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8:40 Newcastle 29 May 2008

Tarmac Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 6f Good To Firm
1st £6,938.80 2nd £2,076.80 3rd £1,038.40 4th £519.20 5th £258.50
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (10)  
5 94 90 67 99
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Success Story (Sharrood)
Held up in touch, headway 2f out, effort and not clear run entering final furlong, squeezed through to lead last 100yds (op 15-2 tchd 6-1, 8-1 in a place)
2 (13) ¾
4 813 88 63 92
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Margaree Mary (CAN) (Seeking The Gold)
Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, soon driven and not quicken last 100yds (op 9-2)
3 (11) shd [¾]
5 812 84 58 88
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Reunion (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong (tchd 9-1)
4 (4) hd [1]
4 91 87 61 90
b g Fath (USA) - Farmers Swing (IRE) (River Falls I)
Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and weakened last 100yds (op 8-1 tchd 5-1)
5 (14) ½ [1½]
8 911 Extra-Weights 12 97 69 102
b g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Fateful (USA) (Topsider)
Held up towards rear, good headway 2f out, switched left and quickened 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 13-2)
6 (12) ½ [2]
5 92 88 59 88
b g Arch (USA) - Inca Dove (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led, ridden along 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 17-2)
7 (6) 3 [5]
6 810 82 43 72
ch g Compton Place - Harrken Heights (IRE) (Belmez)
Dwelt and behind, ridden along halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong, never dangerous (tchd 6-1)
8 (8) ½ [5½]
4 88 80 40 69
b g Distant View (USA) - The Great Flora (USA) (Unaccounted For)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened well over 1f out (tchd 28-1)
9 (2) ½ [6]
7 86 78 36 65
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Fairywings (Kris)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer halfway, ridden 2f out and soon beaten (op 20-1)
10 (5) [7¼]
5 810 82 36 65
b g Mozart (IRE) - Blue Sirocco (Bluebird)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 11-1)
11 (3) shd [7½]
5 91 87 41 76
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Luanshya (First Trump)
Chased leaders, effort and not clear run 2f out, no chance after (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)
12 (1) 4 [11½]
5 92 88 30 58
b g Namid - Nipitinthebud (USA) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders on outer, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened (tchd 16-1)
  • 12 ran Off time: 8:40:00 Winning time: 1m 12.23s (slow by 0.53s) Total SP: 120%
  • Non-runners: Against The Grain (self certificate), High Curragh (vet's certificate)
  • 1st owner: Andrew Tinkler (Barney McGrew) 1st breeder: Mrs H B Raw
  • 2nd owner: Steve Gray (Stevie Gee)
  • 3rd owner: M Sawers (GunfighterI)
  • Tote win: £6 PL: £3.10 £1.70 £4.70 Ex: £40.70 CSF: £38.56 Tricast: £329.55
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 19 (25%) M [5-10] 52 (31%) H [11-14] 79 (44%)
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