Full Result 7.45 Newcastle (AW) | 1 April 2019

Betway Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) 6f Standard

1st £5,530.99 2nd £1,645.87 3rd £822.51 4th £411.26 5th £400 6th £400 7th £400 8th £400

Betway Handicap, 6f - Standard, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Martineo 7/4F James Doyle John Butler	James Doyle John Butler	4	96	78	81	87	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Woodland Scene (IRE) (Act One)
Held up in midfield, headway over 2f out and soon switched right to stands' rail, ridden well over 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong to lead last 75yds, edged left near finish

2⁽¹⁴⁾ nk	11. Lucky Lodge 14/1 Kieran Schofield ⁷ Antony Brittain	Kieran Schofield ⁷ Antony Brittain	9	85 v	70	72	78	–
b g Lucky Story (USA) - Melandre (Lujain)
Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed last 75yds, held when bumped near line

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1¼]	1. Athollblair Boy (IRE) 5/1 Faye McManoman ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	Faye McManoman ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	6	94	81	79	86	–
ch g Frozen Power (IRE) - Ellxell (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace towards finish

5⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [3½]	13. Dirchill (IRE) 28/1 Clifford Lee David Thompson	Clifford Lee David Thompson	5	811 b	69	58	67	–
b g Power - Bawaakeer (USA) (Kingmambo)
Prominent, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and hung badly left to far rail and headed over 1f out, one pace after, finished 4th, disqualified and placed 5th (jockey said gelding hung left)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [4]	7. Choice Encounter 8/1 Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson	Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson	4	94	76	63	72	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Gimme Some Lovin (IRE) (Desert Style)
Prominent, ridden along 2f out, slightly hampered well over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, finished 5th, placed 4th

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4½]	14. Duke Cosimo 11/1 Phil Dennis Michael Herrington	Phil Dennis Michael Herrington	9	89	67	52	61	–
ch g Pivotal - Nannina (Medicean)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	5. Paddy Power (IRE) 8/1 Sean Davis ⁵ Richard Fahey	Sean Davis ⁵ Richard Fahey	6	90	77	59	69	–
ch g Pivotal - Rag Top (IRE) (Barathea)
Midfield, headway 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, no impression final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [5½]	4. Classic Pursuit 100/1 David Nolan Stef Keniry	David Nolan Stef Keniry	8	95 v	77	58	69	–
b g Pastoral Pursuits - Snake's Head (Golden Snake)
Chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, soon driven and weakened

9⁽³⁾ nk [5¾]	6. Manshood (IRE) 14/1 P J McDonald Paul Midgley	P J McDonald Paul Midgley	6	94 b	76	56	67	–
b g Iffraaj - Thawrah (IRE) (Green Desert)
In touch, ridden along 2f out, gradually weakened

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6]	2. Chookie Dunedin 9/1 Paul Mulrennan Keith Dalgleish	Paul Mulrennan Keith Dalgleish	4	97 h	79	58	69	–
b g Epaulette (AUS) - Lady Of Windsor (IRE) (Woods Of Windsor)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, soon headed and weakened

11⁽⁷⁾ hd [6¼]	10. Epeius (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Mullen Ben Haslam	Andrew Mullen Ben Haslam	6	812 v	70	48	59	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Gilda Lilly (USA) (War Chant)
Always in rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 1 [7¼]	12. Mutabaahy (IRE) 12/1 Cam Hardie Antony Brittain	Cam Hardie Antony Brittain	4	811 h	69	43	55	–
b g Oasis Dream - Habaayib (Royal Applause)
Dwelt, always in rear

13⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [9½]	9. Inviolable Spirit (IRE) 10/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	812	70	35	49	–
b g Zebedee - Mediska (Medicean)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened

14⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [13]	8. Inaam (IRE) 16/1 Kieran O'Neill John Butler	Kieran O'Neill John Butler	6	93 h	75	26	43	–
b g Camacho - Duckmore Bay (IRE) (Titus Livius)
Took keen hold, held up, always towards rear (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)

14 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 1m 11.09s (slow by 0.69s) Total SP: 141%
1st owner: Power Geneva Ltd (Martineo) 1st breeder: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
2nd owner: Antony Brittain (Lucky Lodge)
3rd owner: The Geezaaah Partnership (Athollblair Boy)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.90 £5.80 £2.50 Ex: £51.50 CSF: £36.84 Tricast: £129.91 Trifecta: £213.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 76 (49%) M [6-9] 22 (22%) H [10-14] 52 (29%)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Dirchill, who passed the post 4th, was disqualified and placed 5th- caused interference. Choice Encounter was promoted to 4th.

left 7:45 right Newcastle (AW) 1 Apr 2019

Betway Handicap

7:45 Newcastle (AW) 1 Apr 2019