Full Result 3.55 Newcastle | 24 February 2018

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(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £9,495 2nd £2,805 3rd £1,402.50 4th £702 5th £351

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Joke Dancer 7/2 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	5	1012	125	25	128	–
ch g Authorized (IRE) - Missy Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Chased clear leading pair, steady headway before 3 out, not fluent next, ridden to lead before last, stayed on well run-in

2 1¼	6. Reverant Cust (IRE) 5/2 Finian O'Toole ³ Peter Atkinson	Finian O'Toole ³ Peter Atkinson	7	104 t	120	19	120	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Flame Supreme (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in touch, steady headway before 2 out, effort and chased winner last, kept on, held towards finish (op 3/1)

3 5 [6¼]	4. Smart Talk (IRE) 14/1 Connor King Brian Ellison	Connor King Brian Ellison	8	113	130	23	125	–
b m Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Belon Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased clear leader, effort after 3 out, driven and one pace between last 2 (op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

4 nk [6½]	3. Sakhee's City (FR) 8/1 Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	Adam Nicol Philip Kirby	7	115 p	132	24	128	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - A Lulu Ofa Menifee (USA) (Menifee)
Held up in last place, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, kept on from last, never able to challenge (tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)

5 2 [8½]	7. Cool Mix 15/8F Richard Johnson Iain Jardine	Richard Johnson Iain Jardine	6	105	118	–	114	–
gr g Fair Mix (IRE) - Lucylou I (IRE) (Bob Back)
Mistakes, close up, led 1st, pulled hard and clear to 3 out, headed between last 2, weakened run-in (op 2/1)

6 12 [20½]	1. Mirsaale 10/1 Callum Bewley ³ Keith Dalgleish	Callum Bewley ³ Keith Dalgleish	8	119	139	14	120	–
ch g Sir Percy - String Quartet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Disputed lead to 1st, lost place and ridden after next, struggling from 4 out, never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:57:03 Winning time: 4m 14.20s (slow by 25.20s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Master Of Irony (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Aafke Clarke (Joke Dancer) 1st breeder: Ashbrittle Stud
2nd owner: P G Atkinson (Reverant Cust)
3rd owner: Julie & Phil Martin (Smart Talk)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £2.40 £2 Ex: £14.50 CSF: £13 Trifecta: £89.30

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3:55 Newcastle 24 Feb 2018

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