05 Feb 2018 14:45 Newcastle
Winner: £12,700 (Penalty: £7,343); Distance: 2m 7f 91y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Read Noel Fehily At 188Bet Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Smooth Stepper (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
16P-502 / 13 |
Jump (79) | Danny Cook | Mrs S J Smith Mr S Brackenbury |
2/1 | |
| jumped well, led until 1st, led 4th, clear from 2 out, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 4½ L |
Silver Tassie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
13P-656 / 13 |
Jump (22) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond Mr R M Howard |
16/1 | |
| held up, went 3rd 5th, ridden 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 2¾ L |
Baywing (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) |
414-3F5 / 10 |
Jump (41) | R D Day | N G Richards David & Nicky Robinson |
3/1 | |
| held up in rear, slow 3rd, pecked 10th, not fluent next, went 4th after 5 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 3¾ L |
Firth Of The Clyde (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2116/2-4 / 13 |
Jump (100) | B S Hughes | Ruth Jefferson Mr Robert H Goldie |
22/1 | |
| held up, headway 10th, chased winner next, no impression 2 out, lost 2nd before last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 31 L |
Gold Opera (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
311-4P5 / 12 |
Jump (22) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Mr & Mrs William… |
12/1 | |
| prominent until mistake 1st, ran in snatches after and not that fluent, in touch 13th, weakened after 5 out | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
The Young Master (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
6F9-U63 / 12 |
Flat (1447), Jump (23) |
N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Mike Burbidge &… |
15/8 | |
| led 1st until 4th, not fluent 10th, lost place 13th, slow next, weakened 5 out, jumped left and mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||