Full Result 2.20 Newcastle (AW) | 29 November 2016

Betway Handicap (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m2f42yds) 1m2f Standard

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽²⁾	3. Bollihope 9/2 Connor Beasley Richard Guest	Connor Beasley Richard Guest	4	95	68	71	77	–
ch g Medicean - Hazy Dancer (Oasis Dream)
Held up and behind, headway 2f out, chased leaders just over 1f out, soon ridden, driven to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead on line, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last (op 5/1)

1⁽⁴⁾ nse	6. Taopix 3/1 Graham Lee Karen McLintock	Graham Lee Karen McLintock	4	812	61	63	70	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Sinister Ruckus (USA) (Trippi)
Soon tracking leader, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, kept on, headed on line, finished 2nd, awarded race (tchd 11/4)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [2½]	1. L'Inganno Felice (FR) 4/1 P J McDonald Iain Jardine	P J McDonald Iain Jardine	6	97 h	70	67	74	–
br g Librettist (USA) - Final Overture (FR) (Rossini)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out and soon close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 10/3)

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [2¾]	4. Roman De Brut (IRE) 13/2 Dale Swift Mark Loughnane	Dale Swift Mark Loughnane	4	94	67	63	71	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Nesmeh (USA) (More Than Ready)
Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 7/1 tchd 6/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [7¼]	8. Dancin Alpha 40/1 Neil Farley Alan Swinbank	Neil Farley Alan Swinbank	5	89	58	45	53	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Phoebe Woodstock (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Held up in rear, headway on outer 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, finished 5th, placed 4th (tchd 33/1 and 50/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7¾]	2. Zabeel Star (IRE) 11/4F Callum Shepherd ³ Graeme McPherson	Callum Shepherd ³ Graeme McPherson	4	93	69	55	63	–
ch g Arcano (IRE) - Deep Winter (Pivotal)
Tracked leaders, headway on outer over 3f out, close up well over 2f out, soon ridden and gradually weakened, finished 6th, placed 5th (jockey said gelding hung right throughout) (op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [8¼]	7. Symbolic Star (IRE) 50/1 Phil Dennis ⁵ Barry Murtagh	Phil Dennis ⁵ Barry Murtagh	4	86	60	45	53	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Epitome (IRE) (Nashwan)
Always towards rear, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 66/1 tchd 80/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 2 [10¼]	5. Maskoon 20/1 Paddy Aspell Philip Kirby	Paddy Aspell Philip Kirby	5	93	66	47	55	–
ch g Aqlaam - Tamazug (Machiavellian)
Prominent, ridden along on inner over 3f out, soon driven and weakened, finished 8th, placed 7th (tchd 18/1)

8⁽³⁾ 1½ [11¾]	9. Outlaw Torn (IRE) 25/1 Tom Marquand Richard Guest	Tom Marquand Richard Guest	7	87 6 e/s	56	34	42	–
ch g Iffraaj - Touch And Love (IRE) (Green Desert)
Set good pace and soon clear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 33/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:20:13 Winning time: 2m 8.42s (slow by 0.92s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Roger Stockdale (Taopix) 1st breeder: Lady Jennifer Green
2nd owner: A Dawson & Mrs K Campbell (L'Inganno Felice)
3rd owner: Phil Slater (Roman De Brut)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £2.10 £1.60 £1.80 Ex: £23.50 CSF: £17.84 Tricast: £58.29 Trifecta: £96.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 0 (23%) M [4-6] 80 (35%) H [7-9] 70 (42%)

Following a BHA inquiry, Bollihope, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed last - postive sample. Taopix was awarded the race.

2:20 Newcastle (AW) 29 Nov 2016

Betway Handicap (Div I)