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Newcastle
Rob Wright
1.30 Khilwafy 3.10 Strong Power
2.00 Figures 3.45 Whittle Le Woods
2.35 El Caballo 4.20 Murbih
Going: standard
Draw: no advantage
Sky Sports Racing1.30 Handicap (£3,510: 2m) (8)
1 (1)15-21KHILWAFY 27 (CD) D Thompson 6-10-0 C Beasley
2 (7)0400-RAVENSCAR J22 (CD) P Kirby 6-9-12 K Stott
3 (4)603-5VIS A VIS 27 (P,D) N Mulholland 8-9-12 J P Spencer
4 (5)2466-RUSSIAN VIRTUE J9 C Hobson 5-9-11 J Mitchell
5 (6)3-414SOCIALLY SHADY 8 (V) K Burke 5-9-3 S James
6 (3)31-15RIGGSBY 39 (CD) J Camacho 4-9-2 C Rodriguez
7 (2)500-0SNAP CHAP J13 J Coulson 4-8-13 D Costello
8 (8)40-35WEMYSS POINT 8 (P) P Kirby 10-8-11 D Swift
11-4 Khilwafy, 5-1 Riggsby, Ravenscar, Vis A Vis, 6-1 Socially Shady,
7-1 Wemyss Point, 10-1 Russian Virtue, 25-1 Snap Chap.2.00 Novice Stakes
(£3,942: 1m 2f) (8)
1 (4) 41-GREEK FLAME 77 J Fanshawe 4-9-5 C Beasley
2 (5) LUCARNIP J561 D Thompson 7-9-3 C Lee
3 (3) 00 MR MCCALL 16 P Kirby 4-9-3 P Mulrennan
4 (6)-0430RANGER BOB 20 (P,T) R Menzies 5-9-3 C Rodriguez
5 (1) 0-0RELENTLESS SUN 29 T Tate 4-9-3 D Costello
6 (2) TIGER JET J24 B Ellison 6-9-3 B Robinson
7 (8) 2 FIGURES 16 S & E Crisford 4-8-12 J Mitchell
8 (7)^0 TIGER SPIRIT 36 (T) M Herrington 5-8-12 J Hart
Evens Figures, 6-4 Greek Flame, 12-1 Tiger Jet, 16-1 Mr Mccall, Tiger Spirit,
25-1 Ranger Bob, 50-1 Lucarnip, 66-1 Relentless Sun.2.35 Conditions Stakes
(3-Y-O: £6,185: 6f) (3)
1 (1)211-EL CABALLO 81 (D) K Burke 9-0 C Lee
2 (2)5213-CANONIZED 127 (BF,D) W Haggas 8-12 C Fallon
3 (3)3202-HELLOMYDARLIN 127 (D) G Boughey 8-9 J P Spencer
13-8 El Caballo, 15-8 Canonized, 2-1 Hellomydarlin.3.10 Handicap (£6,480: 5f) (6)
1 (2)-1602NIGEL NOTT 20 (V,C,D) M Appleby 6-9-7 A Rawlinson
2 (5)-2111STRONG POWER 42 (D) Alice Haynes 5-9-7 K O’Neill
3 (6)232-1LOOK OUT LOUIS 34 (CD) J Camacho 6-9-5
Joanna Mason (3)
4 (4)6403-SPOOF 121 (D) C Hills 7-9-4 D Tudhope
5 (1)140-1SECRETINTHEPARK 52 (V,CD) R Menzies 12-9-4
C Rodriguez
6 (3)00-64BE PROUD 33 (P,CD) J Goldie 6-9-0 P Mulrennan
15-8 Strong Power, 4-1 Look Out Louis, Secretinthepark, 6-1 Nigel Nott, 13-2
Be Proud, 8-1 Spoof.3.45 Handicap (£6,480: 7f) (5)
1 (3)1111-INTERNATIONALANGEL 69 (D) J Chapple-Hyam 5-9-7
R Tart
2 (1)31-05ASTRO JAKK 13 (C) K Burke 6-9-4 C Lee
3 (5) 21214 WHITTLE LE WOODS 4 (P,C,D) M Appleby 4-8-11
A Rawlinson
4 (4) 12232 DUTCH DECOY 6 (P,CD) C & M Johnston 5-8-10
J Fanning
5 (2)-2345MAWKEB 8 M Appleby 4-8-2 C Hardie
13-8 Internationalangel, 2-1 Whittle Le Woods, 4-1 Dutch Decoy,
7-1 Astro Jakk, 14-1 Mawkeb.4.20 Novice Stakes
