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4:30 Newcastle 23 Feb 2019

Vertem - Leading The Field Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m4f19yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 15 fences
1st £6,822.90 2nd £2,003.40 3rd £1,001.70 4th £500.85

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
9 1011 b 122 116 138
bb g Kapgarde (FR) - Quid De Neuville (FR) (Le Balafre)
Made all, clear 3rd to after 6th, clear again before 4 out, kept on strongly, unchallenged (op 9/2)
2  18
7 118 128 104 127
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Cyrils Top Girl (IRE) (Top Of The World)
Not fluent on occasions, prominent chasing group, hit 7th, jumped left and chased (clear) winner 4 out, no impression from next (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3  [21¾]
8 110 120 92 118
b g Kayf Tara - Matilda Too (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up, blundered 1st, last and plenty to do before 4 out, kept on from 2 out, never reached leaders (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
4  nse [21¾]
9 1111 t 131 103 127
ch g Midnight Legend - Harrietfield (Nicholas Bill)
Held up, steady headway and in touch before 4 out, pushed along and no further impression from next (op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
5  6 [27¾]
11 119 p 129 95 119
b g Golan (IRE) - Beautiful Blue (IRE) (Xaar)
Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, beaten next (op 10/1)
6  14 [41¾]
12 118 128 80 105
b g Catcher In The Rye (IRE) - Top Quality (Simply Great)
Held up, pushed along after 4 out, struggling from next (op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
7  [45]
7 1110 130 78 110
ch g Ask - Lucys Mate (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Not fluent on occasions, held up in touch, blundered 7th, steady headway 5 out, weakened from next (jockey said gelding jumped poorly) (op 4/1)
8  ¾ [45¾]
9 112 125 72 100
b g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Brandam Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Not fluent on occasions, chased winner to 4 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 12/1)
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