19 Dec 2025 17:45 Newcastle
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,140); Distance: 1m 5y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(1) |
| - |
Tasever (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
557232 / 6 |
Flat (6) | D Nolan | P Morris The Pat Morris… |
9/4 | |
| prominent, stayed towards far side with one other rival, overall leader halfway, ran all well when faced sustained challenge inside final 110yds, all out and hung right towards finish, just held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(2) |
| NK |
Powerful Response (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
595522 / 5 |
Flat (27) | Sean Kirrane | G A Harker Mr M Gilgeous,… |
9/2 | |
| prominent, stayed far side with one other rival, chased winner from over 1f out, every chance inside final 110yds, carried right and no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(3) |
| 2¾ L |
Minshaar (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
440513 / 3 |
Flat (11) | Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey Mr Hussain Alabbas… |
8/1 | |
| midfield, went third and chased leaders over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
4th |
2(8) |
| ¾ L |
Falcon Nine (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) |
211330 / 5 |
Flat (48) | Mohammed Tabti | I Jardine Ursa Major Racing… |
15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
9(5) |
| ½ L |
Pop Favorite (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
548042 / 8 |
Flat (71) | Joey Haynes | S Dixon Amphitheatre Racing… |
25/1 | |
| midfield, some headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final 110yds | ||||||||||
6th |
1(7) |
| 1 L |
The Cookstown Cafu (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
605059 / 6 |
Flat (17) | C J Orr | Fionn McSharry Dudley Hill Farm… |
17/2 | |
| led, soon edged towards near side, headed halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
3(4) |
| NK |
Mercurius Power (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
276932 / 7 |
Flat (63) | George Wood | Jessica Macey Mr Tony Hession |
11/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened quickly final 110yds | ||||||||||
8th |
5(9) |
| 1½ L |
Volenti (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
548843 / 7 |
Flat (23), Jump (1160) |
Cam Hardie | B Haslam Blue And Gold Syndicate |
6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
8(6) |
| 7 L |
Shifter (GB) (filly, bay, 9 7) |
5670-50 / 7 |
Flat (23) | Paula Muir | W Storey The Thistles &… |
100/1 | |
| always towards rear, behind and outpaced from over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||