(3-Y-O: £3,942: 7f) (8)
1 (6)^3 ANTHEM NATIONAL 19 S & E Crisford 9-5 J Mitchell
2 (2) 00-ASHTEAD 103 O Pears 9-5 P Mulrennan
3 (8) MICROBURST K Ryan 9-5 K Stott
4 (5) 3 MURBIH 30 A Brittain 9-5 C Hardie
5 (7) RIBTIDE (H) Adrian Nicholls 9-5 B McHugh
6 (4) RUN TEDDY RUN K Burke 9-5 P-L Jamin (3)
7 (1) 6-SHOW MAKER 245 (P,T) I Mohammed 9-5C Rodriguez
8 (3) 0-ROSE’S GIRL 127 E Dunlop 9-0 C Fallon
Evens Anthem National, 4-1 Murbih, 9-2 Microburst, 8-1 Run Teddy Run,
16-1 Ribtide, 20-1 Show Maker, Rose’s Girl, 66-1 Ashtead.Doncaster
Rob Wright
1.42 Galahad
Threepwood3.25 Dingo Dollar
4.00 Boss Man Fred
2.15 Message Personnel 4.35 Soldier Of Love
2.50 Geryville 5.10 Spectacular Genius
Going: soft Sky Sports Racing
1.42 Novices’ Hurdle (£5,446: 2m 1f) (8)
1 1 RIDGEWAY 26 (T,CD) D Skelton 5-11-7 H Skelton
2 3302 CARTONNE 39 (H) D McCain 5-11-0 B Hughes
3 GALAHAD THREEPWOOD F95 B Pauling 5-11-0 K Woods
4 205UGINGER MAIL 20 N Alexander 6-11-0 C O’Farrell
5 466-GOGUENARD 305 D J Jeffreys 6-11-0 M Kendrick
6 260-4LARGY GIFT 292 N Mechie 6-11-0 T Dowson
7 3 SCUDAMORE 26 J Candlish 5-11-0 Sean Quinlan
8 0/ZANEVSKY 1096 Mrs Stella Barclay 9-11-0 R Mania
9-4 Ridgeway, 3-1 Ginger Mail, 7-2 Cartonne, 5-1 Scudamore, 13-2 Galahad
Threepwood, 16-1 Largy Gift, 50-1 Goguenard, 66-1 Zanevsky.2.15 ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle
(£5,446: 2m 3f) (4)
1 P-610MUCHO MAS 32 (CD) B Pauling 6-11-8 K Woods
2 3-215FORPADDYTHEPLUMBER 39 (BF) D McCain 6-11-2B Hughes
3 2 SUPER SURVIVOR 290 J Snowden 6-11-2 G Sheehan
4 4152 MESSAGE PERSONNEL 27 (BF) D Skelton 4-10-12 H Skelton
11-10 Message Personnel, 3-1 Super Survivor, 4-1 others.
2.50 Novices’ Limited Handicap
Chase (£6,535: 3m) (3)
1 -1121LORD ACCORD 76 (T) N Mulholland 7-11-8 R Patrick
2 3-146CASTLE ROBIN 44 (T,D) C Longsdon 7-11-0 Sean Quinlan
3 612P2GERYVILLE 22 M Hammond 6-10-3 A Cawley
4-7 Lord Accord, 3-1 Geryville, 9-2 Castle Robin.3.25 Veterans’ Handicap Chase
(£15,609: 3m) (6)
1 12-43DINGO DOLLAR 88 (CD) A M Thomson 10-11-12 R Mania
2 1-50PVINTAGE CLOUDS 67 (W,P) Sue Smith 12-11-7 Sean Quinlan
3 0-F56BLACK OP 67 (P,T) T R George 11-11-3 C Gethings
4 2-513CHIRICO VALLIS 39 (T,D) N Mulholland 10-10-13
R McLernon
5 6/462BELAMI DES PICTONS 10 (D) V Williams 11-10-12C Deutsch
6 3-44PUP HELLY AA KING 55 (T) N Alexander 11-10-0C O’Farrell
9-4 Belami Des Pictons, 5-2 Dingo Dollar, 11-4 Chirico Vallis, 7-1 Black Op,
12-1 Vintage Clouds, 14-1 Up Helly Aa King.4.00 Handicap Hurdle (£6,126: 3m) (6)
1 /3-60BOSS MAN FRED 39 (CD) D Skelton 8-11-12 H Skelton
