May 19 / 17.05 Newcastle (AW)

17.05

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Book Northumberland Plate Day Tickets Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £3977.84
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Book Northumberland Plate Day Tickets Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Rain

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 3421-6 CD

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Made all when winning a C&D nursery off 3lb lower last autumn; no more than a fair turf comeback six weeks ago but that was her first run in six months and the return here looks a plus.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

7

(8)

18th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fizzy Cristal

9st 2lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Ridden positively for two 6f Newcastle wins and found the race not panning out to suit under a more patient ride upped to 7.2f here a month ago; back on her last successful mark and should fare better.

8/1

5th

6

(8)

17th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

15:53 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fizzy Cristal

9st 8lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Both wins have come over 6f on Newcastle's AW; not in the same form on turf since; steps up in trip back on AW and cannot be discounted.

16/1

5th

9

(4)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 2y

Class 5

20:00 Doncaster

Fizzy Cristal

9st 5lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Doubled her tally with 6f handicap success at Newcastle in may and backed it up with a solid fourth of 11 at Chester (6f) three weeks ago; she's less exposed than most of these and in the mix.

10/1

2nd
4 (3)
Hen Party

4/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 3222-4 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Maiden who's been turned over a few times in novice company, including on her turf comeback a month ago; consistent enough, though, and should be competitive off this sort of mark now handicapping.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

(3)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Newcastle (AW)

Hen Party

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ed Dunlop

Maiden who's been turned over a few times in novice company, including on her turf comeback a month ago; consistent enough, though, and should be competitive off this sort of mark now handicapping.

4/1

4th

7

(6)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 4

16:37 Nottingham

Hen Party

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Dunlop

Four good runs since dropped to 6f, on turf and AW; she hasn't shifted much in form terms in that time but it's possible the return to turf will suit; ought to be on the premises.

100/30

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4/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 036-40 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Ex-Haggas filly who was said to have been unsuited by rain-softened ground when well below market expectations last time (taken out at Doncaster over the weekend after the going eased); should do better.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

10

(4)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:17 Kempton (AW)

Concert

9st 3lb

J: George Bass

T: Jack Channon

Won a Yarmouth maiden (6f, good to firm) for William Haggas last August; has mixed record since but she got back near her best when third at Newcastle (6f, AW) in May; 1lb lower after a short break and she's a player if she can back that up.

9/2

3rd

3

(9)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Newcastle (AW)

Concert

9st 9lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Jack Channon

Ex-Haggas filly who was said to have been unsuited by rain-softened ground when well below market expectations last time (taken out at Doncaster over the weekend after the going eased); should do better.

4/1

Form: 47-494

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Consistent maiden who'll find this easier than the handicaps she's contested previously; had plenty of chances now but is fine on Tapeta and is one to consider for a yard also responsible for Perfect Price.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

5

(6)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 182y

Class 5

16:15 Carlisle

Maldevious

9st 11lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Opened account at 13th attempt, with pushed-out success in first-time tongue-tie at Thirsk (6f, good) ten days ago; went up 7lb for that but the form was boosted when the reopposing third Great won on Wednesday.

6/1

1st

4

(9)

1st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Thirsk

Maldevious

9st 11lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Not beaten far on a few occasions in the spring, but now 0-12 and cheekpieces made no difference last time; needs the addition of a tongue-tie to make a difference.

15/2

9th

12

(10)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:03 Newcastle (AW)

Maldevious

8st 12lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

0-11 but she has performed with credit in each of her four 6f runs since undergoing wind surgery last November; close third off this mark at Hamilton last week; drops to 5f for the first time, with cheekpieces enlisted; each-way shout.

14/1

Form: 02-8

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Pulled hard when second in a soft-ground Yarmouth maiden last backend (eyeshield) and again in a hood on her comeback over 8.4f; has the two forms of headgear combined as she runs in a sprint and a handicap for the first time on her AW debut.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(8)

12th Jun 2026

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:14 Goodwood

Tashi Delek

9st 5lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: James Fanshawe

0-4 but her best effort came in her only start on soft ground when second of six in a 7f Yarmouth maiden last September; interesting should conditions remain testing.

6/1

5th

7

(5)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Newcastle (AW)

Tashi Delek

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Fanshawe

Pulled hard when second in a soft-ground Yarmouth maiden last backend (eyeshield) and again in a hood on her comeback over 8.4f; has the two forms of headgear combined as she runs in a sprint and a handicap for the first time on her AW debut.

6/1

8th

11

(2)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:05 Nottingham

Tashi Delek

9st 2lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: James Fanshawe

28-1 and nothing doing on her Newmarket debut but she revealed more in a first-time eyeshield when runner-up to a next-time novice winner, at Yarmouth (also 7f; soft) in September; now hooded and has raced freely so the extra furlong raises a query; handicaps may offer more scope.

