Horse Alert

16 Feb 2023 15:55 Newcastle

Winner: £11,800 (Penalty: £6,232); Distance: 2m 7f 91y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Will Pugh 21st Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Court At Slip (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	4-43146 / 8	Jump (21)	Mr William Easterby	T D Easterby Mrs Anne Dawson…	15/8
		prominent, led 5th, headed and chased leader 7th, led again before 15th where pressed for lead, 1 length ahead 3 out, soon pushed along, 2 lengths ahead 2 out, 5 lengths ahead approaching last, stayed on well run-in
2^nd	5	14 L	Return Fire (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	8-31144 / 8	Jump (21)	P W Wadge	Miss Lucinda V Russell Tay Valley Chasers…	7/4
		midfield in touch, headway and pressed for lead 15th, ridden before 3 out where 1 length down, 2 lengths down 2 out, 5 lengths down approaching last, weakened run-in
3^rd	3	11 L	Flying Verse (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	2115P3 / 11	Jump (18)	B S Hughes	David Dennis Dr C A Barnett	11/2
		led, headed 5th, regained lead 7th, headed before 15th, soon pushed along, outpaced by leaders 4 out, kept on same pace approaching last
4^th	4	1¾ L	Dragonfruit (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11)	45U-2P4 / 9	Jump (18)	Henry Brooke	O Greenall & J Guerriero Mrs Beverley Bostock	4/1
		midfield in touch, mistake 10th, driven in last before 15th, weakened before 2 out
	1	-	Twoshotsoftequila (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2)	25-4432 / 7	Jump (18)	Nathan Moscrop	R Menzies Hetton Boys	0/0
		NonRunner
	2	-	Hitman Fred (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1)	711-31P / 10	Jump (22)	Craig Nichol	R Dobbin The Friday Lions…	0/0
		NonRunner
	6	-	Follow Your Arrow (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	9-3142P / 8	Jump (13)	Jonathon Bewley	G Bewley Annett, Richardson,…	0/0
		NonRunner
	8	-	Loughermore (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	224058 / 9	Jump (21)	William Shanahan	S Waugh Northumberland…	0/0
		NonRunner