225156 MISTER WATSON 18 (P) B Pauling 8-11-10 K Woods
3 2-152GREDIN 41 D McCain 6-11-8 B Hughes
4 4-124MR WASHINGTON 50 (P,T,D) T Symonds 9-11-5
J Nailor (3)
5 5-431HALF TRACK 64 N Alexander 6-11-3 Sean Quinlan
6 50P05SILVA ECLIPSE 20 (B,D) Sue Smith 9-10-12T Willmott (5)
6-4 Half Track, 7-4 Gredin, 13-2 Mr Washington, 8-1 Boss Man Fred,
12-1 Mister Watson, 25-1 Silva Eclipse.4.35 Open Hunters’ Chase
(£2,053: 3m 2f) (6)
121101 DOLPHIN SQUARE 8 (P) P Hobbs 8-12-6 Mr D Maxwell
2 4U0P-OLDGRANGEWOOD 311 O Greenall 11-12-6Mr H Myddelton (7)
3 PP-U2SOLDIER OF LOVE 18 (P,T,BF,D) P Nicholls 9-12-6Mr W Biddick
4 60-31JETT 5 (P) R Waley-Cohen 11-12-2 Doubtful
5 436P1DESIRE DE JOIE 18 N R Wright 9-11-12 Mr A Wright (7)
6 -6P32LE BREUIL 18 (B) B Pauling 10-11-12 Mr P Mason (5)
6-4 Dolphin Square, 11-4 Soldier Of Love, 9-2 Oldgrangewood, Le Breuil,
12-1 others.
5.10 NH Flat Race (£2,614: 2m 1f) (5)
1 0PU2FRANZ JOSEF 151 (W,T) Paul Robson 6-11-2 R Mania
2 HEEZER GEEZER D Skelton 5-11-2 H Skelton
3 52-43SPANISH PRESENT 45 M Keighley 6-11-2
Mr Finn Lambert (7)
4 2 SPECTACULAR GENIUS 95 D McCain 5-11-2 B Hughes
5 CALTON HILL L Allan 4-10-4 R Dingle
6-4 Spanish Present, 2-1 Spectacular Genius, 5-2 Heezer Geezer, 20-1 others.6.00 Handicap (£3,996: 7f) (9)
1 (7)02-11THAPA VC 23 (D) M Rimell 4-9-9 R Hornby
2 (9)305-0ALBUM 30 L Carter 5-9-7 S M Levey
3 (3)300-5RUN FORREST RUN 40 (D) G Baker 4-9-7 T Whelan
4 (6)3630-RAJMEISTER 159 (H,BF) Tom Clover 4-9-6 H Turner
5 (4)0152-PORT NOIR 125 (T,D) R Stephens 5-9-6 M Ghiani
6 (5)14-16LIGHT LILY 15 (D) J Butler 5-9-4 D Muscutt
7 (1) 01333 SOYOUNIQUE 11 (T,D) S C Williams 5-9-1 L Catton (7)
8 (2)06-35MONAAJEZ 18 Alexandra Dunn 4-9-0 C Bishop
9 (8)660-0FLY THE NEST 39 (C) A Carroll 6-8-12 J Watson
2-1 Thapa VC, 4-1 Soyounique, 6-1 Run Forrest Run, Port Noir, 7-1 Light Lily,
10-1 Rajmeister, 14-1 Monaajez, 20-1 Fly The Nest, 25-1 Album.6.30 Handicap (£3,996: 7f) (9)
1 (5)300-6WUDASHUDACUDA 46 G Deacon 4-9-8 G Rooke (3)
2 (1)4550-SAYIFYOUWILL 155 (CD) A Perrett 4-9-7 R Hornby
3 (4)62-21LATENT HEAT 19 (D) A Carroll 6-9-6 D Probert
4 (9)20-20LOS CAMACHOS 30 (B,CD) J Gallagher 7-9-6Grace McEntee (3)
5 (2)/621-BLUE FLAME 57 (D) E Dunlop 5-9-4 M Ghiani
6 (7)0-534DEWEY ROAD 17 (C) R Hannon 4-9-1 Rossa Ryan
7 (6)400-6DUTUGAMUNU 25 L Carter 5-9-0 J Bryan
8 (3)240-0GOLD COAST 28 J Butler 5-8-13 H Burns (5)
9 (8)4-504CRITICAL THINKING 11 (P,D) D Loughnane 8-8-11
R Kingscote
11-4 Blue Flame, 10-3 Latent Heat, 6-1 Dewey Road, 7-1 Critical Thinking,
15-2 Los Camachos, 10-1 Dutugamunu, Sayifyouwill, 12-1 others.