12/1

Form: 1260-4 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Yard among the winners of late and this mare made a pleasing C&D comeback early in the month, especially given she hit traffic; entitled to have come on for that first run in six months and goes on the shortlist.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

9

(4)

2nd Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 5

18:50 Hamilton

Annie Edson Taylor

9st 2lb

J: Sam James

T: Phillip Makin

Won the Class 6 C&D handicap on this card 12 months ago; added to her tally at Thirsk in June but unable to build on it since; hopes appear to rest on a headgear change giving her a lift.

11/1

9th

2

(3)

8th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Ayr

Annie Edson Taylor

9st 13lb

J: Sam James

T: Phillip Makin

Best form of the year when persevering well to win at Thirsk (6f, good) in June but disappointingly failed to do herself justice at Hamilton next time, a track where she won and went close (in a higher grade than this) last autumn; has had a short break since and may well revive.

8/1

6th

6

(8)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 5

16:02 Hamilton

Annie Edson Taylor

9st 3lb

J: Sam James

T: Phillip Makin

C&D winner in first-time blinkers last September; also successful last time when getting up to win at a head at Thirsk (6f, good); up 2lb; should go well.

7/2

10/1

Form: 2241-7

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Reared as the stalls opened on her turf comeback and that can be ignored; easy to back that day but being dropped 2lb won't hurt and it will have blown away the cobwebs.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

7

(8)

25th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:32 Newcastle (AW)

Blue Nguru

9st 6lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Archie Watson

Ended 2yo season with 5f Lingfield novice win (Polytrack) but well-held seventh this term in 6f handicaps at Ripon (reared start) and this venue; first-time blinkers and return to 5f need to spark a revival.

16/1

7th

6

(2)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Newcastle (AW)

Blue Nguru

9st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Reared as the stalls opened on her turf comeback and that can be ignored; easy to back that day but being dropped 2lb won't hurt and it will have blown away the cobwebs.

10/1

7th

6

(3)

25th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:20 Ripon

Blue Nguru

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Runner-up at Hamilton and Catterick (6f fillies' maiden; first-time cheekpieces) prior to being slowly away at Lingfield (7f) in early December; took her chance - always handy - back there (5f novice) a fortnight later, and has been given a four-month break since; retains potential.

6/1

20/1

Form: 548-79

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Two ordinary efforts in Tapeta handicaps this spring, each time at a big price; first-time headgear will need to make a difference dropped 4lb and Maldevious looks her trainer's best chance.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

(6)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Newcastle (AW)

Perfect Price

8st 12lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Brian Ellison

Two ordinary efforts in Tapeta handicaps this spring, each time at a big price; first-time headgear will need to make a difference dropped 4lb and Maldevious looks her trainer's best chance.

20/1

9th

2

(10)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Perfect Price

9st 7lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

No immediate progress for switch to handicapping, making only limited late headway at Newcastle (5f, AW; seventh of 11, 22-1) ten days ago; her dam won over 7f-1m, so this step back up in trip should aid her cause.

14/1

7th

3

(7)

20th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Perfect Price

9st 7lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Her best effort in novice/maiden events last summer was a close fourth at Beverley (5f, good to firm) on her second start; now goes handicapping off what looks a workable mark and she needs watching in the market after 231 days off.

10/1

Form: 0933-0 CD

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner who can miss the break and/or pull hard; does most racing now over further and didn't offer much on her comeback here last month without the usual hood (back on today).
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4th

5

(5)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Too Much

9st 5lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: David Thompson

Well backed when winning a C&D handicap in July; performed with credit in a much stronger race here two weeks ago; 1lb lower today and she has a good chance back down into a Class 6.

11/2

5th

13

(1)

20th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

20:24 Newcastle (AW)

Too Much

8st 10lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: David Thompson

Back to form with a bang when winning a C&D handicap 26 days ago; that was a lowly Class 6 event though and a 7lb rise against deeper opposition looks beyond her.

14/1

1st

1

(1)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Newcastle (AW)

Too Much

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: David Thompson

Course winner (6f/7f); not at her best in three runs this year but dropping down the weights and this is an ease in grade; has run well over C&D before but she may need more of a test.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £49.90
Straight Forecast £42.13
Tricast £76.84
Trifecta £147.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Hen Party

SPOTLIGHT:

Annie Edson Taylor

Telegraph:

Concert

The Star:

Fizzy Cristal

Daily Mail:

Tashi Delek

NEWMARKET:

Hen Party

The Times:

Hen Party

D Express:

Hen Party

Daily Mirror:

Hen Party

The Guardian:

Concert

Daily Record:

Fizzy Cristal

POSTDATA:

Annie Edson Taylor