Result 16:30 · Newcastle

Betfred The Home Of Goals Galore Handicap Chase (Qual. For Challenger Middle Distance Chase Final)

Class 3Handicap2m 4fSoft5yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 29.70s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Gold Opera (IRE)	Brian Hughes	N W Alexander	—	5.50	5.84
2	Caraline (FR)	Joe Colliver	Micky Hammond	4L	11.0	12.6
3	Ballybolley (IRE)	Daryl Jacob	Nigel Twiston-Davies	11L	3.00	3.38
4	Special Wells (GB)	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	33L	6.50	7.20
5	The Ramblin Kid (GB)	Craig Nichol	Micky Hammond	57L	15.0	21.0
6	Mister Spingsprong (IRE)	Henry Brooke	Brian Ellison	61L	3.50	3.65

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Ballybolley (IRE) t

8yo · 11-12 · OR 135

42112P J Daryl Jacob T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Nov 16	Haydock Park	2m 7f	Heavy	C1	PU	—	21.0
06 Nov 16	Sandown Park	3m	Good	C1	2/4	7L	9.50
30 Oct 16	Huntingdon	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/5	—	1.30

4 wins from 16 · placed 10

Won 3 of 7 at around this trip

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Mister Spingsprong (IRE)

10yo · 11-1 · OR 124

522P43 J Henry Brooke T Brian Ellison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jan 17	Catterick	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	3/7	6L	2.62
16 Dec 16	Ascot	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C3	4/7	6¾L	5.50
17 Jun 16	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C3	PU	—	5.00

0 wins from 7 · placed 4

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Special Wells (GB)

8yo · 11-1 · OR 124

234411 J Danny Cook T Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Jan 17	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1/10	—	4.50
31 Dec 16	Uttoxeter	2m	Heavy	C4	1/6	—	3.00
16 Dec 16	Uttoxeter	3m	Soft	C4	4/7	7¼L	6.00

3 wins from 17 · placed 9

Won 2 of 8 at around this trip

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Gold Opera (IRE) v

8yo · 10-11 · OR 120

3PP1P3 J Brian Hughes T N W Alexander —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Jan 17	Ayr	2m 5f 110y	Heavy	C4	3/8	1½L	15.0
29 Dec 16	Kelso	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	PU	—	5.50
05 Dec 16	Ayr	2m 2f	Soft	C4	1/8	—	9.00

3 wins from 13 · placed 8

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Caraline (FR)

6yo · 10-8 · OR 117

11P443 J Joe Colliver T Micky Hammond —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Jan 17	Sedgefield	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	3/5	3½L	9.00
29 Dec 16	Kelso	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	4/10	18½L	8.00
08 Dec 16	Newcastle	2m 110y	Soft	C4	4/7	18¼L	21.0

4 wins from 14 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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The Ramblin Kid (GB)

9yo · 10-0 · OR 109

74FP J Craig Nichol T Micky Hammond —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Jan 16	Doncaster	3m	Soft	C4	PU	—	8.00
19 Dec 15	Newcastle	2m 4f	Heavy	C3	F	—	3.50
28 Nov 15	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	4/9	1¼L	13.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

2 runs here without a win

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