October 31 / 20.15 Newcastle (AW)

20.15

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  • Prize money: £3140.4
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Showers

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.13
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 69-001 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
C&D promise as 2yo; bits and pieces of form for previous yard in 2022 but had poor start to 2023; however, he justified good support on debut for new trainer over C&D recently, when badly hampered early but just prevailing in a tight finish; back up 2lb but still well treated; solid chance.
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9th

11

(2)

4th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Sydney Bay

9st 0lb

J: Sam James

T: Geoffrey Harker

Patchy form despite a slipping mark since winning his first two starts for this yard over C&D in October 2023; others are more persuasive.

12/1

9th

11

(2)

4th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Sydney Bay

9st 0lb

J: Sam James

T: Geoffrey Harker

Patchy form despite a slipping mark since winning his first two starts for this yard over C&D in October 2023; others are more persuasive.

12/1

6th

8

(9)

2nd Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:32 Newcastle (AW)

Sydney Bay

8st 7lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Geoffrey Harker

Won two in a row over C&D in October 2023 and last success was off 5lb higher; mixed record since then and was down the field here last time but he returns after a break and has claims if he can rediscover his spark.

8/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 873212 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Front-runs; good AW strike-rate and gaining fifth sprint win here when rallying in splendid fashion to regain the lead for the latest of them in September; back up 3lb but has won off this mark and higher; solid.
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11

(8)

27th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

17:05 Musselburgh

Blackcurrent

8st 5lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

Veteran who ended a long losing run when making all at Beverley (5f, good) in May; did not repeat the form in his two subsequent outings, also under Shay Farmer, and does not seem the percentage call.

16/1

9

(3)

26th Jul 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

Blackcurrent

9st 2lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

Ended a long losing run when making all on a rare turf outing at Beverley (5f, good) in May but he dropped out on his return visit on Monday; the soft ground may have dulled his powers but he's not easy to predict and others are more solid; change of headgear.

16/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 950844 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Seven course wins, most recently in February, but has something to prove on more recent AW starts and a sliding mark didn't help much on latest C&D run in September.
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1st

9

(3)

21st Jan 2025

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0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Tathmeen

9st 1lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Eight wins here, the latest off 3lb higher last March; return to this trip should suit after three runs over further, but he is hard to predict these days.

12/1

1st

9

(3)

21st Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Tathmeen

9st 1lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Eight wins here, the latest off 3lb higher last March; return to this trip should suit after three runs over further, but he is hard to predict these days.

12/1

5th

10

(1)

4th Jan 2025

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0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Southwell (AW)

Tathmeen

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Veteran who is a 13-time AW scorer; however, has something to find on his autumn form and consequently needs to raise his game on return from two-month layoff.

12/1

12/1

Form: 907873

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Mostly very modest form but he clearly has some ability as he gave it a good shot from the front when a close third to Eyes over C&D this month and again shaped well in fourth here last night; thereabouts.
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12th

12

(12)

10th Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

17:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fighting Chance

9st 3lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Simon West

Poor, longstanding maiden who's lost his way again after a better spell last autumn; makes little appeal from the outside stall.

50/1

12th

12

(12)

10th Apr 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

17:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fighting Chance

9st 3lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Simon West

Poor, longstanding maiden who's lost his way again after a better spell last autumn; makes little appeal from the outside stall.

50/1

7th

9

(7)

25th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Fighting Chance

10st 7lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: Simon West

26-race maiden who has generally struggled this year and he failed to beat a rival after missing the break over C&D last time; opposable.

25/1

OUR TIP

16/1

Form: 124257 D BF

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Sole AW win from ten attempts came in 2017; acts on Tapeta but makes life hard for himself with slow starts and now has first run here for two years (fair third on course debut); needs things to go right back at 6f.
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2nd

5

(8)

1st Aug 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:53 Newcastle (AW)

Flavius Titus

9st 9lb

J: Sam Feilden

T: Danny Brooke

Dead-heated for first in this race 12 months ago; he's one to keep an eye on in the betting and his chance is not dismissed, but this 10yo has struggled in the main this season.

