Newcastle Newmarket Hcp

The Newcastle Newmarket Hcp is a Group 3 quality handicap race held midweek each March at Newcastle racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales. Run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $125,000 in prizemoney, the 2011 Newcastle Newmarket Hcp was taken out by Keepin The Dream from Purrpurrlena with So Anyway third.

Newcastle is the the second largest city in New South Wales, Australia, and is located around 167 kilometres due north of Sydney which is around two hours by road.

Newcastle Newmarket Hcp info
Date:	Wednesday 21st March 2012
Track:	Broadmeadow racecourse, Newcastle
Distance:	1400 metres
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$125,000
2011 Winner:	Keepin The Dream

The Newcastle Newmarket Hcp is a good class provincial quality handicap that generally sees a talanted field of gallopers assembled. The Gr3 Liverpool City Cup is a good lead up race to this event as it is run under the same conditions.

Horses contesting this race may continue on to races like the Gr2 Ajax Stakes on Gr1 Rosehill Guineas day. Solo Flyer (2009) went on to win the Ajax Stakes while Chasm (2nd in 2009) ran third in the same race.

Keepin The Dream ran unplaced in the Liverpool City Cup prior to winning this race and recent Newcastle Newmarket Hcp winners include Walking Or Dancing (2010) and Solo Flyer (2009).

Newcastle Track Map
Newcastle race track is a flat track which has a circumference of 2000m and horses race in a clockwise direction. The track surface is turf and the straight length is 415m.

2011 Newcastle Newmarket Hcp result
1. $21.00 Keepin The Dream 53.0 P Wells
2. $12.00 Purrpurrlena
3. $10.00 So Anyway 53.0 J Byrne

Then followed:
4. $6.00 Ahdashim 55.0 G Ryan
5. $15.00 Altered Boy 53.5 C Waller
6. $6.00 Trader 53.0 C Brown
7. $10.00 Herculian Prince 59.5 n Rawiller
8. $6.50 Brilliant Light 56.0 T Clark
9. $101.00 Cousin Wal 53.0 T Berry
10. $3.00 Glintz 53.0 C Reith

Margins: Head, 3/4 len
Time: 1:22.20

Newcastle Newmarket Hcp recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Keepin The Dream	Purrpurrlena	So Anyway	1:22.2
2010	Walking Or Dancing	Brilliant Light	Emperor Bonaparte	1:23.7
2009	Soho Flyer	Chasm	Walking Or Dancing	1.20:9
2008	Falaise	German Chocolate	Friday Creek	1:21.5
2007	Danzippo	Diamond Sun	High Cee	1:22.5
2006	Tall Timbers	Bentley Biscuit	Gorgonite	1:22.5
2005	Patezza	Cool Front	Gabfest	1:23.1
2004	Platinum Scissors	Mantario	Carael Boy	1:22.4
2003	Zabarra	Carael Boy	Grand Armee	1:23.2
2002	Hey Pronto	Lord Essex	Lets Compromise	1:22.9
2001	Crawl	Indominate	Phoenix Park	1:23.5
2000	Spying	Corporate Bruce	Beauchamp	1:24.2
1999	Techniques	Fraud	Iron Horse	1:22.5
1998	Bezeal Bay	Confiscate	Deep Snip	1:22.1
1997	Secret Savings	Confiscate	Over The Rising	1:24.1
1996	Magic Road	Futile	Catalan Opening	1:23.2
1995	Pimpala Son	Waikikamukau	Rhythm Review	1:26.6
1994	Sir Bernard	Rich Pageantry	Mistador	1:24.2
1993	Deposition	Ghost Story	Tarheel Boy	1:23.9
1992	Blue Boss	Sedgewyn	Ark Regal	1:22.6
1991	Ricochet Rosie	Comrade	Magic Gleam	1:23.4
1990	Comrade	Gallery Star	Our Palliser	1:25.1
1989	Never Quit	Wong	Dancing Poet	1:24.1
1988	Lucky Rass	Dinky Flyer	Shinakima	1:22.2