September 25 / 17.30 Newcastle (AW)

17.30

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  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 1m 4f 98y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

1st
9 (3)
Cushty

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 365569

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
14-race maiden; mark has tumbled but she does need to pull out more if she is to break her duck.
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8th

8

(3)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cushty

8st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

Best positioned when off the mark in slowly run C&D race (17-2) three weeks ago; up just 2lb and Hollie Doyle is again in the saddle, so needs respect despite chance that the cards might not fall so favourably this time.

11/2

1st

9

(3)

25th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Cushty

8st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

14-race maiden; mark has tumbled but she does need to pull out more if she is to break her duck.

16/1

12

(8)

16th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cushty

8st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ruth Carr

13-race maiden whose form is remaining static despite going up in trip and down the weights; needs plenty more.

16/1

100/30

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 843474 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Three C&D wins to his name; should be sharper for his recent return to action and he'll appreciate both dropping into Class 6 and returning to a longer trip; one to consider.
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7th

1

(3)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Percy Willis

10st 1lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

All six wins have been on Tapeta, including three over C&D; well treated on his best form last year and he went close off this mark over C&D (Rubellite third) last Thursday; that was his second run after a break and he's a big player if he can repeat that form.

9/2

2nd

3

(7)

25th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Percy Willis

10st 1lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Three C&D wins to his name; should be sharper for his recent return to action and he'll appreciate both dropping into Class 6 and returning to a longer trip; one to consider.

100/30

4th

8

(1)

8th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:39 Newcastle (AW)

Percy Willis

8st 13lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

2lb below last winning mark and although not seen in six months, has won after a similar absence; has run well in all four starts over C&D, but all six wins have come over 1m4f (three here) so he wouldn't want a dawdle over this trip.

14/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 113361 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Two of her five wins for Stella Barclay came over C&D; unplaced on her stable debut but she recorded a career best when winning a ten-runner handicap at Wolverhampton 23 days ago (1m4f); up 6lb but may be capable of better for Richard Fahey.
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7th

2

(9)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

16:35 Newcastle (AW)

Rubellite

10st 1lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Stephen Hanlon

AW regular whose 17 starts here have yielded four wins, including when she scored over this trip three weeks ago; that was her third success since starting out for this yard in the spring and she's a leading candidate despite career-high mark.

2/1

1st

5

(6)

5th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 99y

Class 5

16:10 Newcastle (AW)

Rubellite

8st 13lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Stephen Hanlon

Three-time C&D winner, latterly for Conor Whiteley (then claiming 7lb) off 2lb lower three months ago; has never won off a mark this high, so will need to be at her best back from six weeks off.

6/1

5th

2

(2)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

13:35 Newcastle (AW)

Rubellite

9st 7lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Stephen Hanlon

Eight AW wins, including under Conor Whiteley at Wolverhampton (1m6f) in May and Newcastle (1m4f) in June; failed to prove her effectiveness on turf on latest start and the trip this short is a concern, but she has to be respected back on AW.

7/1

16/1

Form: 800000

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Useful as recently as June 2024 when trained in France but grim results since, sent back to race in France for his six starts this January-April and then at Haydock three weeks ago; now 31lb lower than for his stable debut and the betting should guide on this drop in class.
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7th

7

(4)

29th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:13 Ayr

Speechman

8st 11lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Philip Kirby

His second at Catterick in July was a remote one and he's finished down the field on his three starts since; others are preferred.

25/1

6th

8

(1)

27th Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

16:30 Carlisle

Speechman

8st 12lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Philip Kirby

Dual AW winner in France (1m/9.5f); beaten 12l when second of five at Catterick (2m, good to firm) last month and he's struggled in both starts since; this drop back in trip may help but others are preferred.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 574542 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Dual AW winner who hinted that her turn might be near when a rallying second over C&D two weeks ago; 1lb higher but back down in class.
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1st

5

(5)

17th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Fleur De Mer

9st 7lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Martin Todhunter

Without a win since September 2023; second at Newcastle (1m4f, Tapeta) three starts ago and she's now 1lb lower, on a career-low mark; second or third on all three appearances over C&D, twice in small fields admittedly.

