Result 12:15 · Newcastle

Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Class 42m 1fGood To Soft4yo+ · 11 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 07.33s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Is This For Real (IRE)	Liam Harrison	F O'Brien	—	4.50	4.72
2	Madame La Papillon (GB)	Alice Stevens	Claire Dyson	2½L	2.62	3.29
3	Karma De Cotte (FR)	Jamie Hamilton	Jackie Stephen	25½L	201.0	440.0
4	Alba Crus (IRE)	James Bowen	Warren Greatrex	31L	5.00	7.22
5	Noble George (IRE)	Sean Quinlan	J Candlish	32L	21.0	26.0
6	Siege Of Acres (FR)	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	35½L	81.0	139.1
7	Nevershedatear (IRE)	Craig Nichol	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	61½L	41.0	63.5
8	Rupert The Prince (IRE)	Ross Chapman	R Menzies	65L	7.50	8.90
9	Freddie Steady Go	Conor Rabbitt	S Corbett	108L	7.00	8.45
PU	Walk On Son (IRE)	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	—	34.0	50.0
PU	Blazing Echo (IRE)	Bruce Lynn	Eloise Quayle	—	401.0	1000.0

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Alba Crus (IRE)

5yo · 11-8

5173 J James Bowen T Warren Greatrex —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 25	Catterick	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	3/9	5¾L	8.50
06 Nov 25	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	7/11	70½L	41.0
04 Jun 25	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C4	1/6	—	4.00

1 win from 4 · placed 2

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Blazing Echo (IRE)

5yo · 11-8

69 J Bruce Lynn T Eloise Quayle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Nov 25	Catterick	1m 7f 110y	Good	C5	9/12	43½L	201.0
30 Oct 25	Newcastle	2m 1f	Good	C5	6/6	22½L	67.0

0 wins from 2 · placed 0

1 run here without a win

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Freddie Steady Go t11

5yo · 11-5

133 J Conor Rabbitt T S Corbett —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Oct 25	Hexham	2m	Good	C4	3/5	½L	4.00
10 May 25	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Good	C3	3/7	1¾L	12.0
05 Apr 25	Newcastle	2m 1f	Good	C5	1/11	—	4.00

1 win from 3 · placed 3

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Is This For Real (IRE) t

6yo · 11-8 · OR 113

5144 J Liam Harrison T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Dec 25	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	4/14	3½L	5.00
13 Nov 25	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	4/8	13¼L	4.50
22 Mar 25	Kelso	2m	Good To Soft	C2	1/10	—	10.0

1 win from 4 · placed 1

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Karma De Cotte (FR)

6yo · 11-8

4 J Jamie Hamilton T Jackie Stephen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Dec 25	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	4/7	22½L	17.0

0 wins from 1 · placed 0

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Noble George (IRE)

6yo · 11-8

2253 J Sean Quinlan T J Candlish —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Nov 25	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Good	C4	3/5	6L	5.50
14 Mar 25	Doncaster	2m 110y	Good	C4	5/7	5¼L	3.75
03 Feb 25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Soft	C5	2/6	3½L	3.50

0 wins from 4 · placed 3

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Siege Of Acres (FR) h11

5yo · 11-8

764 J Theo Gillard T Donald McCain —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Catterick	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	4/6	21¼L	51.0
05 Dec 25	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Soft	C4	6/9	19¼L	21.0
16 Oct 25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Good	C5	7/8	15½L	7.00

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Walk On Son (IRE)

6yo · 11-8 · OR 107

889734 J Derek Fox T Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Nov 25	Newcastle	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	4/9	15½L	8.50
16 Oct 25	Carlisle	2m 1f	Good	C4	3/7	2L	15.0
24 Sep 25	Perth	2m	Good To Soft	C4	7/11	16¼L	251.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 1

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Madame La Papillon (GB)

6yo · 10-12

1582 J Alice Stevens T Claire Dyson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Dec 25	Wetherby	2m	Soft	C4	2/14	5L	81.0
08 Mar 25	Sandown Park	2m	Good To Soft	C1	8/9	34¼L	51.0
08 Feb 25	Warwick	2m	Soft	C2	5/13	11¾L	23.0

1 win from 4 · placed 2

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Nevershedatear (IRE)

5yo · 11-1

5 J Craig Nichol T Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Nov 25	Doncaster	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	5/8	56¼L	15.0

0 wins from 1 · placed 0

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Rupert The Prince (IRE) p11

4yo · 10-9

413121 J Ross Chapman T R Menzies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Oct 25	Bath	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C6	1/12	—	2.88
13 Sep 25	Bath	2m 1f	Soft	C6	2/14	3¼L	2.00
03 Sep 25	Bath	1m 6f	Soft	C6	1/8	—	3.25

3 wins from 10 · placed 6

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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