Result 15:55 · Newcastle

Navigating Brexit With Vertem Handicap Hurdle

Class 2Handicap2mGood To Soft4yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 58.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Joke Dancer (GB)	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	—	4.33	4.69
2	Alberts Back (GB)	Brian Hughes	Michael Easterby	4L	9.00	10.7
3	Ted Veale (IRE)	Mr Kit Alexander	N W Alexander	9L	7.00	9.40
4	Zig Zag (IRE)	Sean Quinlan	Philip Kirby	11L	4.00	4.60
5	Aristo Du Plessis (FR)	Lucy Alexander	James Ewart	19L	5.50	5.90
6	Katgary (FR)	Liam Quinlan	Pauline Robson	22L	6.00	6.63
7	Altruism (IRE)	Callum Bewley	James Moffatt	90L	17.0	18.5

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Alberts Back (GB)

5yo · 11-12 · OR 137

637811 J Brian Hughes T Michael Easterby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 17	Wetherby	2m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	2.25
29 Nov 17	Wetherby	2m	Soft	C4	1/11	—	19.0
30 Sep 17	Ripon	1m 4f	Soft	C4	8/8	16½L	13.0

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

Won 2 of 2 at around this trip

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Altruism (IRE)

9yo · 11-10 · OR 135

112P81 J Callum Bewley T James Moffatt —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Jul 17	Cartmel	2m 6f	Soft	C3	1/9	—	12.0
30 Jun 17	Cartmel	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C2	8/11	27¾L	8.00
29 May 17	Cartmel	2m 1f 110y	Soft	C3	PU	—	2.75

5 wins from 12 · placed 7

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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Aristo Du Plessis (FR)

9yo · 11-8 · OR 133

5P1684 J Lucy Alexander T James Ewart —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Jan 19	Kelso	2m 5f	Good	C2	4/5	18½L	7.00
01 Jan 19	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Good	C2	8/9	23L	15.0
22 Dec 18	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	6/9	9½L	7.00

9 wins from 26 · placed 12

Won 9 of 19 at around this trip

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Ted Veale (IRE)

12yo · 11-1 · OR 131

600603 J Mr Kit Alexander T N W Alexander —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Jan 19	Kelso	2m 5f	Good	C2	3/5	12½L	21.0
02 Aug 18	Galway	2m	Soft	—	14/20	25¾L	51.0
03 Feb 18	Leopardstown	2m 1f	Soft	—	6/20	19¼L	34.0

3 wins from 27 · placed 15

Won 1 of 16 at around this trip

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Katgary (FR) b

9yo · 10-10 · OR 128

442444 J Liam Quinlan T Pauline Robson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 18	Kelso	2m 1f	Good	C3	4/7	18L	7.00
14 Apr 18	Newcastle	2m	Heavy	C3	4/4	27L	5.50
15 Feb 18	Kelso	2m 2f	Heavy	C2	4/4	28L	11.0

3 wins from 21 · placed 8

2 runs here without a win

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Joke Dancer (GB)

6yo · 11-2 · OR 127

215115 J Danny Cook T Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
31 Mar 18	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C2	5/10	18½L	7.50
24 Feb 18	Newcastle	2m	Heavy	C2	1/6	—	4.50
20 Jan 18	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	1/12	—	5.00

3 wins from 8 · placed 4

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Zig Zag (IRE) p

6yo · 10-9 · OR 120

793641 J Sean Quinlan T Philip Kirby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jan 19	Wetherby	2m	Good	C4	1/6	—	7.50
26 Dec 18	Market Rasen	2m 2f 110y	Soft	C4	4/8	6½L	13.0
28 Nov 18	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	6/10	27½L	17.0

4 wins from 48 · placed 16

Won 2 of 18 at around this trip

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