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| Results |
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| Newcastle | Wed 26th Mar |
| Going: Good (Good to Firm in places) | |
| 3.40 |
Guinness Handicap Hurdle 4+-y-o plus 1st - £2,017.00, 2nd - £592.00, 3rd - £296.00, 4th - £148.00, 17 Ran |
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| 1st |
| Stravaigin 10-11 | J Goldie | R McGrath |
| | 12/1 Tote Win: £17.10 Tote Plc: £3.10 (Mr Drew Russell) |
| | in touch, ridden 3 out, went 2nd next, driven and stayed on flat to lead near finish |
| 2nd |
hd | Pendle Forest 10-10 | R Johnson | K Johnson |
| | 8/1 Tote Plc: £1.80 (Mrs Linda Miller) |
| | tracked leader, led before 3 out, hung left from next, ridden and kept on until headed near finish |
| 3rd |
9L | Heathcliff 11-0 | K G Reveley | Denis O'Regan |
| | 12/1 Tote Plc: £3.50 (Sir Robert Ogden) |
| | mid-division on inside, mistake 4th, outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, kept on flat, no impression |
| 4th |
1 ¾L | Silver Steel 11-12 | N Richards | A Dobbin |
| | 14/1 Tote Plc: £3.20 (Mr Trevor Hemmings) |
| | mid-division, hit 5th, headway next, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure approaching last, no impression |
| 5th |
3 ¾L | Bamby 10-9 | Mrs S J Smith | Tjade Collier(5) |
| | 7/1 (Mrs Susan Granger) |
| | tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, hung left from next, beaten when hit last |
| 6th |
14L | Countrywide Sun 10-4 | A C Whillans | Paul Benson(5) |
| | 14/1 (Mr Chas N Whillans) |
| | chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened next |
| 7th |
½L | Sharkeys Dream 11-7 | F Murphy | E Whillans(5) |
| | 9/1 (Chemipetro Limited) |
| | chased leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened next |
| 8th |
hd | Film Festival 11-7 | Paul Murphy | M O'Connell(5) |
| | 4/1 Fav (Mr William Durkan) |
| | led, blundered 5th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened |
| 9th |
30L | Topwell 11-2 | R C Guest | P Aspell |
| | 25/1 (Mr Malcolm Penney) |
| | always towards rear |
| 10th |
8L | Bright Sparky 11-5 | M W Easterby | Mr O Greenall(7) |
| | 17/2 (G Sparkes, R Armitage & G Hart) |
| | mid-division, ridden and outpaced 7th, soon beaten |
| 11th |
5L | Red Cedar 10-12 | J Wade | P Buchanan |
| | 50/1 (Mr John Wade) |
| | always behind |
| 12th |
9L | Simply St Lucia 10-10 | J R Weymes | K Mercer |
| | 50/1 (Mrs M Ashby) |
| | mid-division, hit 3rd, weakened 4 out |
| 13th |
26L | Bewery Man 11-12 | Denis P Murphy | T J Dreaper |
| | 20/1 (Denis Paul Murphy) |
| | always behind |
| p.u. |
| Ambit 11-4 | J Moffatt | B Hughes(3) |
| | 80/1 (Alison Walker Sarah Cousins) |
| | mid-division, lost place 4 out, behind when pulled up before next |
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| Well Disguised 10-11 | D Whillans | G Whillans(10) |
| | 14/1 (Alistair Duncan & David Leslie) |
| | mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, 6 lengths donw in 5th and staying on when fell next |
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| False Trail 9-12 | S Wilson | Bernadette Quinn(10) |
| | 80/1 (J M T Court) |
| | alwyas in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out |
| u.r. |
| Diamond Mick 10-9 | M Todhunter | C J Callow(7) |
| | 14/1 (M S Borders Racing Club 2) |
| | held up towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 6th |
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| Off 3.40 Time 4m. 58.0 secs |
| Tote Exacta - £193.10 |
| Tricast - £1,193.63 |
| CSF - £99.35 |
| Non-Runners Monashee Grey |
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