Newcastle

Border Minstrel Handicap

Distance: 7f14y
Going: Standard
Prize: £11,515
Runners: 12
Winning time: 1m 26.26s (slow by 2.46s)
Age: 3yo
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 71
SP: 8/1
Slightly awkward start - midfield - good headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds - just held on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
2 nse
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 10lbs
OR: 79
SP: 22/1
Towards rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - went second final 110yds - kept on well - just failed(op 18/1)
3
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 75
SP: 11/4F
Slightly awkward start - took keen hold - towards rear - waiting for room over 1f out - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - went third final strides - eyecatcher(op 10/3)
4 hd
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 80
SP: 16/5
Midfield - bumped after 1f - headway over 1f out - keeping on inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
5 1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 71
SP: 8/1
Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leaders 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
6
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 74
SP: 40/1
Awkward start - soon switched right and led against near rail - headed after 1f - led again over 2f out - headed when hung right and badly hampered rival inside final furlong - soon weakened(op 28/1)
7 ½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 77
SP: 8/1
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
8 1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 72
SP: 11/1
In rear - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
9
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 77
SP: 11/1
Mounted in chute - slightly awkward start - slightly hampered soon after start - towards rear - no impression from over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 9/1)
10 2
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 10lbs
OR: 65
SP: 66/1
Pulled hard - bumped rival but led after 1f - headed over 2f out - hung left and weakened quickly from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(op 40/1)
11 11
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 75
SP: 6/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders against near rail - waiting for room over 1f out - keeping on when badly hampered inside final furlong - not recover (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately one furlong out)(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
12 17½
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 66
SP: 125/1
In rear throughout - no chance when badly hampered inside final furlong (jockey said filly suffered interference approximately one furlong out)(op 66/1)
NR
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 12lbs
OR: 67
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.80
Tote place: £2.50 £5.60 £1.40
Exacta: £241.70
Trifecta: £992.20
Tricast: £625.79
CSF: £177.20