Newcastle

Ardor Bull Run Handicap

Distance: 2m56y
Going: Standard
Prize: £3,245
Runners: 5
Winning time: 3m 51.86s (slow by 22.06s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 6
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 50
SP: 13/8
Took keen hold - raced in second - led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on - always doing enough(op 7/4)
2 1
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 45
SP: 28/1
Took keen hold - raced in fourth - headway and went second over 1f out - pressed leader briefly inside final furlong - no impression final 110yds(op 22/1)
3
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 46
SP: 13/2
Took keen hold - raced in last - went third 1f out - kept on - nearest finish(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
4 11¾
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 47
SP: 17/2
Unseated rider on way to start - led at slow pace - increased tempo 5f out - headed over 2f out - lost second over 1f out - soon weakened quickly (unseated jockey on the way to post - having been checked by the doctor at the start - jockey was deemed fit to ride)(op 6/1 tchd 9/1)
5 hd 12
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 57
SP: 5/4F
Took keen hold - raced in third - outpaced over 2f out - dropped to last and struggling over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(op 11/8 tchd 6/5)
NR
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 4lbs
OR: 45
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.63
Tote place: £1.40 £5.40
Exacta: £34.50
Trifecta: £136.80
CSF: £32.55