Race Result Newcastle Sat, 14th Apr, 2012

Going - Soft (Heavy in places).

Placepot Pool - £57,665.33 Winning Units - 114.35 Dividend - £368.10. Quadpot Pool - £3,669.59 Winning Units - 53.4 Dividend - £50.80. Place Six Dividend - £339.15. Place Five Dividend - £240.25.

St James Place Handicap (Str) of £3200.00 3-y-o

1m. 3yds. Flat Hcap 1st - £2070.00, 2nd - £616.00, 3rd - £308.00, 4th - £154.00 OFF 17:30. 8 Ran.

1st		Kian's Joy (GB) 8-8 (Jenny & Ray Butler) 2 (Drawn 2) (Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1 Tote Win £23.30 Place £4.40	J O'keeffe B McHugh
		slowly aeay, behind, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well
2nd	1.5L	Rosie's Lady (IRE) 9-0 (Mr N C White & Mrs C E White) 7 (Drawn 7) (Morning price: 7/1 5/1 9/2 4/1) SP 7/2 Place £1.80	D B O'meara R Winston
		tracked leader, led over 3f out, strongly challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra close home
3rd	0.75L	Lady Kashaan (IRE) 8-12 (Mr G Brogan) 1 (Drawn 1) (Morning price: 9/2 5/1 7/2 9/2) SP 9/1 Place £1.40	G A Swinbank P McDonald
		chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
4th	12L	Hurriya (GB) 9-1 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum) 3 (Drawn 3) (Morning price: 2/1 9/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 11/4) SP 12/5fav	M Johnston S De Sousa
		led, driven and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
5th	shd	Red Tyke (IRE) 9-0 (Mr T G S Wood) 6 (Drawn 6) (Morning price: 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 11/4) SP 5/2	J J Quinn T Eaves
		chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
6th	8L	Lady Advocate (IRE) 9-7 (Mr S A Heley) 8 (Drawn 8)(Blinkers) (Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 12/1) SP 9/1	T D Easterby D Allan
		behind, headway over 2f out, soon weakened
7th	22L	Champagne Valley (GB) 9-3 (Famous Five Racing & Major E J Watt) 4 (Drawn 4) (Morning price: 25/1 33/1 25/1) SP 20/1	Mrs S Watt A Mullen
		tracked leader, lost place over 3f out
8th	1.75L	Medam (GB) 8-10 (Burton Agnes Bloodstock) 5 (Drawn 5) (Morning price: 20/1 25/1 20/1) SP 20/1	S A Harris P Aspell
		tracked leader, lost place over 3f out

Market Movers

Wexford Saturday 18th

Sweet Refusal 9/2 11/4

3.20 Black Point H'cap (Rated 47-65)
CORAL.ie 9/2 11/4
Bet365 4/1 11/4
Boylesport 4/1 11/4
Ladbrokes 4/1 3/1

Longshadow 6/1 9/2

3.20 Black Point H'cap (Rated 47-65)
PaddyPower 6/1 9/2
BetVictor 13/2 5/1
Bet365 6/1 9/2

Xolani 50/1 25/1

5.30 Borro (Mares) INH Flat Race (DIV I)
CORAL.ie 50/1 25/1
PaddyPower 33/1 20/1

Teajaybe 9/1 13/2

4.30 Felim O'Rourke Is Getting Married H'cap (Rated 47-65)
BetVictor 9/1 13/2
Ladbrokes 8/1 6/1

Laura's Lark 50/1 25/1

5.30 Borro (Mares) INH Flat Race (DIV I)
Ladbrokes 50/1 25/1
PaddyPower 50/1 25/1

Runaiocht 20/1 14/1

3.20 Black Point H'cap (Rated 47-65)
CORAL.ie 20/1 14/1
Boylesport 20/1 14/1

Myblueeyedgirl 8/1 11/2

5.30 Borro (Mares) INH Flat Race (DIV I)
BetVictor 8/1 11/2
Bet365 8/1 6/1

Tomyros 25/1 16/1

6.00 Borro (Mares) INH Flat Race (DIV II)
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
Ladbrokes 25/1 16/1
Boylesport 25/1 16/1

Dynaperformer 9/1 12/1

5.00 Owenavarragh (QR) M'dn
Ladbrokes 9/1 12/1

Pacey Outswinger 10/1 14/1

4.30 Felim O'Rourke Is Getting Married H'cap (Rated 47-65)
Ladbrokes 10/1 14/1

Gallery - Best Pictures of the week

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
D N Russell - Sidelined after operation on punctured lung Mon, 29th Apr
E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May

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