John Smith's Northumberland Plate |
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| Heritage Handicap, Newcastle 16:15 £150,000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 19y, Class 2  |
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| Saturday 25th June 2016 | |
1 Antiquarium 16/1
2 Seamour 13/2F
3 Nearly Caught 16/1
4 Moscato 14/1
20 ran Distances: 1¼l, 2¼l, nk
TIME 3m 30.91s
Newcastle Agony for Ellison as Seamour loses to Antiquarium
Antiquarium came from the clouds to mug Seamour close home and win a thrilling renewal of the Pitmen’s Derby.
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Seamour looked set to give local trainer Brian Ellison a cherished victory in the prestigious heritage handicap - run on Tapeta for the first time - when setting sail for home in the hands of Ben Curtis well over a furlong out.
Antiquarium (16-1) had plenty to do as Seamour built up a big lead, but the Charlie Appleby-trained four-year-old found an extra gear for James McDonald to burst out of the pack and nail the leader 50 yards from the line.
Seamour (13-2 favourite) had to settle for second place, beaten a length and a quarter, with Nearly Caught (16-1) taking third spot for the second year running, two and a quarter lengths away. Moscato (14-1) was fourth.
New Zealander McDonald said: "I'm thrilled to ride in a big race for Godolphin and Sheikh Mohammed, it's a big team effort and I'm the lucky recipient to be on top.
"Maybe there's a good one in mind in early November (Melbourne Cup). I'm sure he will, he showed a really good turn of foot which we like Down Under.
"He had a turn of foot like a miler and has plenty of pace.
"Hopefully he goes the right way."
James Ferguson, assistant trainer, said: "James gave him a wonderful ride, he didn't panic when he was a long way back and obviously knew what he was sat on.
"He'd been on the all-weather before, never over that trip but he saw it out really well.
"We're really chuffed, it's a huge team effort at home.
"We'll see what the handicapper does but there's a £100,000 open handicap at Goodwood that looks the next logical step."
Ellison said of the runner-up: "He probably went too early, but he had so much horse underneath him. He was going too well.
"It does show we have a really good horse on our hands. He'll go for either the Ebor or the Lonsdale (at York in August). That's where he'll go next.
"I've always thought he was a Group horse and he's grown up since last year.
"We had him right on the day."
John Smith's Northumberland Plate
(Heritage Handicap)
£150,000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 19y, Class 2
20 ran
Going: AW - Standard
| Pos | Dr | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | (3) | Antiquarium (IRE) 16/1 | James McDonald 9-5 |
C Appleby | 4 | |
| 2nd | (12) | 1¼ | Seamour (IRE) 13/2f | B A Curtis 9-5 |
B Ellison | 5 |
| 3rd | (20) | 2¼ | Nearly Caught (IRE) 16/1 | G Baker 9-8 |
H Morrison | 6 |
| 4th | (18) | nk | Moscato 14/1 | L Morris 9-0 |
Sir Mark Prescott | 5 |
| 5th | (17) | nk | Saigon City 20/1 | T Eaves 8-12 |
D Carroll | 6 |
| 6th | (8) | ¾ | Gabrial The Hero (USA) 8/1 | T Hamilton 9-1 |
R A Fahey | 7 |
| 7th | (11) | hd | Seismos (IRE) 40/1 | Daniel Muscutt (3) 9-9 |
M Botti | 8 |
| 8th | (4) | 1¼ | Steve Rogers (IRE) 9/1 | Andrea Atzeni 9-0 |
R Varian | 5 |
| 9th | (13) | nk | Gavlar 16/1 | Callum Shepherd (5) 8-13 |
W J Knight | 5 |
| 10th | (9) | ¾ | Nakeeta 8/1 | R Ffrench 9-2 |
I Jardine | 5 |
| 11th | (2) | ½ | My Reward 12/1 | D Allan 9-2 |
T D Easterby | 4 |
| 12th | (19) | 1½ | Gang Warfare 14/1 | R Havlin 9-10 |
S Crisford | 5 |
| 13th | (6) | ¾ | Tommy Docc (IRE) 25/1 | P Makin 8-13 |
K Dalgleish | 4 |
| 14th | (14) | 2½ | Hardstone (USA) 66/1 | P Mulrennan 8-12 |
M Dods | 5 |
| 15th | (16) | 1 | Notarised 33/1 | J Fanning 9-7 |
M Johnston | 5 |
| 16th | (5) | 2¼ | Angel Gabrial (IRE) 25/1 | Adam J McNamara (7) 9-9 |
R A Fahey | 7 |
| 17th | (10) | 2¼ | No Heretic 16/1 | J P Spencer 9-3 |
N J Henderson | 8 |
| 18th | (1) | ½ | Arch Villain (IRE) 12/1 | Jim Crowley 9-6 |
Mrs A J Perrett | 7 |
| 19th | (7) | 2½ | Sunblazer (IRE) 40/1 | William Twiston-Davies 9-3 |
K C Bailey | 6 |
| 20th | (15) | 5 | Polarisation 8/1 | James Doyle 9-3 |
C Appleby | 4 |
