October 04 / 16.40 Newcastle (AW)

16.40

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  • Prize money: £4320
  • 1m 0f 5y
  • Class 5
  • 3 runners
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Runners: 3 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 1-

Last run: 337 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to 1m Group 2 winner Move Swiftly; absent since holding on well to beat 14 rivals on debut at Newmarket (7f, good) last November but will be very hard to beat if somewhere near that form here; gelded in July.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

(3)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

16:40 Newcastle (AW)

Sacred Fire

9st 11lb

J: Luke Catton

T: John & Thady Gosden

Half-brother to 1m Group 2 winner Move Swiftly; absent since holding on well to beat 14 rivals on debut at Newmarket (7f, good) last November but will be very hard to beat if somewhere near that form here; gelded in July.

4/7

1st

13

(14)

1st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

12:35 Newmarket

Sacred Fire

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

70,000gns yearling; half-brother to winners Move Swiftly (7f-9.4f including 2yo/AW/Group 2; RPR 115), Habit Rouge (1m-1m2f AW; 100) and Kyllarney (French 7.5f-1m1f); dam 6f winner (77); appealing pedigree and the Gosden yard won this race in 2018, a division in 2019 and both divisions in 2021.

11/1

1st

13

(14)

1st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

12:35 Newmarket

Sacred Fire

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

70,000gns yearling; half-brother to winners Move Swiftly (7f-9.4f including 2yo/AW/Group 2; RPR 115), Habit Rouge (1m-1m2f AW; 100) and Kyllarney (French 7.5f-1m1f); dam 6f winner (77); appealing pedigree and the Gosden yard won this race in 2018, a division in 2019 and both divisions in 2021.

11/1

Form: 55

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
240,000gns yearling; second foal from a 1m2f Listed winner; looked quite promising when keeping-on fifth on debut at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) in May but returned with a disappointing effort last month; hooded for this AW debut; not an easy one to predict.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

3

(8)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:25 Yarmouth

Influential

9st 7lb

J: Robbie Downey

T: Roger Varian

Promise over C&D (good to firm) on debut last May; best efforts since have come on AW, including his breakthrough success at Kempton four weeks ago (1m); up in class and back on turf but he does smack of one with a fair bit more to come.

5/2

1st

2

(9)

20th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Influential

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Five-race maiden but he's finished runner-up twice including in a C&D handicap (5-1) two weeks ago; looks interesting off only 1lb higher and he still has potential as a handicapper.

9/2

2nd

3

(5)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Kempton (AW)

Influential

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Placed once in four starts and that was when a well-held second of three in a Newcastle novice (1m, Tapeta) in October; surprising if he isn't capable of better, though, given his pedigree and 240,000gns price tag.

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal from a low-grade 1m4f winner; seems unlikely to trouble the two Newmarket raiders on this debut outing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

14

(6)

19th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Redcar

Raja Charger

8st 4lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Brian Rothwell

Sent off three-figure prices for all five starts and has failed to beat a rival; switch to blinkers needs to have a dramatic effect.

100/1

11th

11

(1)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

17:50 Redcar

Raja Charger

9st 0lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Brian Rothwell

Poor form in four novice runs from 1m to 1m3f; drops in trip with cheekpieces added; risky.

50/1

7th

1

(8)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 4

14:43 Thirsk

Raja Charger

10st 2lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Brian Rothwell

Three heavy defeats have earned him a basement handicap mark; no appeal.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta £1.10
Straight Forecast £1.30
Trifecta £1.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sacred Fire

POSTDATA:

Influential

The Star:

Influential

RP RATINGS:

Sacred Fire

NEWMARKET:

Sacred Fire

The Times:

Sacred Fire

Telegraph:

Sacred Fire

The Guardian:

Sacred Fire

Daily Mail:

Sacred Fire

D Express:

Sacred Fire

Daily Mirror:

Sacred Fire

The Sun:

Sacred Fire

Daily Record:

Sacred Fire