7.00 Handicap (£3,996: 6f) (11)
1 (8)6-322JUAN LES PINS 20 (H,P,CD) E Dunlop 5-9-9H Burns (5)
2 (3)000-5BOWLING RUSSIAN 28 (P,D) G Baker 5-9-8Ethan Jones (7)
3 (1)465-4KONDRATIEV WAVE 28 (P,CD) A Carroll 5-9-7D Probert
4 (9)541-4DURDLE DOOR 20 (BF,C,D) G L Moore 4-9-7 J Watson
5 (10)61-03EQUITATION 17 (T,CD) S C Williams 8-9-6 M Ghiani
6 (7)32-35ENDURING 21 (BF,CD) E J-Houghton 4-9-6 C Bishop
7 (6)6-222TYGER BAY 17 (B,T,CD) C Allen 5-9-5 S M Levey
8 (11)066-6ET TU BRUTE 30 (D) E J-Houghton 4-9-3Georgia Dobie (3)
9 (5)50-06SEAS OF ELZAAM 17 (D) J Butler 5-8-10Grace McEntee (3)
10 (4)0-013SIR GREGORY 20 (BF,CD) M Appleby 4-8-4 T Ladd (3)
11 (2)0-300CLASHANISKA 11 (D) A West 6-8-2 G Rooke (3)
7-2 Durdle Door, 4-1 Sir Gregory, 11-2 Enduring, 6-1 Equitation, 7-1 Juan Les
Pins, 8-1 Tyger Bay, 12-1 Kondratiev Wave, 14-1 others.7.30 Handicap (3-Y-O: £5,616: 6f) (8)
1 (1)0653-KINGBOARD STAR 135 E Walker 9-9 R Coakley
2 (2)1012-GOLDEN WARRIOR 102 (BF,CD) M Botti 9-7D Muscutt
3 (6) 1-1SHANKO 39 (D) S C Williams 9-4 M Ghiani
4 (5)00-26UNFINISHEDSYMPATHY 16 (D) R Spencer 9-2H Turner
5 (8) 11 SIP AND SMILE 19 (D) G Boughey 9-2 C Shepherd
6 (4)143-2BOAFO BOY 21 (D) J Osborne 8-13 S W Kelly
7 (7)0-23YUKON STAR 19 (BF) C Appleby 8-12Harry Davies (7)
8 (3)^412 OASIS IRLANDES 22 (P,D) A Murphy 8-11 D Probert
7-2 Sip And Smile, 4-1 Shanko, Boafo Boy, 5-1 Yukon Star, 15-2 Golden
Warrior, 8-1 Kingboard Star, Oasis Irlandes, 20-1 Unfinishedsympathy.
