Tag: Newcastle racecourse

By Andrew Atkinson EXCLUSIVE Race entries at Newcastle were affected by the snowfall on roads with many horses scheduled to go to post declared non-runners on Friday. “The horrendous conditions en route to Newcastle resulted in so many non-runners- including ours – in the first four races,” said trainer Phil Kirby. Kirby, based at Green […]

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Quote: ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to think that by September we may be able to revert to the original plans with an enhanced jump fixture list, to make up for some of what we have lost’ – trainer Nick Alexander By Andrew Atkinson Racing is set to resume at Newcastle’s all-weather track on June 1, […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Philip Kirby saddles four of seven runners – in a bid to land the BetWay Handicap over 1 mile 4 furlongs at Newcastle on Saturday night. Yorkshire, Green Oaks Farm stables trainer Kirby’s quartet are headed by selection, Ice Pyramid (4.55) with Ben Curtis up. Iconic Belle (6-1), Lady Camelot (25-1) and […]

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