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20:00 Newcastle
Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,700 added
- Winner: £2,983
- 2nd: £1,400
- 3rd: £699
- 4th: £350
- Form 3-06044
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Mark Winn
dwelt, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no response
- Form 215350
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer L Bailey
- Jockey Billy Garritty
wore red hood to post, pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on one pace
- Form 08-3707
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey D Allan
prominent, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and led over 1f out, soon cleared away and drifted left to far rail, ran on well
- Form 614312
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Kaiya Fraser
awkward start, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, kept on, never on terms
- Form 225634
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
handy, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten
Better (IRE)
74- Form 754006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey D C Costello
went to post early, slowly away, towards rear, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on strongly closing stages, nearest finish
- Form 689070
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mounted in chute and went to post early, fly jumped badly start, always detached in rear
- Form 022392
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Rhys Elliott
led narrowly, raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened
- Form 287503
- Age 11
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey William Pyle
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, disputed 2nd 110 yards out, not trouble winner
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Silky Robin (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Bumped start, prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Willolarupi (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Howzak 33-1 (9-7) Raced in mid-division far side of group, weakened final 2f, 10th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Alfa Whiteburd (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Azucena (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Midfield, outpaced passing halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final 110 yards, 7th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Maris Angel (9-9) at Redcar 5f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Kyber Crystal (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Prominent, lost some ground 3f out, not much room when effort over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, went 2nd and edged right, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Royal Duke (8-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Musical Diva (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-4) Chased leader on inside, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 100 yards, dropped to 4th final stride, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Ifonlytheycudtalk (8-9) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Better (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Slowly away, pushed along and outpaced in rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Taygar (9-6) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Never This Way (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Off the pace and soon towards rear far rail, never involved, last of 10, 14 1/2l behind Opal Storm (8-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Street Life 5-2 (8-11) Prominent, led over 1f out, edged right, headed entering final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sankari (9-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Rockley Point 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, disputing 2nd from over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Dash Gordon (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.