Race cards · Thu 16 Feb
Thursday 16 February · Newcastle, England
15:55 Will Pugh 21st Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
- Distance
- 2m 7f 91y
- Going
- Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 11800
- Runners
- 4
Race preview
Twoshotsoftequila has been knocking on the door in recent starts but, though he demands respect, HITMAN FRED edges the vote. Rose Dobbin's charge was said to have been unsuited by softening ground conditions when pulled up at Catterick last month, but he'd been largely progressive over fences until then and the return to a sounder surface could see him get back to winning ways. Others to note include Return Fire and Court At Slip.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Court At Slip | 4-43146 | Mr William Easterby | T D Easterby | 11 7 | 15-8 | |
| 2 | Return Fire | 8-31144 | P W Wadge | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 11 11 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Flying Verse | 2115P3 | B S Hughes | David Dennis | 11 11 | 11-2 | |
| 4 | Dragonfruit | 45U-2P4 | Henry Brooke | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 11 11 | 4-1 | |
| NR | Twoshotsoftequila | 25-4432 | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies | 12 2 | ||
| NR | Hitman Fred | 711-31P | Craig Nichol | R Dobbin | 12 1 | ||
| NR | Follow Your Arrow | 9-3142P | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 11 7 | ||
| NR | Loughermore | 224058 | William Shanahan | S Waugh | 10 8 |