25 Feb 2017 13:35 Newcastle
Winner: £8,300 (Penalty: £5,393); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
De Vous A Moi (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
211-693 / 11 |
Jump (41) | Danny Cook | Mrs S J Smith Mrs J Morgan |
5/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, led after 7th, headed 3 out, soon regained lead and soon clear, kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 10 L |
Testify (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
2-121 / 8 |
Jump (15) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Mr Trevor Hemmings |
2/1 | |
| tracked leader, led briefly 5th, niggled along 7th, challenged 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, rallied after 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1¾ L |
Seemorelights (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
546713 / 10 |
Jump (20) | Mr Ryan Nichol | A M Thomson Watson & Lawrence |
3/1 | |
| in rear and in touch, headway before 9th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 3 out, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 26 L |
Imperial Bay (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
41 / 7 |
Jump (36) | David Bass | B Pauling The Urban Partnership |
15/8 | |
| led, headed briefly 5th, headed after 7th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||