February 14 / 18.30 Newcastle (AW)

18.30

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Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5670
  • 1m 0f 5y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Scattered showers

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to a 2m/2m4f jumps winner, half-brother to 7f 2yo/1m winner Bullet Force; 7-2 for a Wetherby bumper (2m, soft) in September but he finished tailed off and is best watched now switched to the Flat.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

10

(1)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Oberon Hill

9st 1lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Signs of ability over 7f on Newcastle Tapeta but failed to stay 1m on handicap debut at Wetherby in April 2025; wasn't seen again until well beaten on Kempton AW (6f) in March for new yard, where he bled from the nose; best watched for now.

33/1

7th

8

(3)

18th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Oberon Hill

8st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Displayed some promise for Jedd O'Keeffe over 7f/1m in the first part of last year, shaping as though he might be suited by sprinting; sold for £12,000 last May and makes stable debut after an absence, but it will be interesting to see how this very lightly raced 5yo goes in the betting.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
3,000gns foal, 9,000euros yearling; first foal; dam ran once over 6f as 2yo (AW; RPR 21), half-sister to four winners including No Nonsense (Group-placed 6f AW) and Roman Melody (Qatari 8.5f-9.5f); yard 1-75 in novice events in recent years; opposable on belated debut.
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8th

10

(6)

20th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:12 Redcar

Woodrafff

9st 0lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Tends to be slowly away and is the type who needs everything to drop right if he's to win, but he's run several good races on AW this year and was fourth of 14 back on turf at Thirsk (7f, good) recently; in the mix.

7/1

4th

16

(10)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:35 Thirsk

Woodrafff

9st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: Ruth Carr

Three-time winner who is fine at 7f or 1m; has been running well for a while and latest effort in the new visor at Newcastle can be upgraded.

14/1

7th

11

(2)

19th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Woodrafff

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Running well at this level in recent weeks, coming from last to first over 1m here before finishing second at Wolverhampton (8.6f) and Southwell (1m); just as effective at 7f; the blinkers he's worn on his last five starts are now replaced by a first-time visor; should go well again.

11/4

Form: 9-1 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Failed to beat a rival on Brighton debut in September but this well-bred colt left that form well behind when justifying support at Southwell (1m, Tapeta; 5-2) last month; this is tougher under a penalty but he has plenty of scope for further progress and is respected.
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8

(7)

30th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

Tuscan Star

8st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Three AW wins early in year, latest on handicap debut when upped to 1m3f; came up short over 1m4f in his three starts since, however, two on AW and one on good to firm, and the improvement seems to have run out of steam.

33/1

4

(3)

13th Jul 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 3

17:45 Southwell (AW)

Tuscan Star

9st 2lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Three wins on AW this January/February, the first of which was at the track and the latest on handicap debut when upped to 1m3f at Kempton; latest two starts (1m4f) suggest that the improvement may have run out of steam but he returns to AW now after trying turf at York Dante meeting.

10/1

7th

4

(1)

15th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 188y

Class 3

17:25 York

Tuscan Star

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Three wins on AW this January/February, latterly on handicap debut when upped to 1m3f at Kempton, but that improvement ran out of steam when a close third of four at Wolverhampton (1m4f) on latest start; needs to resume progress on this second turf outing.

10/1

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
30,000euros yearling; by Wooded out of a close relation to a French 7.5f-10.5f winner; turned over at 8-15 in four-runner novice here (7f) on recent debut but he looked inexperienced and kept on well to finish a close second; sets the standard on that form and he looks a likely improver upped in trip; the one to beat.
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6

(2)

14th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Ayr

Noble Testimony

9st 3lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Edward Bethell

Has form figures of 2223 but he's not progressed so far and was a remote third in a Thirsk maiden (7f, good) last month; still unexposed but he needs improvement back up in trip on handicap debut.

4/1

3rd

2

(5)

6th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

13:15 Thirsk

Noble Testimony

9st 6lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Vulnerable if bumping into anything useful and he may not be entirely straightforward, but he finished second in February/March on his first three starts (7f/1m, AW) and there's every chance he'll be in the mix.

9/4

2nd

4

(5)

6th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Noble Testimony

8st 12lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Edward Bethell

Runner-up in similar races over 7f-1m here on first two starts; the form pick by some way.

4/6

Form: 6-6

Last run: 43 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-held sixth in both runs so far and latest was over 7f here last month (first run since gelded); still very early days but he needs improvement on this step up in trip.
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7th

17

(15)

29th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:47 Doncaster

Kinross Claret

10st 6lb

J: Miss Megan Davies

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Some promise but recorded modest RPRs in three novice/maiden runs at up to 1m; open to improvement now handicapping but this big-field scenario will present a very different test; absent 408 days.

33/1

5

(1)

14th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Kinross Claret

8st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Lucinda Russell

Well-held sixth in both runs so far and latest was over 7f here last month (first run since gelded); still very early days but he needs improvement on this step up in trip.

7/1

6th

9

(3)

2nd Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

16:05 Newcastle (AW)

Kinross Claret

8st 12lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Lucinda Russell

5-1 for his Ayr debut (7f, good to firm) in July but he got outpaced at a crucial stage before finishing sixth of ten; should know more this time but he needs plenty of progress back from 178 days off; has been gelded.

12/1

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The Star:

Tuscan Star

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Tuscan Star