Result 13:20 · Newcastle

Sign Lead Your Horse To Water Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 3Handicap2m 4fGood4yo+ · 2 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 17.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Autumn Return (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Ruth Jefferson	—	1.73	1.86
2	Imperial Merlin (IRE)	Craig Nichol	John & Sean Quinn	1¾L	2.10	2.23

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Imperial Merlin (IRE)

7yo · 11-5 · OR 124

153FP5 J Craig Nichol T John & Sean Quinn —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jul 24	Cartmel	2m 6f	Good	C3	5/12	6¼L	23.0
10 Mar 24	Kelso	3m 2f	Soft	C3	PU	—	9.00
16 Feb 24	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	F	—	2.25

4 wins from 12 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Autumn Return (IRE)

7yo · 11-0 · OR 119

123815 J Brian Hughes T Ruth Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Oct 24	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	5/6	36½L	5.00
26 Sep 24	Perth	2m 4f	Good	C3	1/4	—	5.50
05 Apr 24	Musselburgh	2m 4f	Soft	C2	8/12	19¼L	5.50

6 wins from 15 · placed 10

Won 3 of 7 at around this trip

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