4.00 Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle of £10,700.00 4-y-o plus(Class 3) 2m. 4f. 62yds.

Newcastle Results Tue, 31st Mar, 2026

Going - Good to Soft (Good in places).

Placepot Pool - £98,209.14 Winning Units - 4218.72 Dividend - £16.90. Quadpot Pool - £9,868.75 Winning Units - 965.81 Dividend - £7.50. Place Six Dividend - £18.71. Place Five Dividend - £5.61.

Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle of £10,700.00 4-y-o plus (Class 3) 2m. 4f. 62yds.

1st - £5,651.00, 2nd - £2,600.00, 3rd - £1,300.00, 4th - £651.00, 5th - £324.00 6 Ran
Card Odds Compare

1st

11-2 (Eddie Melville & Kenny Haughey)
Rated 118
Shantou (USA) - Res Ipsa Loquitur (IRE)(Beneficial (GB))
Breeder - Victor Connolly

(Morning price: 10/3 7/2 10/3 11/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4 6/4 11/8 5/4 11/8 6/4 11/8 5/4 13/8)
(Ring price: 7/4 13/8 7/4 9/5 7/4) SP 7/4fav

N Richards

Danny McMenamin

Tote Win £2.80 Place £1.60

midfield, closed on leaders after 4th, travelling well and took second 3 out, ridden after 2 out, rallied after last, led inside final 110yds run-in, won going away

5th Feb, 26 Doncaster
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 119 This
Race

2nd

12-0 (Mr P G Atkinson)
cp⁺ Rated 130
Shirocco (GER) - Fingal's Sister (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - J. Kinsella

(Morning price: 2/1 7/4 2/1 5/2 11/4 3/1 10/3 3/1)
(Ring price: 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2) SP 7/2

P G Atkinson

Callum Bewley

Place £1.40

led, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, all out after last, headed inside final 110yds run-in, weakened towards finish

14th Mar, 26 Newcastle
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 131 This
Race

3rd

4.25L

10-11 (Mr J Scott)
Rated 118
Leading Light (IRE) - Turmoss (FR)(Turgeon (USA))
Breeder - Mr R. Bryan

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

Lucinda & Scud

Jack Power(5)

soon raced in close second, not fluent and lost one position 2 out, chased leaders before last, weakened towards finish

28th Feb, 26 Kelso
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 120 This
Race

4th

4.25L

11-2 (Maximum Racing -haarar)
Rated 118
Muhaarar (GB) - Interchange (IRE)(Montjeu (IRE))
Breeder - Clearwater Stud Ltd

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

S England

Jonathan England

held up towards rear, pushed along after 6th, headway before 3 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened after last (vet reported gelding bled from nose)

20th Mar, 26 Musselburgh
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 119 This
Race

5th

3.5L

11-10 (Mrs Judith Ratcliff)
Rated 126
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Rare Ruby (IRE)(Dilshaan (GB))
Breeder - Mrs Judith Ratcliff

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Jennie Candlish

S W Quinlan

towards rear, chased leaders 3 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened before last

12th Nov, 25 Bangor-on-Dee
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 127 This
Race

6th

37L

11-10 (Pay The Bill Syndicate)
hd¹ Rated 126
Califet (FR) - Quaspia (FR)(Fragrant Mix (IRE))
Breeder - Kenilworth House Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 8/1 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Charlie Longsdon

David Bass

held up in rear but in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened quickly after 3 out

10th Jan, 26 Kempton
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 129 This
Race

Off 4.01
Time 5m. 3.07 secs, which is 1m. 24.98 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £8.30
Tote Trifecta- £25.90
CSF- £8.65.

Non runner Great Pepper (FR)
2025 Fingal's Hill 9 11-0 B Hughes 11/4 (P G Atkinson)
2024 Rafferty's Return 9 11-4 B Hughes 5/1 (Rebecca Menzies)
2023 Miah Grace 8 11-12 C O'Farrell 8/1 (J O'keeffe)