Northumberland Plate

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Northumberland Plate
Handicap race
Location Newcastle Racecourse
Newcastle, England
Inaugurated1833
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor William Hill
Website Newcastle
Race information
Distance2m 56y (3,270 metres)
Surface Tapeta
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Purse £150,000 (2019)
1st: £92,385
Northumberland Plate
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The Northumberland Plate is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newcastle over a distance of 2 miles and 56 yards (3,270 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

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History

The event was established in 1833, and the inaugural running was won by Tomboy. It was initially held at Town Moor, and it was part of a meeting first staged at Killingworth in 1623. It was transferred to its present venue at Gosforth Park in 1882. [1]

The Northumberland Plate originally took place on a Wednesday, and for many years the meeting was a holiday for local mine workers. The race became popularly known as the "Pitmen's Derby". The meeting ceased to be a holiday in 1949, and the race was switched to a Saturday in 1952. [2]

The Northumberland Plate is now one of the richest two-mile handicaps in the world. It was sponsored by John Smith's from 2003 to 2016, by Stobart Rail Limited in 2017 and 2018 and by Betfair since 2019.

Since 2016, it has been run on an artificial all-weather surface, Tapeta, having previously been run on turf.

Records

Most successful horse (3 wins):

Leading jockey since 1985 (2 wins):

Leading trainer since 1985 (3 wins):

Winners since 1985

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainer SP Time
Turf before 2016
1985Trade Line47-10Tyrone WilliamsRon Sheather17/2
1986Sneak Preview68-12Simon Whitworth Henry Candy 4/1 F
1987Treasure Hunter87-07 Lindsay Charnock Jimmy FitzGerald20/13:32.69
1988Stavordale59-02 Michael Roberts Harry Thomson Jones 9/4 F3:25.36
1989Orpheus37-07 Richard Fox Guy Harwood 4/1 JF3:29.68
1990Al Maheb48-11 Willie Carson Alec Stewart9/23:28.96
1991Tamarpour47-07 Ernie Johnson Martin Pipe 10/13:26.00
1992Witness Box59-09 George Duffield John Gosden 6/13:25.48
1993Highflying77-11 Joe Fanning George M. Moore7/13:25.10
1994Quick Ransom68-08 Jason Weaver Mark Johnston 25/13:24.86
1995Bold Gait49-10 David Harrison James Fanshawe 12/13:27.36
1996 Celeric 49-04 Willie Carson David Morley2/1 F3:27.33
1997Windsor Castle38-10 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 10/13:45.35
1998Cyrian47-13Tim Sprake Paul Cole 12/13:47.19
1999Far Cry48-10 Kevin Darley Martin Pipe 9/2 JF3:24.32
2000Bay of Islands88-04 Kevin Darley David Morris7/13:26.09
2001Archduke Ferdinand38-04Francis Norton Paul Cole 12/13:26.70
2002Bangalore69-05 Seb Sanders Amanda Perrett 8/13:29.10
2003Unleash48-11 Jamie Spencer Philip Hobbs 10/13:31.13
2004Mirjan88-03 Paul Hanagan Len Lungo 33/13:37.54
2005 Sergeant Cecil 68-08 Alan Munro Rod Millman14/13:29.37
2006Toldo48-02Nelson de SouzaGeorge M. Moore33/13:27.48
2007Juniper Girl48-11 Luke Morris Michael Bell 5/1 F3:46.01
2008Arc Bleu78-02Adrian NichollsTony Martin14/13:37.71
2009Som Tala68-08Tony Culhane Mick Channon 16/13:45.10
2010 Overturn 68-07 Eddie Ahern Donald McCain 14/13:28.05
2011Tominator48-05Paul PickardReg Hollinshead25/13:29.48
2012Ile de Re69-03 Jim Crowley Donald McCain 5/2 F3:53.94
2013Tominator69-10 Graham Lee Jonjo O'Neill 8/13:34.11
2014Angel Gabrial58-12George Chaloner Richard Fahey 4/1 F3:28.96
2015Quest For More59-04 George Baker Roger Charlton 15/23:26.53
2016Antiquarium49-05 James McDonald Charlie Appleby 16/13:30.91
2017Higher Power59-09 Tom Queally James Fanshawe 11/23:35.37
2018Withhold59-01 Robert Winston Roger Charlton 5/1 F3:33.56
2019Who Dares Wins79-01Tom Marquand Alan King 12/13:33.14
2020Caravan Of Hope48-05 Harry Bentley Hugo Palmer9/2 F3:33.21
2021Nicholas T98-10Ben RobinsonJim Goldie33/13:31.88
2022 Trueshan 610-08 Hollie Doyle Alan King 3/1 F3:39.75
2023Calling The Wind709-04 Neil Callan Richard Hughes 14/13:31.40
2024Onesmoothoperator608-09Connor BeasleyBrian Ellison12/13:27.59

Earlier winners

* The 1946 running took place at Aintree.

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References

  1. "Northumberland Plate Festival at Newcastle Racecourse". BBC. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Kelly, Michael (20 June 2011). "A racing certainty". The Journal . Retrieved 7 August 2011.