8.00 Maiden Stakes (£3,780: 1m 4f) (9)
1 (9)^0 BRICKLAGGER 18 D F Davis 7-10-0 N Currie
2 (6) 23 EARLOFTHECOTSWOLDS 18 N Twiston-Davies 8-10-0L Keniry
3 (4) 6-0ZAMARKHAN 18 C Poulton 9-10-0 C Howarth (7)
4 (8) 0 FIGHTING POET 49 (T) J Osborne 4-9-12 S W Kelly
5 (3) 3-SPIRIT OF JACOB 126 M Loughnane 5-9-9
Elisha Whittington (5)
6 (7) 4 MOHASSANA 18 A West 4-9-7 R Havlin
7 (5)^35 SATANIC MOON 18 C & M Johnston 3-8-4A Breslin (3)
8 (2) 4 THUNDERSQUALL 18 C Appleby 3-8-4A Farragher (5)
9 (1) 5 URNEYMAN 19 S Kirk 3-8-4 G Rooke (3)
8-15 Earlofthecotswolds, 11-4 Thundersquall, 10-1 Mohassana, 16-1 Satanic
Moon, 33-1 Urneyman, Fighting Poet, Spirit Of Jacob, 66-1 others.8.30 Handicap (£5,616: 1m 3f) (8)
1 (3)/40-2AFFWONN 17 Alexandra Dunn 5-9-9 D Muscutt
2 (7)-3211ENFRANCHISE 6 C & M Johnston 4-9-9(5ex)A Breslin (3)
3 (5)/352-CEDAR CAGE 251 (H,BF) D Shaw 5-9-7 M Ghiani
4 (6)02/4-WISE GLORY 72 (W,T) G Harris 5-9-7 Rossa Ryan
5 (8)25/65ALL YOURS 23 (CD) S Curran 11-9-6 C Bishop
6 (1)3/30-SAGE ADVICE J15 Dr R Newland 5-9-5 D Probert
7 (4)6-111ALMUFEED 21 (CD) S Curran 5-9-3 Grace McEntee (3)
8 (2)2056-PURE BUBBLES 169 G L Moore 4-9-2 J Watson
15-8 Enfranchise, 11-4 Almufeed, 9-2 Affwonn, 13-2 Cedar Cage, 10-1 Pure
Bubbles, 12-1 Sage Advice, 20-1 All Yours, 33-1 Wise Glory.Ludlow
Rob Wright
1.50 Lord Of Cheshire 4.10 Cafe Pushkin
2.25 Little River Bay 4.45 Majestic Merlin
3.00 Coolnaugh Haze 5.20 Pulling Stumps
3.35 Slate House (nap)
Going: soft
Racing TV1.50 Maiden Hurdle (£5,854: 2m) (16)
1 BIOWAVEGO Jonjo O’Neill 5-11-6 K Brogan (3)
2 4PPDOGEM BY DESIGN 73 (T) R Potter 5-11-6 H Nugent (3)
3 FORT NELSON F136 S-J Davies 5-11-6 C Ring (3)
4 -0156GRIS MAJEUR 19 Sheila Lewis 5-11-6 Sean Houlihan
5 000 HALF THE FREEDOM 26 Jonjo O’Neill 6-11-6 Jonjo O’Neill Jr
6 365PHOWDY PARTNER 14 Mrs N Evans 6-11-6
Shane Quinlan (5)
7 163 JEREMY THE JINN 76 F O’Brien 7-11-6 P Brennan
8 62 LORD OF CHESHIRE 14 (H) N Twiston-Davies 5-11-6S Twiston-Davies
9 525 MISTER MARBLES 58 (W) P Hobbs 6-11-6 T J O’Brien
10 56 NIGHT JET 47 T Symonds 5-11-6 B Poste
11 00 NIVLAC 76 (W) B Pauling 5-11-6 Luca Morgan (5)
1213220 RED VISION 14 D McCain 7-11-6 T Gillard (3)
13 2-6P6THE QUESTIONER 12 O Greenall 6-11-6 F Gregory
14 0-LITTLE PRETENDER 437 D J Jeffreys 7-10-13 T Bellamy
15 EL PATRON F125 Henry Oliver 4-10-8 D Noonan
16 MCPHERSON F130 (W,T) O Greenall 4-10-8 Craig Nichol
9-4 Mister Marbles, 5-2 Lord Of Cheshire, 4-1 Jeremy The Jinn, 5-1 Biowavego,
16-1 Mcpherson, Red Vision, 20-1 El Patron, 25-1 others.
Rob Wright’s choice: Lord Of Cheshire was a good second
here last time Dangers Mister Marbles, Red Vision
2.25 Mares’ Novices’ Chase
(£7,951: 2m 4f) (5)
1 -11U3LITTLE RIVER BAY 59 (P,D) P Hobbs 7-11-8 T J O’Brien
2 U-14FDEJA VUE 10 A Honeyball 8-11-4 A Coleman
3 26F50BOLT N BROWN 9 (B) G Kelleway 6-10-12 N Scholfield
4 40P24GALICE MACALO 26 Mrs J Williams 6-10-12Chester Williams (3)
5 0-6P0WELL BRIEFED 22 Sheila Lewis 7-10-12 Sean Houlihan
6-4 Deja Vue, 7-4 Little River Bay, 9-4 Galice Macalo, 50-1 others.
