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3:25 Newcastle 25 Feb 2023

Vertem Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (5yo+) (4m1f56yds) 4m1½f Good To Soft 22 fences 2 omitted
1st £41,624 2nd £19,136 3rd £9,568 4th £4,784 5th £2,392 6th £1,192

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
7 114 t 132 118 145
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Daraiyna (FR) (Refuse To Bend)
Didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, hit 18th, headway and in touch with leaders 19th, pushed along and outpaced after 5 out, ridden and rallied before 3 out, led after last, stayed on (op 15/8 tchd 13/8)
2 
10 1112 tp 140 124 148
b g Shantou (USA) - Cheshire Kat (King's Theatre)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced 17th, rallied 19th, went second before 2 out, led before last, hit last, soon headed, kept on, no match for winner
3  7 [9½]
8 102 Out-of-Handicaps 2 tp 116 96 116
b g Passing Glance - Claradotnet (Sri Pekan)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, led 4th, mistake and headed 17th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed before last, weakened final 110yds (op 7/1)
4  9 [18½]
9 120 v 142 116 133
gr g Shirocco (GER) - Sardagna (FR) (Medaaly)
Led, headed but pressed leader 4th, hit 17th, led again after 18th, headed and ridden 4 out, lost second before 2 out, weakened before last
5  2 [20½]
10 104 p1 118 91 110
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Amathea (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
In touch with leaders on inner, ridden and outpaced on turn before 4 out, rallied 2 out, no extra from last (op 11/1)
6  [30]
10 1011 tp 132 99 115
b g Malinas (GER) - Cool Island (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Midfield, headway on outer and prominent before 16th, ridden 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 25/1)
7  69 [99]
9 104 118 38 37
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Royal Robin (IRE) (Bob Back)
Midfield, lost position 16th, rallied and prominent 19th, mistake and outpaced 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, no chance when blundered last (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (op 11/1)
PU   
11 1011 v 125
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - My Adventure (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Didn't jump with fluency, in rear throughout, outpaced when mistake 18th, pulled up after 5 out (op 12/1)
PU   
10 109 p 123
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Adja (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway and prominent 13th, led 17th, headed after 18th, lost position when not fluent 5 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 4 out, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe) (op 16/1)
PU   
9 110 p 128
b g Shantou (USA) - Alexander Road (IRE) (Kaldounevees)
Raced wide, midfield, steady headway and prominent 16th, ridden and lost position after 4 out, weakened and pulled up after 2 out (op 20/1)
PU   
9 1010 124
b g Mustameet (USA) - Auburn Cherry (IRE) (Treasure Hunter)
Prominent on inner, blundered 14th, dropped to rear and struggling before 16th, pulled up after 18th (op 40/1)
PU   
8 108 p 122
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Etoile Des Iles (FR) (Starborough)
Held up in rear on inner, mistake 14th, ridden and struggling from 16th, pulled up after 5 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said that a post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)
PU   
8 117 b1 135
br g Court Cave (IRE) - Chocolate Silk (IRE) (Sayarshan)
In rear throughout, pushed along after 5 out, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
The fence after the winning post was omitted due to low sun
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