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3:00 Newcastle 31 Mar 2025

Sunday Lunch At The Border Minstrel Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m7f91yds) 2m7½f Good 18 fences
1st £3,247.81 2nd £1,494.44 3rd £747.23 4th £373.92 5th £186.35

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 114 86 87 96
b m Mahler - Queen Ella (IRE) (Oscar)
Jumped well, led, increased tempo 10th, briefly headed 13th, pushed along 14th, joined briefly when good jump 4 out, kept on well from 3 out, ridden run-in, comfortably (op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
2  3
7 1113 95 94 103
ch m Ocovango - Jills Oscar (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)
Prominent, went second going best 3 out, went clear with winner from 2 out, not fluent last, no impression run-in (op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
3  [9½]
11 109 tp 77 70 77
gr g Martaline - Rainallday (FR) (Cadoudal)
Prominent, lost position briefly 7th, briefly led 13th, briefly disputed lead when not fluent 4 out, soon outpaced, lost ground quickly 3 out, slow jump 2 out, rallied last, stayed on run-in, went third again towards finish (op 9/1 and tchd 10/1)
4  ½ [10]
8 116 t 88 80 90
b m Court Cave (IRE) - Supreme Cove (Supreme Leader)
In touch with leaders, prominent 7th, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon no impression, lost third towards finish (op 5/1)
5  1 [11]
9 105 tp 76 68 76
b g Kayf Tara - Supreme Present (Presenting)
Held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, in touch with leaders 14th, slow jump 3 out, kept on but no impression run-in (op 10/3)
PU   
9 120 p1 96
b g Asian Heights - Cnocbui Cailin (IRE) (Moscow Society)
In touch with leaders, mistake 8th, slow jump and dropped to rear 9th, outpaced 13th, lost touch 14th, pulled up before 4 out (trainer said, regarding the poor form shown, that the run had come too soon for gelding having run 16 days ago) (op 13/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4)
PU   
7 111 t 83
b g Cloudings (IRE) - La Gree (FR) (Turgeon)
Held up in rear, some headway 9th, jumped right 10th, mistake 14th, soon lost ground and struggling, eased and pulled up before 4 out (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
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