure 20/1 James Sullivan Danny Brooke	James Sullivan Danny Brooke	5	92	55	40	64	–
br g Lethal Force (IRE) - Ambrix (IRE) (Xaar)
Took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along and switched right over 2f out, led against near rail over 1f out, soon hard pressed, ridden and kept on well final 110yds (op 18/1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1½	11. Vertice (IRE) 15/2 Shane Gray Tracy Waggott	Shane Gray Tracy Waggott	4	88	48	31	54	–
ch f Toronado (IRE) - Asima (IRE) (Halling)
Slowly away, raced wide, took keen hold, towards rear, steady headway and prominent halfway, ridden and briefly disputed lead towards near side over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, held towards finish (op 7/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	8. Ad Libitum 7/1 Jason Hart Roger Fell	Jason Hart Roger Fell	6	90	53	30	55	–
b g Elusive Quality (USA) - Sarmad (USA) (Dynaformer)
Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, shaken up and steady headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, went third inside final furlong, kept on, no match for first two (op 8/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [6¾]	1. International Law 7/1 Cam Hardie Antony Brittain	Cam Hardie Antony Brittain	7	99	62	33	59	–
gr g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Cruel Sea (USA) (Mizzen Mast)
Took keen hold, midfield, pushed along on far side of group over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, went fourth inside final 110yds, kept on, not pace to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7¼]	4. Utopian Lad (IRE) 7/2F Phil Dennis David Loughnane	Phil Dennis David Loughnane	4	96	60	31	56	–
b g Society Rock (IRE) - Perfect Pose (IRE) (Amadeus Wolf)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, outpaced and lost two places inside final furlong (op 10/3)

6⁽⁹⁾ shd [7¼]	2. Antagonize 15/2 Graham Lee Bryan Smart	Graham Lee Bryan Smart	5	97	60	29	55	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Hakuraa (IRE) (Elnadim)
Walked to post, taken down early, raced wide, took keen hold, midfield, headway and went second after 4f, pushed along and edged left over 1f out, outpaced and beaten inside final furlong (op 12/1)

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [8]	7. Travel Lightly 40/1 Paul Mulrennan Rebecca Menzies	Paul Mulrennan Rebecca Menzies	6	92 p	55	22	49	–
b m Showcasing - Upton Seas (Josr Algarhoud)
In rear, short of room after 1f, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, made no impression (op 33/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ ½ [8½]	10. Man Of Verve (IRE) 10/1 Andrew Breslin ⁵ Philip Kirby	Andrew Breslin ⁵ Philip Kirby	7	83	47	13	40	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - She's Our Rock (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Slowly away, held up in last, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, keeping on but no impression when short of room inside final 110yds, never dangerous

9⁽⁸⁾ nse [8¾]	13. Dorset Blue (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Mullen Mark Walford	Andrew Mullen Mark Walford	4	86 v	46	12	39	–
b g Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Spinning Lucy (IRE) (Spinning World)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, lost position but prominent over 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong (op 40/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [9]	12. The Brora Pobbles 12/1 Barry McHugh Alistair Whillans	Barry McHugh Alistair Whillans	6	87 1	46	10	39	–
b m Helmet (AUS) - Snow Blossom (Beat Hollow)
Took keen hold, midfield on inner, pushed along and headway on far side of group over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 10/1)

11⁽³⁾ 3 [12]	3. Corrida De Toros (IRE) 10/1 Callum Hutchinson ⁷ Ed de Giles	Callum Hutchinson ⁷ Ed de Giles	5	813	59	17	46	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - The Shrew (Dansili)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold, towards rear, ridden and headway on far side of group over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1)

12⁽⁶⁾ 13 [25]	9. Splash Of Verve (IRE) 17/2 William Cox ³ David Thompson	William Cox ³ David Thompson	9	810 p	52	–	16	–
b g Fast Company (IRE) - Ellistown Lady (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Led, headed but pressed leader after 2f, lost second but close up after 4f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly) (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

13⁽¹²⁾ 3¾ [28¾]	5. The Game Of Life 16/1 Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	6	95	58	–	15	–
b g Oasis Dream - Velvet Star (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent on outer, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon lost position and struggling, beaten when edged left over 1f out (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

13 ran Off time: 1:11:58 Winning time: 2m 13.07s (slow by 5.57s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: MT Buckley & Brough Farm Racing Partners (Melgate Majeure) 1st breeder: Whitwell Bloodstock
2nd owner: Miss T Waggott (Vertice)
3rd owner: Colne Valley Racing & Partner (Ad Libitum)
Tote win: £24 PL: £6.70 £3.10 £2.70 Ex: £225.40 CSF: £164.83 Tricast: £1,180.22 Trifecta: £1,936.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 66 (24%) M [5-9] 30 (36%) H [10-13] 54 (40%)

1:10 Newcastle (AW) 15 Jan 2021

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