Full Result 5.45 Newcastle (AW) | 17 January 2020

Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)

(Class 4) (3yo) 6f Standard

1st £5,207.54 2nd £1,549.62 3rd £774.41 4th £387.21

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Tommy De Vito 3/1 Ben Curtis Charles Hills	Ben Curtis Charles Hills	3	95	–	57	85	–
b c Dandy Man (IRE) - Rohlindi (Red Ransom)
Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, quickened well to lead last 120yds, readily (op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	2. Never Dark 4/5F Graham Lee Andrew Balding	Graham Lee Andrew Balding	3	95	–	45	73	–
b c No Nay Never (USA) - Dark Missile (Night Shift)
Close up, slight lead 4f out, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong (op 8/11 tchd 10/11)

3⁽²⁾ nse [3]	6. Mountain Brave 9/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	90	–	39	68	–
b f Sepoy (AUS) - Plucky (Kyllachy)
Led 2f, close up, ridden to take narrow advantage over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed last 120yds, kept on (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

4⁽³⁾ 2½ [5½]	5. Cock A Hoop (IRE) 22/1 Paul Mulrennan Ben Haslam	Paul Mulrennan Ben Haslam	3	90	–	29	60	–
ch f Ivawood (IRE) - Dancing With Stars (IRE) (Where Or When)
Awkward start and in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden along and kept on same pace (op 25/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 28/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [7½]	3. Raadea 16/1 Theodore Ladd ³ Michael Appleby	Theodore Ladd ³ Michael Appleby	3	92	–	26	59	–
ch g Showcasing - Dream Melody (Selkirk)
Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, soon outpaced (op 25/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 28/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [7¾]	1. Behind The Wall (IRE) 12/1 Adam McNamara Archie Watson	Adam McNamara Archie Watson	3	95	–	25	58	–
b g Society Rock (IRE) - Few Words (Fraam)
Green and soon ridden along in rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous (op 16/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 20/1)

6 ran Off time: 5:45:54 Winning time: 1m 13.67s (slow by 3.27s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Chelsea Thoroughbreds - Goodfellas (Tommy De Vito) 1st breeder: Hillwood Bloodstock
2nd owner: J C Smith (Never Dark)
3rd owner: East Layton Stud And James Lambert (Mountain Brave)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2 £1.30 Ex: £6 CSF: £5.35 Trifecta: £17.20

5:45 Newcastle (AW) 17 Jan 2020

Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)