Toldo fulfils Plate dream

Local owner John Armstrong realised a lifetime ambition when bargain buy Toldo carried his colours to victory in the £200,000 John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

Sat, 01 Jul, 2006 - 18:34

Local owner John Armstrong realised a lifetime ambition when bargain buy Toldo carried his colours to victory in the £200,000 John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

The gallant grey battled to a narrow success in the big two-mile handicap under a positive ride from Brazilian apprentice Nelson de Souza, who was paying his first visit to Gosforth Park.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: NewcastlePlace: Gosforth ParkPlace: GreenwichPlace: BulwarkPlace: WhitburnPlace: SunderlandPlace: MiddlehamPlace: EborPerson: ToldoPerson: John ArmstrongPerson: John SmithPerson: Nelson de SouzaPerson: De SouzaPerson: George MoorePerson: ArmstrongPerson: MoorePerson: QueenPerson: Alan MunroPerson: River AlhaarthPerson: CecilPerson: CesarewitchPerson: MunroPerson: Richard FaheyPerson: Steve DrowneEvent: Northumberland PlateEvent: PlateEvent: Pitmen’s DerbyOrganisation: Acropolis
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