1999 Northumberland Plate

Far Cry (IRE) won the 1999 Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on 26 June 1999, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by Kevin Darley, at 9/2 joint favourite, beating Travelmate (GB) by a short head.

Updated 1999-06-26

Quick answers

Who won the Northumberland Plate in 1999? Far Cry (IRE) won the 1999 Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on 26 June 1999, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by Kevin Darley, at 9/2 joint favourite, beating Travelmate (GB) by a short head.
Who came second in the 1999 Northumberland Plate? Travelmate (GB) (9/2JF) finished second, and Bay Of Islands (GB) (16/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1999 Northumberland Plate? Yes. Far Cry (IRE) won as the 9/2 joint favourite.
What was the winning time of the 1999 Northumberland Plate? Far Cry (IRE) won in 3m 24.32s over 2m on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1999 Northumberland Plate winner get? Far Cry (IRE) earned £71,850 for winning the 1999 Northumberland Plate.
How many ran in the 1999 Northumberland Plate? 20 ran in the 1999 Northumberland Plate (average since 1990: 18.3).

Far Cry (IRE)Winner

9/2JFSP

20 ranRunners

3m 24.32sWinning time

£71,850Prize to winner

Far Cry (IRE) (9/2JF): won; Travelmate (GB) (9/2JF): 2nd of 20Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Dr	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won shd	Far Cry (IRE)	9/2JF	4	8-10	Kevin Darley	-	M C Pipe	89	6	-	Mrs Nicky Chambers	-	3m 24.32s	£71,850
2	shd	Travelmate (GB)	9/2JF	5	9-4	Ray Cochrane	-	James Fanshawe	97	7	-	Barford Bloodstock II	shd	-	£26,850
3	3½	Bay Of Islands (GB)	16/1	7	8-8	Nigel Day	-	Dave Morris	87	2	v	Bloomsbury Stud	3½	-	£13,100
4	¾	Rainbow Ways (GB)	20/1	4	9-1	Michael Hills	-	B W Hills	94	9	-	Maktoum Al Maktoum	4¼	-	£5,600
5	1½	Christiansted (IRE)	16/1	4	7-3	Paul Quinn	7	Ferdy Murphy	75	19	-	John Duddy	5¾	-	£2,475
6	shd	Benatom (USA)	10/1	6	8-10	Seb Sanders	-	David Elsworth	89	1	-	Lordship Stud	6	-	£1,225
7	5	Jaseur (USA)	7/1	6	9-5	Richard Hughes	-	John Gosden	98	20	v	Sheikh Mohammed	11	-	-
8	½	Minivet (GB)	33/1	4	8-0	Richard Mullen	3	Michael Bell	82	14	-	Sir Thomas Pilkington	11½	-	-
9	1½	Generosity (GB)	8/1	4	9-10	Jimmy Fortune	-	Paul Cole	103	13	-	H R H Prince Fahd Salman	13	-	-
10	1¼	Just In TimeI (GB)	12/1	4	8-10	T Williams	-	T G Mills	89	18	-	Mrs Pauline Merrick	14¼	-	-
11	1¾	Jamaican Flight (USA)	33/1	6	7-10	Jimmy Quinn	-	Mrs S Lamyman	75	3	-	P Lamyman	16	-	-
12	1¼	Ballet-K (GB)	16/1	5	7-12	Willie Supple	-	J Neville	77	16	-	Gallagher Enterprises Ltd	17¼	-	-
13	3	Nichol Fifty (GB)	25/1	5	7-11	N Kennedy	-	Mark H Tompkins	78	17	-	Lloyd Bedack	20¼	-	-
14	¾	Salmon Ladder (USA)	16/1	7	9-4	John Carroll	-	Paul Cole	97	8	-	Sir Martyn Arbib	21	-	-
15	¾	Bakkar (IRE)	33/1	5	8-6	L Charnock	-	Tim Easterby	85	15	tv	M P Burkes 5Th Family Settlement	21¾	-	-
16	¾	Raise A Prince (FR)	28/1	6	9-7	Neil Callan	3	Sean Woods	103	10	t	George Tong	22½	-	-
17	½	Dancing Rio (IRE)	40/1	4	7-13	Dale Gibson	-	P C Haslam	78	5	-	Rio Stainless Engineering Limited	23	-	-
18	1¾	Carlys Quest (GB)	33/1	5	8-5	John Egan	-	J Neville	84	4	v	John Williams Old	24¾	-	-
19	4	Dominant Duchess (GB)	16/1	5	8-2	Matthew Henry	-	J W Hills	81	11	-	Mrs Diana Patterson	28¾	-	-
20	27	Legal Lunch (USA)	16/1	4	8-5	Gary Bardwell	-	P W Harris	84	12	-	The Alleged Partnership	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Far Cry (IRE)	1999-09-09	Doncaster	Great North Eastern Railway Doncaster Cup (Group 3)	won	6/1
2	Travelmate (GB)	1999-08-18	York	Tote Ebor Showcase Handicap Class B	2nd of 21	8/1
3	Bay Of Islands (GB)	2000-04-19	Newmarket	Scottish Equitable/Jockeys Association Handicap Class C	18th of 21	25/1
4	Rainbow Ways (GB)	1999-07-10	York	Foster's Silver Cup Rated Stakes (Listed Handicap)	won	4/1F
5	Christiansted (IRE)	1999-07-26	Galway	G.P.T. Galway (Q.R.) Handicap	2nd of 24	6/1
6	Benatom (USA)	1999-07-07	Newmarket (July)	Reg Day Memorial Handicap Class C	won	11/4
7	Jaseur (USA)	1999-07-29	Goodwood	Goodwood Cup (Group 2)	3rd of 7	16/1
8	Minivet (GB)	1999-07-07	Newmarket (July)	Reg Day Memorial Handicap Class C	6th of 6	12/1
9	Generosity (GB)	1999-07-11	Newbury	Savernake Mercedes-Benz Handicap Class B	3rd of 5	9/2
10	Just In TimeI (GB)	1999-07-27	Goodwood	Grosvenor Casinos Cup (Handicap) Class B	7th of 17	9/1
11	Jamaican Flight (USA)	1999-07-16	Carlisle	Burgh Barony Races Amateur Riders' Handicap Class E	won	7/2
12	Ballet-K (GB)	2000-01-20	Ludlow	Ludlow For Weddings Mares' Only Maiden Hurdle Class F	fell	7/4
13	Nichol Fifty (GB)	1999-08-07	Haydock	Grosvenor Casino Salford Handicap Class D	2nd of 9	5/1
14	Salmon Ladder (USA)	1999-08-18	York	Tote Ebor Showcase Handicap Class B	11th of 21	40/1
15	Bakkar (IRE)	1999-07-12	Dundalk	Forkhill Handicap Hurdle	6th of 9	10/1
16	Raise A Prince (FR)	1999-09-10	Doncaster	Rothmans Royals Mallard Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B	7th of 9	25/1
17	Dancing Rio (IRE)	1999-07-09	Hamilton	Scottishpower Energy Supply Division Handicap Class E	6th of 9	6/1
18	Carlys Quest (GB)	1999-07-10	Ascot	Bonusprint Handicap Class C	3rd of 9	7/1
19	Dominant Duchess (GB)	1999-07-11	Newbury	Savernake Mercedes-Benz Handicap Class B	4th of 5	10/1
20	Legal Lunch (USA)	1999-07-03	Sandown	Victoria Amateur Turf Club Stakes (Handicap) Class D	5th of 11	10/1

