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