Result 12:45 · Newcastle

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Class 42m 4f 110ySoft4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 26.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Buster Valentine (IRE)	Henry Brooke	Ruth Jefferson	—	2.88	2.96
2	Informateur (FR)	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	1½L	2.50	2.64
3	Im To Blame (IRE)	Craig Nichol	Keith Dalgleish	14½L	3.00	3.65
4	Smart Paco (GB)	Dale Irving	Maurice Barnes	92½L	201.0	640.0
5	Start Seven (GB)	Charlotte Jones	James Moffatt	128½L	126.0	340.1
PU	Taking Aim (IRE)	Dillan Hurst	Chris Grant	—	201.0	1000.0

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Buster Valentine (IRE)

5yo · 11-5

1 J Henry Brooke T Ruth Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Nov 18	Ayr	2m	Heavy	C5	1/11	—	2.38

1 win from 1 · placed 1

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Im To Blame (IRE) h

5yo · 11-5

111 J Craig Nichol T Keith Dalgleish —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Nov 18	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Good	C5	1/5	—	1.40
19 Jan 18	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C5	1/8	—	2.00
24 Nov 17	Catterick	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C6	1/10	—	3.75

3 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Informateur (FR)

5yo · 11-5 · OR 120

283215 J Danny Cook T Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Dec 18	Newcastle	2m 6f	Soft	C2	5/6	7¾L	9.00
08 Nov 18	Sedgefield	2m 5f	Good	C4	1/7	—	1.40
13 Oct 18	Hexham	2m	Soft	C4	2/13	½L	7.00

1 win from 6 · placed 4

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Smart Paco (GB) t

4yo · 10-9

0095 J Dale Irving T Maurice Barnes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Dec 18	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Good	C4	5/5	83½L	201.0
02 Oct 18	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Good To Firm	C5	9/10	52¾L	101.0
25 Mar 18	Carlisle	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C5	11/11	191¾L	101.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

1 run here without a win

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Start Seven (GB) t,p

6yo · 10-5

5505P0 J Charlotte Jones T James Moffatt —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Nov 18	Catterick	1m 7f 110y	Good	C4	12/13	76¼L	151.0
28 May 18	Cartmel	2m 1f	Good	C4	PU	—	11.0
15 Mar 18	Chelmsford City	2m	Standard	C4	5/6	14¼L	7.00

3 wins from 22 · placed 8

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Taking Aim (IRE)

6yo · 10-2

70P J Dillan Hurst T Chris Grant —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Nov 18	Sedgefield	2m 5f	Good	C4	PU	—	201.0
17 Sep 18	Hexham	2m	Good	C5	10/15	73¾L	251.0
31 Jan 18	Ayr	2m	Heavy	C5	7/7	187L	26.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

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