Wright choice: Little River Bay is fitted with cheekpieces
after finishing a fair third at Warwick Danger Deja Vue
3.00 Handicap Hurdle (£6,971: 2m) (9)
1 /0PP-DUCA DE THAIX 330 (T,D) Deborah Cole 9-11-12C Ward (5)
2 422-1A DISTANT PLACE 114 Jonjo O’Neill 7-11-10 Jonjo O’Neill Jr
3 65-05RIVER BRAY 32 (P) V Dartnall 9-11-9 A Johns
4 33-51MR GREY SKY 29 (D) K Bailey 8-11-6 D Bass
5 0-005DESTRIER 33 (T,D) D Skelton 9-11-4 Bridget Andrews
6 -0455CHAPTAL 26 (P) T R George 6-11-3 J J Burke
7 11051 VOCAL DUKE F39 (D) T Lawes 6-11-0 K Brogan (3)
8 F3421BLACK POPPY 23 (D) Kerry Lee 6-11-0 B J Powell
9 31 COOLNAUGH HAZE 23 (D) P Hobbs 4-10-0 T J O’Brien
3-1 A Distant Place, 7-2 Black Poppy, 4-1 Mr Grey Sky, Coolnaugh Haze, 8-1
Vocal Duke, 10-1 Destrier, 20-1 Chaptal, 25-1 River Bray, 33-1 Duca De Thaix.
Wright choice: Coolnaugh Haze won a novice hurdle at
Plumpton; looks well-in Dangers Black Poppy, Mr Grey Sky
3.35 Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap
Chase (£7,494: 3m) (10)
1 00022 SLATE HOUSE 15 (B,T,D) C Tizzard 10-12-0Mr F Gingell (7)
2 66204 DIDERO VALLIS 20 (P) V Williams 9-11-12
Miss L M Turner (3)
3 -2345VALTOR 34 (P,D) M Rowley 13-11-12 Mr B Bromley (3)
4 00-31I K BRUNEL 70 O Murphy 8-11-12 Mr J King
5 P3413BOBHOPEORNOHOPE 34 (P,T) K Bailey 7-11-9 Miss G Andrews
6 314UPVIA DOLOROSA 52 (W,B,T) D Pipe 10-11-7Mr M McIntyre (3)
7 51/0-ROAD TO ROME 365 (BF,CD) P Bowen 12-11-5Mr Toby Wynne (5)
8 6-133KILBROOK 21 (P) Jonjo O’Neill 7-11-5 Mr J Brace (5)
9 02-PPAUBUSSON 145 (CD) Mrs J Williams 13-10-11
Miss Anna Johnston (7)
1011335 JIMMY THE DIGGER 44 H Daly 9-10-11Miss A Stevens (5)
11-4 I K Brunel, 4-1 Bobhopeornohope, Slate House, 8-1 Kilbrook, 10-1 Valtor,
Jimmy The Digger, Didero Vallis, 14-1 Road To Rome, 16-1 others.
Wright choice: Slate House is classy at his best and can
defy top weight here Dangers I K Brunel, Jimmy The Digger
4.10 Handicap Hurdle(£6,154: 2m 5f) (13)
1 -6360WHATSUPWITHYOU 11 (P) B Pauling 8-11-12
Luca Morgan (5)
2 1-001NEON MOON 9 (B,T,D) D Pipe 6-11-11(7ex) T Scudamore
3 15515 JUDICIAL LAW 26 Jonjo O’Neill 5-11-8 Jonjo O’Neill Jr
4 11563 GLENCASSLEY 43 C Longsdon 7-11-8 Paul O’Brien
5 /FP-PBALLINSLEA BRIDGE 103 R Dickin 10-11-7
Tabitha Worsley (3)
6 2-422LOUNGE LIZARD 59 (P) H Daly 5-11-7 T J O’Brien
7 14132 STEINKRAUS 26 (C) D McCain 7-11-4 P J Kavanagh (7)
8 340-FELECTRON BLEU 21 (BF) F O’Brien 8-11-1
Mr R Law-Eadie (10)
9 33030 HAPPY AND FINE 29 (P,BF) A Hales 5-11-0 H Bannister
10 50-02CAFE PUSHKIN 24 N Twiston-Davies 6-11-0 S Twiston-Davies
11 45-P5FINALSHOT 34 (H) M Rowley 9-10-8 A Edwards (3)
12 4-400GROOM D’OUDAIRIES 227 Christian Williams 6-10-2
N Scholfield
1334305 BEAU HAZE 37 P C Dando 9-10-0 C Ring (3)
9-2 Neon Moon, 11-2 Lounge Lizard, Electron Bleu, 6-1 Judicial Law,
15-2 Glencassley, Steinkraus, 8-1 Cafe Pushkin, 12-1 others.
