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Vertem Handicap

Newcastle · 21 May 2013
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance1m 2f 32y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Arc Light (IRE) (6/1) won the Vertem Handicap at Newcastle on 21 May 2013, beating Triple Eight (IRE) by half a length under Duran Fentiman for trainer Tim Easterby. 7 ran on Soft going over 1m 2f 32y; the winning time was 2m 19.69s (slow by 12.69s). The 2/5 favourite, Mean It (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 1¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Arc Light (IRE)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 78A J: Duran Fentiman T: Tim Easterby
Won by half a lengthFav: Mean It (IRE) 2/5 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Arc Light (IRE) 5g Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby 8-9 6678A 2:19.69 4,690.02 6/1
2nd 7 Triple Eight (IRE) b 5g ½ Michael O'Connell Philip Kirby 8-11 6878A 2:19.79 1,395.62 33/1
3rd 6 Mean It (IRE) 4g 1¼ Graham Lee David Simcock 9-7 7886A 2:20.04 697.45 2/5 fav
4th 1 I'm Super Too (IRE) 6g ¾ Robert Winston Alan Swinbank 9-4 7581A 2:20.19 348.73 12/1
5th 8 Morocco (GB) 4g ½ Graham Gibbons David O'Meara 8-9 6671A 2:20.29 — 20/1
6th 3 Blue Maisey (GB) 5m 6 Royston Ffrench Edwin Tuer 8-7 6355A 2:21.49 — 16/1
7th 2 Joshua The First (GB) 4g 2¼ Tom Eaves Keith Dalgleish 8-11 6854A 2:21.94 — 33/1

Winning time 2m 19.69s (slow by 12.69s)

Non-runners Titus Bolt (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Vertem Handicap at Newcastle in 2013?
Arc Light (IRE) won the Vertem Handicap at Newcastle on 21 May 2013, ridden by Duran Fentiman and trained by Tim Easterby.
What was the finishing order of the 2013 Vertem Handicap at Newcastle?
1st Arc Light (IRE) (6/1), 2nd Triple Eight (IRE) (33/1), 3rd Mean It (IRE) (2/5F).
What price was the winner of the 2013 Vertem Handicap at Newcastle?
Arc Light (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2013 Vertem Handicap at Newcastle?
7 horses ran in the 2013 Vertem Handicap at Newcastle. Non-runners: Titus Bolt (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2013 Vertem Handicap at Newcastle?
The winning time was 2m 19.69s (slow by 12.69s).

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