Race Result Newcastle Thu, 29th Mar, 2012

Going - Good (Good to Firm in places).

Placepot Pool - £68,129.73 Winning Units - 68.55 Dividend - £725.50. Quadpot Pool - £5,353.60 Winning Units - 48.5 Dividend - £81.60. Place Six Dividend - £603.19. Place Five Dividend - £354.05.

Pins & Needles Show Maiden Hurdle of £2600.00 4-y-o plus

2m. Maiden Hurdle 1st - £1689.00, 2nd - £496.00, 3rd - £248.00, 4th - £124.00 OFF 14:10. 15 Ran.

1st		Zaru (FR) 11-0 (Morning price: 5/2 9/4) SP 5/2fav Tote Win £3.20 Place £1.20	J P L Ewart B Hughes
		always prominent, led after 3 out, challenged last, stayed on strongly
2nd	2.5L	Harvey's Hope (GB) 11-0 (The Home & Away Partnership) (Morning price: 5/2) SP 10/3 Place £1.60	K Reveley J Reveley
		held up in touch, headway 4 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, kept on same pace closing stages
3rd	7L	Smart Ruler (IRE) 11-0 (The Vilprano Partnership) (Morning price: 9/1) SP 14/1 Place £3.80	J Moffatt Brian Harding
		held up in rear, smooth headway 3 out, ridden to challenge after next, weakened flat
4th	1.5L	Brandon Thomas (IRE) 10-9 (Mr S Hubbard Rodwell) (Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 3/1	Ferdy Murphy Lucy Alexander(5)
		held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, stayed on same pace after next
5th	1L	Hurraboru (IRE) 11-0 (Deva Racing Brian Boru Partnership) (Morning price: 9/4 11/4) SP 4/1	Donald McCain J M Maguire
		chased leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened next
6th	7L	Nahneh (IRE) 11-0 (Mr John Wade) (Morning price: 66/1) SP 66/1	J Wade K Renwick
		chased leaders, under pressure after 3 out, soon lost place
7th	13L	So Bazaar (IRE) 10-9 (Mrs H J Wilson) (Morning price: 66/1) SP 66/1	A Wilson Robert McCarth(5)
		behind, headway after 3 out, never on terms
8th	13L	Catcher Of Dreams (IRE) 10-7 (Mr A G Foster) (Morning price: 200/1) SP 66/1	A G Foster Grant Cockburn(7)
		always behind, beaten 3 out
9th	1.5L	Mr Mansson (IRE) 11-0 (Mr K N R MacNicol) (Morning price: 100/1 66/1) SP 66/1	Mrs L Normile C I Gillies
		mid-division, headway 3rd, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 3 out
10th	20L	Simhal (GB) 10-11 (Josttigo Racing) (Morning price: 200/1) SP 250/1	C A Mulhall Henry Brooke(3)
		led, blundered 3 out, soon headed and weakened
11th	1.75L	Ivan The Terrible (IRE) 10-7 (Miss C Fordham) (Morning price: 25/1) SP 40/1	R C Guest Harry Haynes
		held up in touch, not fluent 4th, soon pushed along, weakened before 2 out
12th	0.75L	It's Me And You (GB) 10-2 (Mr A Duke) (Morning price: 66/1) SP 66/1	M W Easterby Jake Greenall(5)
		mid-division, weakened 4 out
13th	1.5L	Encore Un Fois (GB) 10-7 (Hogarth Racing) (Morning price: 20/1) SP 25/1	H P Hogarth F Davis
		behind, mistake 2nd, never dangerous
p.u.		Theboyfrombrazil (IRE) 11-0 (Mr B Storey) (Morning price: 200/1) SP 100/1	B Storey R McGrath
		always in rear, never dangerous, pulled up 2 out
fell		Stormont Bridge (GB) 10-7 (Mr M Barnes) (Tongue Strap) (Morning price: 250/1) SP 250/1	M Barnes M J McAlister
		mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened 4 out, behind when fell last

Non runner Stagecoach Jasper (GB) (Nonrunner)

Market Movers

Wexford Wednesday 19th

Castle Genie 14/1 7/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Bet365 14/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Betfred 14/1 15/2
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
Williamhill 14/1 8/1
BetVictor 10/1 7/1
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1
Boylesport 11/1 8/1

Thomond 4/1 9/4

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Bet365 4/1 9/4
CORAL.ie 4/1 5/2
Betfred 7/2 9/4
Williamhill 4/1 5/2
PaddyPower 4/1 5/2
Ladbrokes 4/1 5/2

Hurricane Jojo 8/1 5/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Bet365 8/1 5/1
Williamhill 15/2 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
PaddyPower 7/1 5/1
Betfred 15/2 6/1

Our Man Zebo 13/8 5/4

6.00 Wellingtonbridge Novice H'dle
CORAL.ie 13/8 5/4
Williamhill 7/4 11/8
Bet365 7/4 11/8
Ladbrokes 13/8 5/4

Warofthegiants 25/1 16/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
Betfred 25/1 16/1
Boylesport 25/1 16/1

Chinook Run 25/1 14/1

7.00 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV I)
Bet365 25/1 14/1
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
CORAL.ie 25/1 16/1

Flight Control 25/1 16/1

7.00 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV I)
Boylesport 25/1 16/1
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1

Phantom Of Plenty 14/1 7/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1

Shazner 7/1 9/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Williamhill 7/1 9/1
Bet365 10/1 14/1

Fromthecloudsabove 10/1 14/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Bet365 10/1 14/1

Gallery - Best Pictures of the week

Gallery 16th Jun
Pic of the week. Jumbo Steps is driven out by Gary Carroll to score at Fairyhouse on Wednesday, providing his trainer Johnny Levins with his first success. 12-06-13 More »
Gallery 9th Jun
Pic of the week. Ted Dolly jumps the last under Barry Geraghty on his way to victory at Tipperary on Thursday for trainer Eddie Hales. 06-06-13 More »

Brian O'Connor's Latest Blog Posts

Henry Cecil wasn’t famous for bluntness. Wry humour was more the late master-trainer’s speed. But one thing he was consistently and admirably blunt about was handicaps. He hated them; described them as an encouragement to cheat. And he was right. Everyone knows he was right. So why are we surprised when cheating actually occurs? And [...]

Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
T P Treacy - Fractured tibia and fibula in a schooling accident Mon, 13th May
D G Lavery - Fractured pelvis in a fall at Wexford Fri, 17th May
T C Carroll - Suffered a collapsed lung & fractured ribs in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
K C Sexton - Double fracture right collarbone in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
Megan Carberry - Fractured hand in a fall at the Curragh Sat, 25th May
M P Burke - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
No Jockey - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
R P Cleary - Suffered concussion in a fall at Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun

Suspended Jockeys

D G Hogan - Five day whip ban at Cork, starts Fri, 7th Jun
B Hayes - Ten day ban for making insufficient effort at Tramore, starts Fri, 14th Jun
D M Grant - Five day ban for dropping hands & failing to gain best finishing position at Tramore Sat, 15th Jun

Selections

Today's Selections are now included in the Formscan section at the top of each racecard.

Site links

Wed

Thu

Fri

Wed

Thu

Fri

Tue

Mon

Sun

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Fri

Sun

Wed

Sun

Sun

Sun

Sat

Sun

New Account Offers

Sports Extra