14:15 Newcastle
Thursday 12 December 2019
All12:4013:1013:4514:1514:5015:20
Border Minstrel Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 46y  |  Soft  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:16Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 14.7s
T:Â Micky HammondJ:Â Miss Becky Smith (3)
Held up, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, drew clear, easily tchd 8/1
T:Â Mrs Dianne SayerJ:Â C O'Farrell
Led, joined 4th, headed before 3 out, rallied next, kept on same pace op 5/1
T:Â K ScottJ:Â S Mulqueen (3)
Held up towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 3 out, no extra approaching last tchd 5/1
T:Â A CrookJ:Â J Kington
Mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, never able to challenge op 20/1 tchd 22/1
T:Â Miss J E FosterJ:Â Sean Quinlan
In touch, effort 2 out, no extra flat op 5/1
T:Â J E DixonJ:Â Mr John Dixon (7)
Held up, headway 3 out, never on terms op 8/1
T:Â D BourkeJ:Â Alain Cawley
In touch, weakened before 3 out op 22/1 tchd 25/1
T:Â C GrantJ:Â Thomas Dowson
Mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders next, weakened before 3 out op 9/1
T:Â S EnglandJ:Â Jonathan England
Behind, blundered 4th, soon beaten tchd 8/1
T:Â G BewleyJ:Â Jonathon Bewley (3)
Prominent, joined leader 4th, led after 4 out, headed after next, blundered 2 out, weakened op 7/1 tchd 6/1
T:Â H BurnsJ:Â William Shanahan (7)
Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out tchd 50/1
Also Ran
T:Â H HogarthJ:Â Billy Garritty (5)
Prominent, joined leaders 5 out, lost place after next, behind when pulled up before 2 out tchd 11/1
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Non-Runners
11
Oceanus28
Weight: 11-0|Â Â Age: 5
T: Mrs Dianne Sayer  J: Danny McMenamin
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£9.20Pl:£3.00, £1.70, £2.70EX:£44.80Trifecta:£309.90Tricast:£207.40SF:£40.69Swingers:£5.80, £8.00, £5.20
Forecasts
Calliope (9/2), Flaming Glory (6/1), Pistol (13/2), Ilaya (7/1), Hey Bob (7/1), Canny Style (8/1), Outback Blue (8/1), Oceanus (8/1), King's Coinage (9/1), The Black Squirrel (12/1), Donald Dux (16/1), Old Jewry (20/1), Spirit Of Dreams (66/1)
Every one of these needs excuses to be accepted before they can be backed, but the handicapper has handed out a few lifelines, not least to KING'S COINAGE, who has dropped 10lb for two completed handicap starts, and is well treated on the form he showed last season. He gets a rather tentative pick ahead of Pistol, who knows how to win and may have benefited from a recent breathing operation. Dianne Sayer has a pair of whom Calliope makes most appeal, but the market will be revealing.
- King's Coinage
- Pistol
- Calliope
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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