Full Result 2.45 Newcastle | 5 February 2018

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(Class 3) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m7f91yds) 2m7½f Soft 18 fences

1st £7,342.74 2nd £2,156.04 3rd £1,078.02 4th £539.01 5th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Smooth Stepper 2/1 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	9	114	132	126	146	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Jazzy Refrain (IRE) (Jareer)
Jumped boldly, with leader, led 4th, made rest, drew clear from 4 out, eased run-in (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

2 4½	5. Silver Tassie (IRE) 16/1 Alain Cawley Micky Hammond	Alain Cawley Micky Hammond	10	110	128	118	135	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Silver Castor (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, lost ground 10th, rallied and prominent 6 out, chased (clear) winner before last, plugged on run-in, no impression (tchd 14/1)

3 2¾ [7¼]	1. Baywing (IRE) 3/1 Ryan Day ³ Nicky Richards	Ryan Day ³ Nicky Richards	9	1111	142	130	149	–
br g Winged Love (IRE) - Cerise De Totes (FR) (Champ Libre)
Not fluent on occasions, held up, hit 10th, effort before 4 out, soon ridden plugged on from 2 out, never able to challenge (tchd 7/2)

4 3¾ [11]	2. Firth Of The Clyde 22/1 Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson	Brian Hughes Ruth Jefferson	13	1112 b	140	124	141	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Miss Nel (Denel)
Held up in touch, steady headway and prominent halfway, went second 11th to before last, soon beaten (op 12/1)

5 31 [42]	6. Gold Opera (IRE) 12/1 Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	9	109 v	123	77	98	–
b g Gold Well - Flute Opera (IRE) (Sharifabad)
Not fluent, chased leaders until lost place 5th, rallied and prominent when hit 13th, ridden and weakened after 5 out, lost touch from next (op 14/1)

PU	3. The Young Master 15/8F Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	Noel Fehily Neil Mulholland	9	1111 tp¹	139	–	–	–
b g Echo Of Light - Fine Frenzy (IRE) (Great Commotion)
Led to 4th, pressed leader, hit 10th, lost second next, outpaced before 13th, struggling 5 out, beaten when blundered next, pulled up before 2 out (trainer that the gelding had sulked) (op 2/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:45:17 Winning time: 6m 31.50s (slow by 37.50s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs Aafke Clarke (Smooth Stepper) 1st breeder: Paul Zetter
2nd owner: R M Howard (Silver Tassie)
3rd owner: David & Nicky Robinson (Baywing)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.20 £7.10 Ex: £31.50 CSF: £26.51 Trifecta: £101.40

2:45 Newcastle 5 Feb 2018

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