04 Oct 2024 20:00 Newcastle
Winner: £5,700 (Penalty: £2,983); Distance: 5f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(1) |
| - |
Azucena (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) |
08-3707 / 4 |
Flat (17) | D Allan | Mrs A Duffield Nigel Leech, Peter… |
17/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and led over 1f out, soon cleared away and drifted left to far rail, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(4) |
| 1¾ L |
Howzak (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
215350 / 6 |
Flat (10) | Billy Garritty | L Bailey Foulrice Park Racing… |
16/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
9(7) |
| NS |
Rockley Point (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
287503 / 11 |
Flat (3) | William Pyle | K Scott The Vintage Flyers |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, disputed 2nd 110 yards out, not trouble winner | ||||||||||
4th |
6(3) |
| HD |
Better (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
754006 / 3 |
Flat (74) | D C Costello | P T Midgley D Mann, Mrs C Hopper… |
33/1 | |
| went to post early, slowly away, towards rear, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on strongly closing stages, nearest finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(8) |
| ½ L |
Kyber Crystal (IRE) (filly, grey, 9 7) |
614312 / 5 |
Flat (2) | Kaiya Fraser | R Menzies Racehorse Ownership… |
3/1 | |
| awkward start, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, kept on, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
5(6) |
| 1¾ L |
Musical Diva (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) |
225634 / 3 |
Flat (10) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Mr D O'meara |
9/2 | |
| handy, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
7th |
8(2) |
| NS |
Street Life (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
022392 / 7 |
Flat (5) | Rhys Elliott | P Morris Pat Morris And… |
5/1 | |
| led narrowly, raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
1(5) |
| ¾ L |
Silky Robin (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 11) |
3-06044 / 3 |
Flat (51) | Mark Winn | P T Midgley La Bosh |
5/1 | |
| dwelt, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no response | ||||||||||
9th |
7(9) |
| 9 L |
Never This Way (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
689070 / 4 |
Flat (50) | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Buist, Shields,… |
16/1 | |
| mounted in chute and went to post early, fly jumped badly start, always detached in rear | ||||||||||