Newcastle

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Distance: 2m4f62y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,594

Runners: 10

Winning time: 5m 20.50s (slow by 28.50s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

3 Punxsutawney Phil

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 107

SP: 10/1

Led - increased tempo before 3 out - pushed along and went clear before 2 out - went further clear approaching last - unchallenged(op 16/1)

2 16

10 Aquitaine Boy

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ruth Jefferson

Age: 10

Weight: 11st 3lbs

OR: 99

SP: 8/1

Raced wide - midfield - prominent on outer 5th - outpaced before 2 out - rallied but no chance with winner approaching last - kept on(op 13/2)

3 1¾ 17¾

9 Aire Spray

J: Tom Midgley(3)

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: 101

SP: 9/4F

Prominent - not fluent and stumbled 2nd - mistake 4th - chased clear leader 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - lost position approaching last - stayed on run-in - went third again inside final 110yds(op 5/2)

4 2¼ 20

6 Galahad Threepwood

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 9lbs

OR: 105

SP: 16/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - hit 5th - not fluent 7th - outpaced but went third before 2 out - briefly went second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1)

5 2¾ 22¾

8 Authorized Mission

J: William Maggs(5)

T: Chris Grant

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 7lbs

OR: 103

SP: 9/2

In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - slow jump and weakened last(op 4/1)

6 ¾ 23½

5 Kilmore Rock

J: Conor Rabbitt(5)

T: Susan Corbett

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 9lbs

OR: 105

SP: 14/1

Prominent - jumped right and not fluent 4th - lost ground quickly home turn - weakened 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

7 6½ 30

11 Tees Comp's Clive

J: Joe Williamson(3)

T: Gillian Boanas

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 94

SP: 14/1

Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - lost touch 2 out(tchd 16/1)

8 8 38

1 Our Sam

J: Leah Noreci(10)

T: James Moffatt

Age: 9

Weight: 12st 2lbs

OR: 112

SP: 25/1

Held up in rear - overjumped 3rd - outpaced 7th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 20/1)

9 30 68

4 My Friend Yeats

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 10lbs

OR: 106

SP: 9/2

Towards rear - steady headway after 5th - lost position before 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 7/2)

2 Letthedustsettle

J: Ross Chapman

T: Paul Collins

Age: 7

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 110

SP: 20/1

Midfield - dropped to rear 2nd - outpaced 7th - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

Lune De La Mer

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 8lbs

OR: 104

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £11

Tote place: £2.70 £2.60 £1.40

Exacta: £87.60

Trifecta: £417.50

Tricast: £244.17

CSF: £86.08