Full Result 8.05 Newcastle (AW) | 26 May 2016

Surgo Construction Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m5yds) 1m Standard

1st £7,762.80 2nd £2,310 3rd £865.80 4th £865.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	3. Firmament 5/1J Shelley Birkett ³ David O'Meara	Shelley Birkett ³ David O'Meara	4	94	85	78	95	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Heaven Sent (Pivotal)
Dwelt, held up, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, kept on well (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ shd	6. Hard To Handel 5/1J Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	4	94	82	75	91	–
b g Stimulation (IRE) - Melody Maker (Diktat)
Held up, headway near side of group to press winner over 1f out, edged left and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held (tchd 9/2)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	12. Sands Chorus 12/1 Tom Eaves James Given	Tom Eaves James Given	4	813	77	66	82	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Wood Chorus (Singspiel)
Taken early to post, close up, ridden and chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right final 2f) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ dht [1¾]	13. Muhaafiz (IRE) 6/1 James Doyle David Brown	James Doyle David Brown	4	812	76	65	81	–
br g Lord Shanakill (USA) - Yasmin Satine (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 8/1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [3¼]	11. Zabeel Star (IRE) 33/1 Joe Doyle ³ Graeme McPherson	Joe Doyle ³ Graeme McPherson	4	810	77	62	78	–
ch g Arcano (IRE) - Deep Winter (Pivotal)
Held up in touch, driven and outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on (trainer's rep said gelding lost left-fore shoe)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¾]	1. Mukhayyam 16/1 Rachel Richardson ⁵ Tim Easterby	Rachel Richardson ⁵ Tim Easterby	4	92	85	69	86	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Caster Sugar (USA) (Cozzene)
Held up in midfield, driven and outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (op 20/1)

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4]	9. Eutropius (IRE) 16/1 Joe Fanning Alan Swinbank	Joe Fanning Alan Swinbank	7	91	79	63	79	–
b g Ad Valorem (USA) - Peps (IRE) (Val Royal)
Slowly away, held up, effort and pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

8⁽⁶⁾ nse [4]	5. Red Touch (USA) 14/1 Alistair Rawlinson ³ Michael Appleby	Alistair Rawlinson ³ Michael Appleby	4	91	82	66	82	–
bb g Bluegrass Cat (USA) - Touchnow (CAN) (Pleasant Tap)
Held up in midfield, effort over 2f out, edged left, no impression from over 1f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	7. Darrington 8/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	4	93	81	62	78	–
b g Archipenko (USA) - Rosablanca (IRE) (Sinndar)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [6¼]	4. One Pekan (IRE) 12/1 David Egan ⁷ Roger Varian	David Egan ⁷ Roger Varian	6	813	84	62	78	–
b g Hard Spun (USA) - Stormy Blessing (USA) (Storm Cat)
Missed break, held up, headway on far side of group over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [8]	14. Echo Of Lightning 40/1 Callum Shepherd ⁵ Brian Ellison	Callum Shepherd ⁵ Brian Ellison	6	87 p	76	50	66	–
b g Echo Of Light - Classic Lass (Dr Fong)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33/1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 3 [11]	8. Shouranour (IRE) 28/1 Josh Doyle ⁵ Alan Brown	Josh Doyle ⁵ Alan Brown	6	811 p	80	47	63	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Sharesha (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after (tchd 25/1 and 33/1)

13⁽³⁾ 6 [17]	10. Dream Walker (FR) 20/1 Ben Robinson ⁷ Brian Ellison	Ben Robinson ⁷ Brian Ellison	7	88	79	32	48	–
gr g Gold Away (IRE) - Minnie's Mystery (FR) (Highest Honor)
Prominent on far side of group, outpaced and hung left over 2f out, soon weakened (tchd 25/1)

13 ran Off time: 8:08:44 Winning time: 1m 37.97s (slow by 0.97s) Total SP: 107%
Non-runners: Margaret's Mission (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls)
Rule 4: Margaret's Mission was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 5/1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduct 15p in the pound.
1st owner: Gallop Racing (Firmament) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Limited
2nd owner: Middleham Park Racing XXV (Hard To Handel)
3rd owner: The Cool Silk Partnership (Sands Chorus) J C Fretwell (Muhaafiz)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 57 (31%) M [5-10] 29 (24%) H [11-14] 64 (45%)

8:05 Newcastle (AW) 26 May 2016

Surgo Construction Handicap