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Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase

Newcastle · 14 December 2024
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance2m7f91y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Watchoutitscookie (IRE) (3/1F) won the Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle on 14 December 2024, beating Ideal De Romay (FR) by 7 lengths under Lorcan Murtagh for trainer Nigel Hawke. 7 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m7f91y; the winning time was 6m 14.25s (slow by 20.25s).

Winner Watchoutitscookie (IRE)
SP: 3/1F J: Lorcan Murtagh T: Nigel Hawke
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st Watchoutitscookie (IRE) 6g Led Set the pace from the off - errored at the 8th - pressed for effort before 3 out - opened up before the last and stayed on strongly to the line Lorcan Murtagh Nigel Hawke 10-5 7298B68A 6:14.25 3,247.81 3/1F 4.30
2nd Ideal De Romay (FR) 6g Midfield Settled midfield - driven forward and lost ground for pace 4 out - finished full of running from the last 7 Derek Fox Leonard Kerr 10-2 6787B64A 6:15.81 1,494.44 11/1 14.50
3rd Lepashe (IRE) p 7g Midfield Settled around midfield - improved on the outside 4 out before being pressed and unable to quicken - clipped heels at the last but continued at an even effort to finish third 3½ Liam Harrison Sam Allwood 11-1 8296B62A 6:16.58 747.23 7/2 5.77
4th Ballynaheer (IRE) t 5g Tracked leading group early - urged forward and lost touch 4 out - dropped away 2 out - well held in 4th 6½ Theo Gillard David Dennis 12-0 95102B58A 6:18.03 373.92 10/3 4.49
5th Boolamore Classic (IRE) p 5g Settled at the back early - driven and lost touch from 13th - well beaten at the finish 32 Jamie Hamilton N W Alexander 11-3 8476C38C 6:25.14 186.35 8/1 10.32
PU Just Jess (IRE) 8m Held up Held up at the back - jumping errors mid-race and losing touch from the 10th - pulled up after the 14th — Alan Doyle(5) Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 10-3 75—— — — 9/2 6.27
UR Blue Plan (IRE) 5g Settled towards the back - awkward at the opening fence - blundered and parted with rider at the 10th — Ross Chapman Rebecca Menzies 10-11 78—— — — 18/1 28.85

Winning time 6m 14.25s (slow by 20.25s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 7 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (5 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle in 2024?
Watchoutitscookie (IRE) won the Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle on 14 December 2024, ridden by Lorcan Murtagh and trained by Nigel Hawke.
What was the finishing order of the 2024 Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle?
1st Watchoutitscookie (IRE) (3/1F), 2nd Ideal De Romay (FR) (11/1), 3rd Lepashe (IRE) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2024 Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle?
Watchoutitscookie (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1F, with a Betfair SP of 4.30.
How many horses ran in the 2024 Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle?
7 horses ran in the 2024 Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle.
What was the winning time of the 2024 Happy Birthday Lyndsey Lane From Brunel Novices' Handicap Chase at Newcastle?
The winning time was 6m 14.25s (slow by 20.25s).

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