Newcastle

Celebrating The Life Of Lee Murphy Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m4f98y
Going: Standard
Prize: £17,011
Runners: 11
Winning time: 2m 38.57s (slow by 0.37s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 3
1
Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs
OR:81 SP:11/2
In touch with leaders - headway to lead 2f out - ran on well from over 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 18/5)
2
Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs
OR:86 SP:100/30
Midfield - in touch with leaders 2f out - ran on from over 1f out - no impression final 110yds(op 4/1)
3
Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs
OR:84 SP:14/1
Slowly away - in rear - headway then not clear run over 2f out - switched left and ran on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 10/1)
4 ¾ 7
Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:87 SP:22/1
Towards rear - headway and prominent 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
5
Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs
OR:91 SP:5/2F
Midfield - headway and prominent 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 11/4)
6 4 12¾
Age:4 Weight:8st 10lbs
OR:77 SP:14/1
Led - headed and weakened from 2f out(tchd 18/1)
7 ¾ 13½
Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs
OR:89 SP:8/1
Prominent - hung left and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 7/1)
8 14¾
Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs
OR:81 SP:50/1
In rear - pushed along over 3f out - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1)
9 17 31¾
Age:5 Weight:8st 10lbs
OR:77 SP:9/2
Raced wide - midfield - pushed along over 3f out - weakened from over 2f out (trainer said that gelding was unsuited by racing wide throughout having been unable to obtain cover from a wide draw)(op 6/1)
10 10 41¾
Age:7 Weight:9st 4lbs
OR:85 SP:33/1
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 2f out(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
11 69 110¾
Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs
OR:88 SP:33/1
In rear - eased from over 3f out (jockey said she felt something amiss aboard gelding and she therefore felt it prudent to ease in the home straight; vet had nothing to report)(op 40/1)
NR
jockey silk Bulldog Spirit
Age:5 Weight:8st 4lbs
OR:71 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £2 £1.60 £3.60
Exacta: £30.20
Trifecta: £279.50
Tricast: £252.39
CSF: £24.34