Full Result 2.32 Newcastle | 14 December 2024

Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m7f91yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £3,247.81 2nd £1,494.44 3rd £747.23 4th £373.92 5th £186.35

Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase, 2m7½f - Good To Soft, Class 5 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 3/1F Lorcan Murtagh Nigel Hawke	Lorcan Murtagh Nigel Hawke	6	105	72	48	81	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Medimli (IRE) (Medaaly)
Made all, mistake 8th, steadied 13th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, good jump last, kept on well run-in, unchallenged (op 9/2)

2 7	7. Ideal De Romay (FR) 11/1 Derek Fox Leonard Kerr	Derek Fox Leonard Kerr	6	102 2	69	39	68	–
b g Coastal Path - Cardora (FR) (Kendor)
In touch with leaders, going okay before 4 out, headway and went third 2 out, kept on and went second run-in, no match for winner (op 15/2)

3 3½ [10½]	3. Lepashe (IRE) 7/2 Liam Harrison Sam Allwood	Liam Harrison Sam Allwood	7	111 p	82	49	78	–
bl g Ocovango - River Mill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent on outer, jumped slightly right 3rd, went second before 3 out, keeping on 2 out, no extra when hung left before last, lost second run-in, weakened final 110yds (op 3/1 tchd 11/4)

4 6½ [17]	1. Ballynaheer (IRE) 100/30 Theo Gillard David Dennis	Theo Gillard David Dennis	5	120 t	95	56	84	–
b g Mahler - Ballynagall (IRE) (Accordion)
Prominent on inner, lost second before 3 out, weakened quickly from 2 out (op 5/1)

5 32 [49]	2. Boolamore Classic (IRE) 8/1 Jamie Hamilton N W Alexander	Jamie Hamilton N W Alexander	5	113 p	84	15	41	–
b g Workforce - Castlelost (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, pushed along and lost ground from 5 out, lost touch from 3 out, tailed off (op 11/2)

PU	5. Just Jess (IRE) 9/2 Alan Doyle ⁵ Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	Alan Doyle ⁵ Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	8	103	75	–	–	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - She's On The Case (IRE) (Witness Box)
Didn't jump with fluency, raced in last, detached from 3rd, slow jump 6th, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 4/1)

UR	4. Blue Plan (IRE) 18/1 Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies	5	1011	78	–	–	–
b g Retirement Plan - Blueberrythethird (IRE) (Golden Lariat)
Took keen hold, didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, awkward jump 1st, mistake and unseated 10th (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)