08 Dec 2023 15:45 Newcastle
Winner: £9,800 (Penalty: £5,129); Distance: 1m 5y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard / Slow.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(11) |
| - |
Star Shield (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
540862 / 9 |
Flat (35) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Middleham Park… |
9/2 | |
| fly-leap start, held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, pushed along before 2f out, ridden and still a lot to do when making headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on strongly when led inside final 50 yards, kept on, just prevailed | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(2) |
| HD |
Khathak (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 5) |
783025 / 5 |
Flat (13) | D Nolan | R A Fahey Mr M J Macleod |
11/1 | |
| prominent, raced in fourth from halfway, ran on strongly on near side from 1f out, every chance when disputed inside final furlong, dropped top second in bunch finish inside final 50 yards, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(9) |
| NS |
Hortzadar (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 12) |
601201 / 9 |
Flat (35) | Mark Winn | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… |
13/2 | |
| midfield, still a lot to 3f out, travelling well when making headway from 2f out, every chance when went second 1f out, briefly led inside final 110 yards, headed inside final 50 yards, dropped to third in bunch finish final strides | ||||||||||
4th |
2(3) |
| NK |
Crownthorpe (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
411520 / 9 |
Flat (31) | Archie Young | A D Brown Mrs M Doherty &… |
25/1 | |
| smartly away and led group of 3 down centre early, headed before 1f, remained close up before led again 2f out, ridden when went two lengths clear before 1f out, soon hard pressed both sides, no extra when dropped to fourth in bunch finish final strides | ||||||||||
5th |
6(7) |
| ½ L |
Trais Fluors (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
777321 / 10 |
Flat (24) | Tommie Jakes | Miss L A Perratt Mr Paul Corrigan… |
11/2 | |
| towards rear of midfield, switched towards far side when making headway before 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of front four near finish | ||||||||||
6th |
9(10) |
| 1¾ L |
Open Choice (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
4348 / 4 |
Flat (133) | P J McDonald | E Bethell Mr Peter Jeffers |
9/2 | |
| raced in third in leading group of three early, outpaced from 3f out, soon struggling, weakened to sixth inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
5(8) |
| 1¼ L |
Million Thanks (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
270089 / 5 |
Flat (35) | Morgan Cole | R Menzies Racehorse Ownership… |
9/1 | |
| held up last early, still a lot to 3f out, ridden 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, never nearer | ||||||||||
8th |
10(12) |
| 2 L |
Showmedemoney (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
061033 / 5 |
Flat (35) | A Mullen | I Jardine Cool Jazz |
10/1 | |
| smartly away, soon prominent near side, led after 1f, set strong tempo, pushed along when faced challenge before 2f out, soon struggling, weakened to eighth inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
3(5) |
| 5 L |
Alexander James (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) |
316798 / 8 |
Flat (14), Jump (1091) |
T Eaves | M Herrington S Herrington &… |
18/1 | |
| towards rear, chased leaders from 2f out, soon struggling, weakened from 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
4(4) |
| 1¼ L |
Dragons Will Rise (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
131537- / 8 |
Flat (512), Jump (1477) |
Aiden Brookes | Micky Hammond The Golden Cuckoo |
80/1 | |
| prominent in chasing group, pushed along 3f out, son struggling, weakened from 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
12(1) |
| 10 L |
Flag Flying (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
8-00689 / 3 |
Flat (13) | Laura Pearson | D Loughnane David Lowe |
66/1 | |
| never better than midfield, outpaced before 2f out, soon weakened and dropped to last before 1f out | ||||||||||
RF |
11(6) |
| - |
Vindobala (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 5) |
3R941R / 5 |
Flat (35) | Joanna Mason | S England The Marina Partnership |
11/2 | |
| remained in stalls and refused to race | ||||||||||