AWFlatClass 6
BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap
Newcastle (GBR)
Saturday, March 23, 2024 — Race 5
1m 4.5f
Distance
Standard
Going
$3,663.8
Purse
6
Runners
2:47.15
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shaftoe(2018) | Paul Mulrennan | Jim Goldie | 1 | 137.00 | 9/4 | 0.00 | $3,663.8 | Ducked left start - held up in last - smooth headway over 2f out - going easily but waiting for room against near rail over 1f out - soon switched left - pushed along and squeezed through to lead inside final furlong - readily(tchd 11/5) |
| 2 | Geelong(2019) | Billy Loughnane | Paul & Oliver Cole | 5 | 140.00 | 7/4F | 0.75 | $1,719.2 | Held up in rear - headway against near rail over 2f out - went second over 1f out - soon disputing lead - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 13/8 tchd 15/8) |
| 3 | Night Bear(2017) | William Carson | Tony Carroll | 4 | 136.00 | 7/1 | 3.00 | $858.9 | Prominent early - led after 2f - pushed along against near rail over 2f out - faced challenges from over 1f out - headed and lost second inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 17/2) |
| 4 | Eloped(2020) | Dylan Hogan | Julia Feilden | 6 | 136.00 | 3/1 | 0.30 | $429.8 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second before halfway - no extra from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/3) |
| 5 | Ebony Maw(2017) | Rowan Scott | Ewan Whillans | 3 | 136.00 | 20/1 | 2.50 | $214.2 | In touch with leaders - lost position before halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) |
| 6 | A Shining Moon(2018) | David Nolan | Paul Midgley | 2 | 130.00 | 50/1 | 9.00 | - | Led early - prominent after 2f - lost second before halfway - outpaced and lost position 3f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 33/1 and tchd 66/1) |