Full Result 4.10 Newcastle (AW) | 1 January 2025

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(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m5yds) 1m Standard

1st £13,189.68 2nd £6,189.12 3rd £3,092.04 4th £1,547.28 5th £771.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Storm Star 7/2 Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	4	86	86	42	96	–
ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Dancing Star (Aqlaam)
In touch with leaders, some headway and going best 2f out, led over 1f out, hung left but ran on inside final furlong (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	6. Apiarist (IRE) 3/1 Rowan Scott Kevin Ryan	Rowan Scott Kevin Ryan	4	88	88	43	96	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Samdaniya (Machiavellian)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 2f out, headway from over 1f out, kept on but no impression inside final furlong (tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1½]	1. Popmaster (IRE) 13/2 Hector Crouch Ed Walker	Hector Crouch Ed Walker	7	99	103	56	109	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Best New Show (IRE) (Clodovil)
Midfield, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (tchd 6/1)

4⁽²⁾ shd [1½]	2. Symbol Of Light 17/2 Jason Watson Julie Camacho	Jason Watson Julie Camacho	6	91 w² hp	95	47	101	–
br g Shamardal (USA) - Pure Diamond (Street Cry)
Ducked left start, slowly away, in rear, headway from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2½]	5. Empirestateofmind (IRE) 25/1 Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	7	810 b	90	40	94	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Adore (Oasis Dream)
Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 22/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [4¾]	3. Qazaq (FR) 15/8F Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	4	812	92	37	90	–
b g Kingman - Qabala (USA) (Scat Daddy)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway but hung left from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 7/4 tchd 2/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 3 [7¾]	4. Blue Prince (IRE) 22/1 Cam Hardie David Evans	Cam Hardie David Evans	4	811	91	28	82	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Zip Along (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Taken down early, took keen hold, prominent, weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)

7 ran Off time: 4:10:10 Winning time: 1m 41.77s (slow by 4.77s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: J C Smith (Storm Star) 1st breeder: Littleton Stud
2nd owner: Steve Ryan (Apiarist)
3rd owner: Laurence Bellman (Popmaster)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2.40 £1.80 Ex: £16.60 CSF: £14.36 Trifecta: £58.10

4:10 Newcastle (AW) 1 Jan 2025

BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap