20 Apr 2011 17:35 Newcastle
Winner: £4,200 (Penalty: £2,720); Distance: 1m 2f 32y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
LA Taxis Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(1) |
| - |
Desert Romance (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) |
135678- / 19 |
Flat (225) | S De Sousa | D O'Meara Walker,fell,everitt… |
15/2 | |
| made all, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(4) |
| 1¾ L |
Line Of Duty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
614107- / 4 |
Flat (195) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Mr R A Pegum |
7/2 | |
| chased winner throughout, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(2) |
| 2¾ L |
Munsarim (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
815450- / 11 |
Flat (182) | M O'Connell | K Dalgleish Wackey Racers Harefield |
4/1 | |
| chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, just held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
2(5) |
| NS |
The Galloping Shoe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) |
73163-3 / 7 |
Flat (18), Jump (30) |
Tony Culhane | A C Whillans R Cabrey W Orr… |
7/2 | |
| soon in rear, pushed along halfway, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd | ||||||||||
5th |
4(6) |
| 17 L |
Desert Vision (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) |
467532- / 9 |
Flat (160), Jump (1110) |
James P Sullivan | M & D Easterby A Black,R Edmonds,J… |
10/1 | |
| chased leading trio, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
6th |
6(3) |
| 13 L |
Mainland (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
2019-8 / 6 |
Flat (18) | P Mulrennan | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr James S Kennerley |
11/4 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in 5th, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||