Race cards · Tue 3 Mar
Tuesday 3 March · Newcastle, England
15:05 Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 4f 62y
- Going
- Good to Soft
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 10000
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
John McConnell must always be respected on his UK raids so it won't be a surprise if MINELLA SUPREME can show his appreciation for the drop in trip. The six-year-old didn't disgrace himself at Cheltenham before a less encouraging Thurles display, but those races were over 3m and an extended 2m6f respectively and he struck over just short of this distance at Kilbeggan prior. The penalised pair Silver Hill and Sanilam are dangerous, and it is worth taking into consideration 80,000-pounds point-to-point recruit Talk To The Boss.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanilam | 15-6314 | B S Hughes | A M Thomson | 11 12 | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Silver Hill | 14-512 | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden | 11 12 | 8-11 | |
| 3 | Humble Jumble | 19-037 | P W Wadge | L Russell & M Scudamore | 11 5 | 18-1 | |
| 4 | Tantivy Vavoom | 1P-76 | Theo Gillard | Ruth Jefferson | 10 12 | 25-1 | |
| 5 | Khaleesi Queen | 099 | Joshua Thompson | Micky Hammond | 10 12 | 300-1 | |
| 6 | Minella Supreme | 21F16-P | Alex Harvey | J C McConnell | 11 5 | 9-2 | |
| 7 | Return To Florida | 6U-3P | Sean Quinlan | W Coltherd | 11 5 | 150-1 | |
| 8 | Royal Maggs | 12-18P | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford | 10 12 | 150-1 | |
| 9 | Talk To The Boss | 2- | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies | 11 5 | 18-1 | |
| 10 | Millford Hill | P314P/ | Ross Chapman | R Menzies | 11 5 | 200-1 | |
| 11 | The Grey Venture | 54-51 | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley | 11 5 | 66-1 | |
| - | Finbarr | 4 | Ryan Mania | Ruth Jefferson | 11 5 | 9-1 | |
| NR | Old Comrades | 3PP1-67 | Bruce Lynn | N W Alexander | 11 5 |