2.10 Jimmy Hunter 60th Birthday Celebration Novices´ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus(Class 4) 2m. 75yds.

Newcastle Results Sat, 21st Feb, 2026

Going - Good to Soft.

Placepot Pool - £109,875.10 Winning Units - 1251.84 Dividend - £64.00. Quadpot Pool - £8,640.77 Winning Units - 247.51 Dividend - £25.80. Place Six Dividend - £46.52. Place Five Dividend - £41.14.

Jimmy Hunter 60th Birthday Celebration Novices´ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus (Class 4) 2m. 75yds.

1st - £5,281.00, 2nd - £2,430.00, 3rd - £1,215.00, 4th - £608.00, 5th - £303.00 6 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

The Grafter (IRE) 11-12 (Evason, Hewitt And Walsh)
ts⁹ Rated 114
Workforce (GB) - Shokalocka Baby (IRE)(Accordion)
Breeder - John Redmond

(Morning price: 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 11/4 5/2)
(Ring price: 5/2 9/4 2/1 9/4 85/40 2/1) SP 2/1Jfav

S England

Jonathan England

Tote Win £3.10 Place £1.70

prominent, not fluent 3 out, led next, kept on well from last

27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
1st Hcp Chs Rated 106 This
Race

2nd

Spadestep (IRE) 12-0 (Old Gold Racing 29)
ts³ Rated 116
Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Glibin (IRE)(Luso (GB))
Breeder - Mrs E. Kelly

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 15/2 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1 9/4 2/1)
(Ring price: 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 2/1) SP 2/1Jfav

Lucinda & Scud

D R Fox

Place £1.60

led, headed after 3rd, chased leaders before next, mistake and lost place briefly 8th, outpaced before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went second when bad mistake last, stayed on flat

27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 117 This
Race

3rd

7.5L

Galidam (FR) 10-10 (M H O G)
ts⁵ Rated 98
Kapgarde (FR) - Rainbowline (FR)(Martaline (GB))
Breeder - Mr Richard Corveller

(Morning price: 15/2 8/1 16/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 13/2 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

M Hammond

Callum Bewley

in touch with leaders, chased leaders before 4th, ridden 3 out, stayed on from last, went third flat

28th Dec, 25 Catterick
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 100 This
Race

4th

1.5L

Sleeping Satellite (IRE) 11-6 (The Good Stock Syndicate)
ts⁵ Rated 108
Mahler (GB) - Aneda Dubh (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - George Lane

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 9/1)
(Ring price: 17/2 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

F M O'Brien

J J Burke

prominent, led after 3rd, mistake 3 out, ridden before 2 out where headed, lost second when mistake last, weakened and lost third flat

8th Dec, 25 Musselburgh
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 108 This
Race

5th

4.75L

Always A Reason (IRE) 11-5 (Miss Maria D Myco & John Johnson)
cp³ Rated 107
Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Gaye Annie (IRE)(Tikkanen (USA))
Breeder - Mrs Stephanie Metcalfe

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 11/2 5/1 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Rebecca Menzies

Ross Chapman

held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last

30th Jan, 26 Catterick
1st Hcp Chs Rated 101 This
Race

6th

15L

Stick With Me Sam (FR) 11-4 (Mr & Mrs Jw Dale & Mr & Mrs Jdj Copas)
ts⁸hd⁷sr Rated 106
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Wendy Du Berlais (FR)(Loup Solitaire (USA))
Breeder - Mr John Lightfoot

(Morning price: 7/2 4/1 2/1 9/4 11/4 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 11/4 9/2 5/1 9/2 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1) SP 8/1

T R Gretton

B Hughes

chased leaders, dropped to rear but well in touch before 4th, not fluent 6th, ridden when bad mistake 4 out, soon lost touch

30th Jan, 26 Catterick
1st Hcp Chs Rated 98 This
Race

Off 2.10
Time 4m. 13.38 secs, which is 1m. 55.73 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £7.80
Tote Trifecta- £34.60
CSF- £6.52.

Non runner Ballyedward ( R. B. Crawford. Self Cert (Bruised Foot))
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