2025-06-27 Newcastle 20:10
Newcastle

Take The Lead With X3 Consulting Handicap

Distance: 6f

Going: Standard

Prize: £4,187

Runners: 13

Winning time: 1m 13.67s (slow by 3.27s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 6

9 Miss Rainbow

J: William Pyle(3) T: Tracy Waggott

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:54 SP:11/2

Took keen hold - made all - soon against near rail - increased tempo from over 2f out - ridden and drifted left from over 1f out - kept on and all out(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

2 nk

7 King Of The Jungle

J: Billy Garritty T: Michael & David Easterby

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:56 SP:5/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders against near rail - switched left 3f out - headway from 2f out - switched right inside final furlong - went second and kept on well inside final 110yds(op 4/1)

3 2¼ 2½

3 Cuban Storm

J: Connor Beasley T: Michael Dods

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:58 SP:12/1

Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced over 2f out - rallied and pressed leader over 1f out - no extra when lost position inside final 110yds(op 14/1)

4 ¾ 3¼

11 Newyorkstateofmind

J: James Sullivan T: Ruth Carr

Age:8 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:53 SP:7/2F

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/2)

5 ¾ 4

8 Pockley

J: Kaiya Fraser T: Linda Perratt

Age:7 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:55 SP:7/1

Awkward start - towards rear - short of room soon after start - headway from under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 13/2)

6 ½ 4½

10 Gis A Sub

J: David Nolan T: Paul Midgley

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:53 SP:10/1

Towards rear - headway inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1)

7 ½ 5

14 Poet

J: Dale Swift T: Scott Dixon

Age:6 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:49 SP:18/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - keeping on when not clear run from over 1f out(op 20/1)

8 nk 5¼

4 The Real McKay

J: Tom Eaves T: Michael Herrington

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:58 SP:14/1

Towards rear on outer - headway halfway - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 11/1)

9 nse 5½

6 Clipsham La Habana

J: Rowan Scott T: Alice Haynes

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:57 SP:6/1

Prominent against near rail - outpaced from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)

10 ¾ 6¼

12 Free Pic

J: Cam Hardie T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:50 SP:66/1

In touch with leaders - lost ground after 2f - outpaced from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 80/1)

11 ½ 6¾

13 Black Cab

J: Ben Robinson T: Alison Hamilton

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:50 SP:22/1

Always behind(op 25/1)

12 nk 7

2 Highjacked

J: Sean Kirrane T: John Davies

Age:9 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:58 SP:12/1

Pulled hard - prominent - outpaced over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

13 25 32

1 Crafty Spirit

J: Paul Mulrennan T: John Wainwright

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:58 SP:33/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost ground after 2f - weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 28/1)

Nazca

J: Tommie Jakes(5) T: Linda Perratt

Age:6 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:57 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50

Tote place: £2 £2.10 £4.30

Exacta: £28.10

Trifecta: £417.90

Tricast: £331.71

CSF: £34.69