20 of 20 have run since; 4 won next time out.

Northumberland Plate winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Align The Stars (IRE)	10/1	Charlie Johnston
2025	Spirit Mixer (GB)	25/1	Andrew Balding
2024	Onesmoothoperator (USA)	12/1	Brian Ellison
2023	Calling The Wind (IRE)	14/1	Richard Hughes
2022	Trueshan (FR)	3/1F	Alan King
2021	Nicholas T (GB)	33/1	Jim Goldie
2020	Caravan Of Hope (IRE)	9/2F	Hugo Palmer
2019	Who Dares Wins (IRE)	12/1	Alan King
2018	Withhold (GB)	5/1F	Roger Charlton
2017	Higher Power (GB)	11/2	James Fanshawe
2016	Antiquarium (IRE)	16/1	Charlie Appleby
2015	Quest For More (IRE)	15/2	Roger Charlton
2014	Angel Gabrial (IRE)	4/1F	Richard Fahey
2013	Tominator (GB)	8/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2012	Ile De Re (FR)	5/2F	Donald McCain
2011	Tominator (GB)	25/1	Reg Hollinshead
2010	Overturn (IRE)	14/1	Donald McCain
2009	Som Tala (GB)	16/1	Mick Channon
2008	Arc Bleu (GER)	14/1	A. J. Martin
2007	Juniper Girl (IRE)	5/1F	Michael Bell
2006	Toldo (IRE)	33/1	George Moore
2005	Sergeant Cecil (GB)	14/1	Rod Millman
2004	Mirjan (IRE)	33/1	L Lungo
2003	Unleash (USA)	10/1	Philip Hobbs
2002	Bangalore I (GB)	8/1	Amanda Perrett
2001	Archduke Ferdinand (FR)	12/1	Paul Cole
2000	Bay Of Islands (GB)	7/1	Dave Morris
1999	Far Cry (IRE)	9/2JF	M C Pipe
1998	Cyrian (IRE)	12/1	Paul Cole
1997	Windsor Castle (GB)	10/1	Paul Cole
1996	Celeric (GB)	2/1F	D Morley
1995	Bold Gait (GB)	12/1	James Fanshawe
1994	Quick Ransom (GB)	25/1	Mark Johnston
1993	Highflying (GB)	7/1	George Moore
1992	Witness Box (USA)	6/1	John Gosden
1991	Tamarpour (USA)	10/1	M C Pipe
1990	Al Maheb (USA)	9/2	A C Stewart

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1999 Northumberland Plate

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