2025-05-11 Newcastle 18:15
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

10 McKenna

J: Billy Loughnane T: George Boughey

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

2 Oolong Poobong

J: Callum Rodriguez T: Edward Bethell

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 1½ 1½

6 Knights Gold

J: Hollie Doyle T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

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 1¾

1 Cairdeas

J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas

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 2¾

9 Andalprofit

J: Alex Jary(5) T: Nigel Tinkler

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 1½ 4¼

7 Loving Apprentice

J: Callum Shepherd T: Ed Dunlop

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 4¾

3 Four Fifty

J: Sam James T: Craig Lidster

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 5¾

8 Hot To Dot

J: Kaiya Fraser(3) T: Gemma Tutty

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 1¾ 7½

4 Studious

J: Jack Mitchell T: Mark Loughnane

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 9½

13 Gesundheit

J: Mark Winn T: Noel Wilson

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 1½ 11

5 Party Bear

J: Clifford Lee T: K R Burke

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 6½ 17½

12 No Nay Nevermind

J: Andrew Mullen T: Iain Jardine

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)

Law Degree

J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby

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