Wright choice: Cafe Pushkin was second to Flying Nun - won
yesterday - at Fontwell Dangers Steinkraus, Judicial Law4.45 Novices’ Handicap Chase
(£4,575: 2m) (9)
1 14-0PSTARVOSKI 47 (T) K Bailey 7-11-12 D Bass
2 6U553HERONORD 14 E Williams 5-11-11 A Wedge
3 531-PGUTTURAL 299 (T) P Taylor 8-11-9 W T Kennedy
4 42425 FOLLY GATE 15 (T) Mrs J Williams 7-11-4 Chester Williams (3)
5 -3363MAJESTIC MERLIN 15 (P,T) P Hobbs 7-11-2 T J O’Brien
6 60-4PINGEBORG ZILLING 29 Sheila Lewis 6-10-4Sean Houlihan
7 3-000LETSBE AVENUE 23 (P) W G M Turner 7-10-3H Kimber (7)
8 P20-0FAIR TO DREAM 50 (P) S-J Davies 9-10-0 C Ring (3)
9 0-660DUNEOMENO 163 Christian Williams 6-10-0 J Tudor (3)
9-4 Majestic Merlin, 11-4 Folly Gate, 3-1 Heronord, 11-2 Starvoski, 14-1
Guttural, 20-1 Duneomeno, Letsbe Avenue, 33-1 others.
Wright choice: Majestic Merlin is steadily improving over
fences and is fairly treated Dangers Heronord, Folly Gate5.20 Maiden Hurdle (£5,854: 3m) (8)
1 P-0BEEP BEEP 44 N Twiston-Davies 6-11-6S Twiston-Davies
2 4-24BHARDE FASHION 14 Daniel Bourne 6-11-6 C Ring (3)
3 -364FMOOT COURT 14 (T) F O’Brien 7-11-6 P Brennan
4 103 PULLING STUMPS 44 P Hobbs 5-11-6 T J O’Brien
5 56PREGAL PRETENDER 34 M Young 7-11-6 C Hammond
6 2-224REILLY 41 (BF) D Skelton 6-11-6 Bridget Andrews
7 234 ROBIN DES FOX 39 (T) O Signy 6-11-6 J Andrews (5)
8 14-35TEA FOR FREE 94 (W) C Longsdon 7-11-6 Paul O’Brien
2-1 Pulling Stumps, 9-4 Reilly, 4-1 Moot Court, 8-1 Harde Fashion, 10-1 Tea
For Free, Robin Des Fox, 50-1 Regal Pretender, Beep Beep.
Wright choice: Pulling Stumps steps up in trip after a good
third here last time Dangers Robin Des Fox, Moot CourtKempton Park
Rob Wright
5.30 May Night (nb) 7.30 Sir Gregory
6.00 Monaajez 8.00 Thundersquall
6.30 Blue Flame 8.30 Almufeed
7.00 Sir Gregory
Going: standard to slow
Draw: 5f-1m, low numbers best Racing TV5.30 Apprentice Handicap
(£5,616: 1m) (9)
1 (5)30-00SEVENTH KINGDOM 17 J Osborne 4-9-12
C Hutchinson (3)
2 (8)2-465UZINCSO 17 (CD) J Butler 6-9-12 H Burns
3 (7)5162-BALDOMERO 138 M Appleby 4-9-12 F Larson (3)
4 (9)2102-TRICOLORE 79 (P) M Botti 4-9-11 C Howarth (3)
5 (2)113-4MAY NIGHT 47 (BF,C) A Balding 4-9-10
Harry Davies (7)
6 (1)005-0HISTORY WRITER 46 (D) M Hoad 7-9-4 A Keeley (5)
7 (6)1110-PROCLAIMER 85 (BF,CD) J Camacho 5-9-0O McSweeney (3)
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Uzincso, Espresso Freddo, 25-1 Seventh Kingdom, 50-1 History Writer.Oisin Murphy’s career is on hold again
after he was banned for 14 months for
two breaches of the alcohol limits and
for twice breaking coronavirus rules.
The champion Flat jockey admitted
lying to British Horseracing Authority
(BHA) officials about his holiday desti-
nation in order to avoid the required 14-
day isolation period on his return. He
went on to have 11 victories when he
should not have been competing, which
handed him the 2020 jockeys’ champi-
onship by a margin of eight winners.
