Som Tala romps to Plate win

Eurosport - Sun, 28 Jun 08:26:00 2009

Som Tala made all the running in winning the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle, Europe's richest stayers' handicap.

HORSE RACING Jockey Tony Culhane - 0

The nine-year-old romped to the £180,000 contest, eading from the start in the two-miler to win by three-quarters of a length from Wells Lyrical.

"I have had a few rides going into the race with half-chances, but all have bombed out so it is great to have won it at last," jockey Tony Culhane said.

"This is the first time I have ridden Som Tala, but (trainer Mick Channon) is a great man to ride for - he gives you a free rein to ride your race and whatever decision you make, he stands by you.

"I did not want to make sure I gave the advantage of a good draw away so we went on and I knew nothing would get past him in the closing stages.

"I have been riding for 24 years and you need to be riding in these good races on horses with a good chance."

Culhane and Channon added to their success by landing the Maiden Stakes with The Human League.

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  1. jack.....bet you mackems found the championship pages­ no bother?? its all a bit new to us though!!

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 4:11PM

  2. Are there you are,been looking all over for the NUFC­ site,fancy finding it nestled between Notts Forrest and­ Boro eh, how did that happen then? oh yeah that's­ right a lowsy team,lowsy club,lowsy managers, and­ supporters who don't know when they've got it­ good

    From jack torrance, on Mon 29 Jun 3:43PM

  3. safcalsftm (40)
    Some of your clients?
    That wasn't­ you I saw on the Quayside at 11.30pm last Saturday­ evening was it?

    From Hutch, on Mon 29 Jun 3:21PM

  4. toonrdoon.....why all the unwashed so interested who is­ going to buy the toon,that clown safcalsftm keeps­ banging on about it as if he is involved and talking­ about administration etc,change the bleeding record and­ worry about who brucie is begging to sign.

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 1:40PM

  5. safcalsftm.....fair comment,have nothing against­ gypsies(i work with 2 of them,i refer to them as that­ and they just laugh and call me a geordie b.....d)no­ offence intended,but you seem to get on your high horse­ and political correctness gone mad @#$%,yet you can­ spout geordie scum,skunks(you would not say it to my­ face)the coin throwing you were disgusted with(sjp­ play-off 1990)yet revelled in it from the clock­ stand(fulwell) you really are a 2 faced mackem gimp.

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 1:22PM

  6. Why are we discussing Gypsies, apart from them liking­ horses? Is it because a consortium of Gypsies are­ buying the club to knock it down and extend the land­ area for the Hoppings? Still very quiet on the­ take-over front isn't it? Looks like we're­ entering what Sir Alex would call "squeeky bum­ time".

    From toonrdoon, on Mon 29 Jun 1:21PM

  7. safcalsftm....like i say it is your opinion,you can not­ be charged with a racist offence for calling someone a­ pikey!! fact!!

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 10:54AM

  8. safcalsftm
    I use that type of language with 2­ people:
    Ashleyliam and downy100.
    They fully accept it,­ believe me they call me far, far worse; of course i do­ not mean it literally!
    They are not offended, as i am­ not offended by their remarks towards me . . . it­ amuses me!
    Like i have ALWAYS maintained, i wish the­ City of Sunderland no harm, and i wish ALL the people­ of sunderland, and fans of safc (inc, you!) no harm­ whatsoever!
    Why do you ALWAYS 'conveniently'­ forget that!!!!
    Take a chill pill man!

    From cameron w, on Mon 29 Jun 10:53AM

  9. Horse-racing? Who gives a stuf about horses except­ Owen? Mustn't be any progress to report on the­ take-over. Is it stalling? Only one more day until­ Ashley's deadline.

    From toonrdoon, on Mon 29 Jun 9:07AM

  10. cameron re your post 19 - how was expected that your­ post 5 was part of a private conversation? Was it­ addressd to anyone? No! Now stop being so prissy and­ remember that you are the first to tell people that­ these pages are for everyone. I bet you were one of­ those kids who wouldn't let anyone else play with­ their toys or football.

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 8:28AM

  11. newcastleian1 re: your posts 17 & 18 -­ "Pikey" is a derogatory term referring to­ Gypsies, Gypsies are an acknowledged racial grouping,­ therefore "Pikey" is racist.
    Geordie and­ Mackem refer to regional or sub-regional populations,­ not a racial group, and neither term is taken as­ derogatory anymore by those at whom it is targeted. A­ bit of education first thing, eh?

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 8:25AM

  12. yes think the shirt thing was defo just to get back at­ the supporters but then most of u lot don't wear­ shirts anyway.The other thing is why has he not given­ shearer the job they reckon the intrested parties all­ want him so where is the problem or is it that the only­ intrested party is fat freddie and they are hoping­ someone else comes along and shows some intrest

    From heslop448, on Sun 28 Jun 11:23PM

  13. Heslop, he's even bringing calderwood back to­ reform the legendary partnership with hughton!
    And i­ swear that away shirt is a deliberate act of spite from­ him; i'm not kidding, i truly believe it!
    The only­ good thing to come out of this is that his reputation­ has been totally destroyed; the frightening thing is, ­ he is a vindictive bar steward and won't go­ quietly.

    From cameron w, on Sun 28 Jun 11:15PM

  14. ian yes we need at least 6 new players maybe more and­ it will be hard to attract them to come to us but when­ u look at the league this year the likes of burnley­ hull birmingham and wolves all will struggle to attract­ quality players as well.the best we can hope for is mid­ table

    From heslop448, on Sun 28 Jun 11:12PM

  15. heslop....unless brucie brings in about 6 quality­ players,i think you will struggle like last season??

    From newcastleian1, on Sun 28 Jun 11:07PM

  16. very true cameron theres still a lot to come out yet­ the worrying thing is its taking so long preseason­ starts on wed and u still not got manager so who will­ be in charge, think ashley still has a couple of bombs­ to drop yet. and ian i'll play my winnings up on­ chelsea to win the league much safer option than us­ getting relegated

    From heslop448, on Sun 28 Jun 11:00PM

  17. 9-4?
    Even i wouldn't touch that mate!
    I find that­ exraordinary; i'm still not convinced ashley's­ dirty work's even finished yet!

    From cameron w, on Sun 28 Jun 10:53PM

  18. heslop....stick your horse winnings on it fella!!

    From newcastleian1, on Sun 28 Jun 10:53PM

  19. about 9/1 us getting relegated

    From heslop448, on Sun 28 Jun 10:50PM

  20. heslop....what odds the mackems getting relegated??

    From newcastleian1, on Sun 28 Jun 10:48PM
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