Newcastle

Paul Darling Gosforth Park Cup Handicap

Distance: 5f
Going: Standard
Prize: £30,924
Runners: 14
Winning time: 59.61s (slow by 2.11s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 2
1
jockey silk 11 Paddy's Day
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 8/1
Ducked right start - prominent - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - rallied towards finish - led final strides(op 9/1)
2 nse
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 92
SP: 9/2
In touch with leaders - headway from over 1f out - hung right but led inside final furlong - headed final strides(op 3/1 tchd 5/1)
3 ¾ ¾
jockey silk 14 Monks Dream
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 82
SP: 11/1
Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong(op 14/1)
4 ¾
jockey silk 5 Bergerac
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 91
SP: 4/1F
Pressed leader - prominent 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
5 nk
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 97
SP: 11/1
Led narrowly - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
6 nk
jockey silk 9 Rhythm N Hooves
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 14/1
Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(op 12/1)
7 ¾ 3
jockey silk 13 Elegant Erin
Age: 8
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 82
SP: 20/1
In rear - switched left and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
8 nk
Age: 8
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 90
SP: 18/1
Taken down early - towards rear - midfield 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1)
9
jockey silk 8 Prince Of Pillo
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 89
SP: 10/1
Taken down early - towards rear - waiting for room from over 2f out - some headway from over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1)
10 ¾
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 91
SP: 16/1
In touch with leaders - midfield over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - not clear run and eased inside final furlong - eyecatcher (jockey said mare suffered interference half a furlong out - with the mare becoming unbalanced as a result and he therefore felt it prudent to ease as something may have been amiss)(tchd 18/1)
11 hd
jockey silk 10 Moonstone Boy
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 88
SP: 16/1
Midfield - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
12 shd
jockey silk 7 Archduke Ferdinand
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 90
SP: 10/1
Taken down early - bumped start - midfield - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 9/1)
13
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 12lbs
OR: 83
SP: 17/2
Slowly away - short of room early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung left and weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed - rendering him unable to ride out as he would have wished)(op 14/1)
14 11¾
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 92
SP: 28/1
Bumped start - midfield - weakening when short of room over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9
Tote place: £2.80 £2.30 £4.40
Exacta: £54.30
Trifecta: £923.50
Tricast: £425.26
CSF: £46.12