8/1

5th

9

(8)

8th Sep 2026

Good

1m 5f 192y

Class 6

17:51 Catterick

Fleur De Mer

10st 10lb

J: Mr Eireann Cagney

T: Martin Todhunter

Last win was for Hugo Palmer at Newcastle (1m2f) in September 2023; plenty of placed efforts for this trainer, including when runner-up at Newcastle (12.5f; winner has won twice since) 19 days ago; others are better equipped for win purposes.

5/1

20/1

Form: 037640

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Signs of ability at up to 1m2f for Jim Bolger; 18-1 and tailed off on his stable debut at Hamilton three weeks ago (1m5f, good to soft); risky on AW debut.
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3

20th Oct 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

14:32 Hexham

Tracker Issue

11st 12lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

Modest on Flat but has shown a little more over hurdles, with the best of his five runs coming when a close second in a Sedgefield novice (2m4f, good to firm) in August; improved on an underwhelming handicap debut when an 11l fifth back there last month; now 2lb lower but needs to find more again.

14/1

5th

5

29th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

15:45 Sedgefield

Tracker Issue

11st 9lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

Modest on the Flat; best hurdles run when second to an 80-1 shot in C&D novice in August (good to firm; form not worked out); well beaten over C&D on handicap debut last time; bit to prove.

16/1

9th

4

14th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 5

16:00 Sedgefield

Tracker Issue

11st 11lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

A regressive maiden on the Flat but has taken surprisingly well to hurdling this summer; close second to shock winner over C&D (good to firm) last month, form that was recently franked by the third, and ought to be competitive again on this handicap debut.

7/1

Form: 5-6133 C

Last run: 173 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Two wins, one of them here (1m2f), when trained by Iain Jardine; 50-1 when pulled up over hurdles on her stable debut in July; had wind surgery, her second, shortly afterwards; feasible mark if the return to the Flat perks her up.
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10

8th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Susiesparkle

10st 5lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

0-10 over hurdles and still operating too far below her 2024-25 level to consider; pulled up behind Bunker Bay over C&D latest.

50/1

8

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

16:33 Market Rasen

Susiesparkle

10st 4lb

J: William Maggs

T: Mike Sowersby

Doubled her Flat tally with low-grade AW win in February 2025 but has poor record over hurdles and on the Flat since last summer; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

7th

8

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:38 Sedgefield

Susiesparkle

10st 2lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Mike Sowersby

Doubled her Flat tally with low-grade AW win just over a year ago but has poor record over hurdles/on the Flat for this stable since last summer; 2lb out of the weights; difficult to enthuse over.

66/1

Form: -14338 CD

Last run: 150 days

W: 9st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Scored over C&D in January off just 1lb lower; absent since a heavy defeat over hurdles in May but the January win came after a 95-day break; visor the headgear of choice today; more appealing than many.
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8th

7

(1)

25th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Flying Scotsman

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ben Haslam

Scored over C&D in January off just 1lb lower; absent since a heavy defeat over hurdles in May but the January win came after a 95-day break; visor the headgear of choice today; more appealing than many.

4/1

1

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

18:40 Cartmel

Flying Scotsman

12st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Seen only once over hurdles since 2023, when pulled up last summer, and his AW win in January came in a low-grade handicap; needs to prove he can still be competitive off a mark this high over jumps.

20/1

1

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

18:40 Cartmel

Flying Scotsman

12st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Seen only once over hurdles since 2023, when pulled up last summer, and his AW win in January came in a low-grade handicap; needs to prove he can still be competitive off a mark this high over jumps.

20/1

Non-runners

Bunker Bay

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Payout
Exacta £57.60
Straight Forecast £55.52
Tricast £114.72
Trifecta £175.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rubellite

The Times:

Cushty

The Guardian:

Bunker Bay

RP RATINGS:

Percy Willis

D Express:

Flying Scotsman

POSTDATA:

Rubellite

Telegraph:

Rubellite

Daily Mail:

Rubellite

Daily Mirror:

Rubellite

The Sun:

Rubellite

The Star:

Rubellite

Daily Record:

Rubellite