Murphy, who lost his licence for three
months after testing positive for
cocaine in France in October 2020, was
also sanctioned for twice testing above
the permitted alcohol limit at race-
courses last year. He bared his soul at a
hearing yesterday, speaking of how he
has battled with an alcohol addiction.
“My father is a recovered alcoholic,”
he said. “I was warned about the
dangers but I couldn’t resist.”
The judicial panel, chaired by James
O’Mahony, showed relative leniency
over the alcohol breaches but was more
severe when it came to the jockey
breaking coronavirus rules, handing
down three 11-month suspensions — to
run concurrently — for conduct “prej-
udicial to the reputation of the sport.”
racecourses while he should have been
self-isolating, and also rode at the
Kingsclere yard of Andrew Balding.
He told the BHA that he had been “of
the opinion I was healthy and capable
of going back to work.” In making that
decision, Murphy not only put others at
risk but also threatened the continua-
tion of the sport at a time when restric-
tions on so many events were in place.
O’Mahony told Murphy: “However
affected by fiction you may have been,
we conclude you thought you wereMurphy banned until 2023 for holiday lie
In September 2020 Murphy travelled
to the Greek island of Mykonos, having
received a seven-day suspension for
careless riding at Ayr. However,
Mykonos had been placed on the gov-
ernment’s red list shortly before his
flight and he claimed instead that he
had taken a holiday at Lake Como, Italy.
When questioned, Murphy twice
told BHA officials that he had been to
Lake Como. When it was suggested
that he had been to Mykonos, he insist-
ed that he had never been there.
He doubled down on the deception
with his pictures on social media, say-
ing that he was on holiday in Lake
Como and again in an interview on the
Sporting Life website. When he
returned he said that he would have to
work off his “Italian bulge”.
“I knew when I set foot on that plane
to go to Mykonos that I was going to be
telling some people that I wasn’t going
there and automatically I was commit-
ting a lie,” Murphy said. “I got straight
back into riding. I was asked by some-
one from the BHA where I’d been and
I felt I just had to keep up the lie.”
When questioned again and faced
with further proof, Murphy finally pro-
vided a letter in May last year to the
BHA confirming that he had in fact
gone to Mykonos. After returning from
the island, Murphy competed at 11above the rules and the law.” He won
the 2020 championship by a margin
ahead of William Buick and, although
he might well have pushed himself even
harder and still retained the title, had he
missed those two weeks, Buick is
entitled to feel aggrieved.
Ten days were added to Murphy’s ban
for testing above the alcohol threshold
at Chester last May, and another
90 days for a failed breathalyser test at
Newmarket in October. Those bans
have been backdated to December 8,
when he handed in his licence to seek
“medical help”. He cannot reapply for
his riding licence until February 26
next year. He also received a £31,111 fine,
equal to the earnings he made while he
should have been self-isolating.
Anyone who has addiction problems,
as Murphy has, deserves support and
jockeys perhaps deserve it more than
most, given the restrictions on their
freedoms that they endure for their
jobs. While there has to be sympathy for
the Irishman on that front, and some
admiration that he has now confronted
his demons, his decision to break Covid
rules and to lie to the racing authorities
is unacceptable. He is still relatively
young by Flat jockeys’ standards and
will doubtless bounce back. He now has
plenty of time to sort out his personal
life and to reflect on his poor decisions.Fence facelift
to help horses
Ellie McDonaldParts of fences at all of Britain’s
National Hunt racecourses will be re-
painted in white after scientists found
that horses could not properly see the
orange colour traditionally used.
Next month, Stratford will become
the first course in the UK to repaint the
take-off boards and guard rails on their
jumps, with researchers from Exeter
University having found that the
orange colour used at the moment is
seen as a shade of green by horses,
which means that the obstacle blends in
with the turf.
After the introduction of the changes
at Stratford on March 14, Hexham
(March 17) and Newton Abbot (March
25) will follow suit, before the other 40
jumps courses in Britain switch from
orange to white by December 2022,
with an estimated 368 fences and 2,312
hurdle panels due to be changed.
Richard Phillips, who has used white
fences at his training yard in Adlestrop,
Gloucestershire, for several years, was
involved in the research.
“I am convinced that changing the
colour of jumps will be of immense
benefit to the horses, riders and the
sport as a whole,” he said.Rob Wright Racing Editor
Murphy claimed he had been in Italy
to avoid having to isolate for 14 days