5:45 Newcastle 14 Apr 2018
Think Differently With Vertem Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m4f62yds) 2m4½f Heavy 9 hurdles 2 omitted
1st
£3,119.04 2nd
£915.84 3rd
£457.92 4th
£350 5th
£350 6th
£350 7th
£350
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 | 113 p1 | 96 | 19 | 98 | – | ||||
| b m Kayf Tara - Macklette (IRE) (Buckskin) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway and prominent 4 out, ridden after next, led between last 2, edged left and hard pressed run-in, held on gamely towards finish (op 14/1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 101 | 78 | – | 80 | – | ||||
| b m Vertical Speed (FR) - Our Dot (IRE) (Supreme Leader) | ||||||||||
| Close up, led before 2nd, ridden and headed between last 2, rallied and renewed challenge run-in, hung left, kept on, held near finish (op 11/2 tchd 7/1) | ||||||||||
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9 | 111 | 92 | – | 85 | – | ||||
| ch g Courteous - Meda's Song (Master Willie) | ||||||||||
| In touch, headway to join leaders halfway, every chance until ridden and one pace from 2 out (op 7/2) | ||||||||||
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10 | 1013 | 90 | – | 82 | – | ||||
| b g Kutub (IRE) - Direction (Lahib) | ||||||||||
| Held up, ridden along after 4 out, headway before 2 out, soon no impression (op 13/2) | ||||||||||
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5 | 116 t | 94 | – | 85 | – | ||||
| b g Primary (USA) - Wake Me Gently (IRE) (Be My Native) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, prominent, driven and outpaced after 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, no impression (op 9/1) | ||||||||||
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6 |
911
5
b
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74 | – | 65 | – | ||||
| b g Mountain High (IRE) - Foret Noire (IRE) (Barathea) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, held up in touch, effort before 3 out, outpaced when not fluent next, fourth and beaten when hit last (jockey said gelding jumped left at the last hurdle and his saddle slipped causing him to lose his irons on the run in) (op 12/1) | ||||||||||
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7 |
911
4
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74 | – | 25 | – | ||||
| b g Alflora (IRE) - Teeno Nell (Teenoso) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, headway and prominent halfway, ridden and weakened before 3 out (op 25/1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 113 b | 96 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Michel Georges - Petite Baie (FR) (Alamo Bay) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, prominent to 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next (trainers rep said that the gelding was unsuited by the heavy going) (op 4/1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 113 | 91 | – | – | – | ||||
| b m Croco Rouge (IRE) - Emmasflora (Alflora) | ||||||||||
| Midfield, ridden and weakened after 5th, lost touch and pulled up after next (op 16/1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 119 | 100 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Presenting - Loyal Gesture (IRE) (Darazari) | ||||||||||
| Led to before 2nd, close up until ridden and weakened before 3 out, beaten when jinked right and unseated rider approaching next (vet said gelding had lost its right fore shoe. gelding jinked while being pulled up, causing jockey to be unseated on the approach to the second last hurdle) (op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | ||||||||||
- 10 ran Off time: 5:47:18 Winning time: 6m 1.10s (slow by 1m 9.10s) Total SP: 118%
- Non-runners: Dutch Canyon (self certificate)
- 1st owner: B Jones & Son (Tara Mac) 1st breeder: Richard R Evans
- 2nd owner: V Thompson (Dolly's Dot)
- 3rd owner: The Enduria Partnership (Tomahawk Wood)
- Tote win: £14.20 PL: £2.80 £2 £1.40 Ex: £77.20 CSF: £95.79 Tricast: £308.89 Trifecta: £216
- Jackpot:
- Placepot: £859.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £52,454.05 - 44.56 winning units
- Quadpot: £56.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,618.48 - 47.10 winning units