12/1

9th

9

(11)

27th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Pontefract

Flavius Titus

9st 3lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Danny Brooke

Needs to improve on his 2025 efforts; however, won this race (off 4lb higher) last year and has a good chance if back to that form.

20/1

4th

11

(2)

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:38 Ripon

Flavius Titus

8st 12lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Danny Brooke

Chased home Gis A Sub in the corresponding race 12 months ago; not really got going in 2025 and others appeal more for win purposes.

25/1

Form: 090809

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Maiden; big weights chance on his close third over C&D in March when 20lb higher but has gone walkabout since and has been a weak finisher on last three runs here (7f and 6f).
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10

(10)

15th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Churchill Bay

10st 7lb

J: Mr Fletcher Yarham

T: Jessica Macey

0-25 but there have been encouraging signs for his new stable, finishing second twice at Wolverhampton (once for this rider) before a close fourth on Sunday; visor worn there replaced by the blinkers he wore for the earlier seconds; each-way shout again.

4/1

29

10th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Churchill Bay

8st 12lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Jessica Macey

22

10th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

13:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Churchill Bay

8st 12lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Jessica Macey

Form: 753565 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
C&D winner off 13lb higher last autumn; mixed since but was denied a clear run here 18 days ago when looking in fair form; on the premises if the race goes more her way.
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11th

11

(9)

18th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lupset Flossy Pop

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Gary Brown

in touch with leaders but raced wide early

16/1

9

(5)

19th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:25 Kempton (AW)

Lupset Flossy Pop

8st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Gary Brown

She didn't run badly in a 7f 0-50 classified event at Wolverhampton last week and the return to 6f shouldn't inconvenience her; rider good value for his 7lb claim; cheekpieces the headgear of choice this afternoon.

8/1

4th

6

(4)

10th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lupset Flossy Pop

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: Gary Brown

took keen hold, disputed lead early, soon headed but prominent

16/1

14/1

Form: 7094

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Little to show for qualifying runs but promising handicap debut over C&D 18 days ago (66-1), having to be switched but making late inroads before lack of a recent run told; has scope for improvement; thereabouts.
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9th

12

(3)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

14:20 Southwell (AW)

Brother Dave

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Returned from break with hard-fought C&D win in January and has held his form pretty well since, albeit his latest run was a shade disappointing; current mark is workable; no surprise if he features.

10/1

6th

9

(4)

11th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Brother Dave

9st 4lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Kickstarted 2026 with C&D victory (third one) and has continued in good form, fading late on when third of 11 in 1m classified event here last time; ought to be thereabouts again.

10/1

3rd

2

(6)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:07 Southwell (AW)

Brother Dave

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Running well here this year and he landed a classified in January; subsequently placed in two course handicaps (also 7f); didn't beat a rival in previous three starts at this sort of trip but still commands respect in current mood back in a classified.

5/1

14/1

Form: 786659

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Made all when off the mark over 1m at Musselburgh in July; ran to a similar level over 5f in May (in a hood, refitted today) so the return to 6f isn't necessarily a no-no; probably acts here but has limited AW experience and needs to be at his best to have any chance.
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11th

11

(3)

19th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

15:30 Southwell (AW)

Cuban Rock

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Two-time winner on turf; unplaced in all six AW starts but there has been some promise on Tapeta at Newcastle; others more persuasive this time.

14/1

11th

11

(3)

19th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

15:30 Southwell (AW)

Cuban Rock

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Two-time winner on turf; unplaced in all six AW starts but there has been some promise on Tapeta at Newcastle; others more persuasive this time.

14/1

10

(7)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Cuban Rock

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Infrequent winner and unplaced in five AW runs; he hasn't run too badly over C&D the last twice, however, and Paul Mulrennan is back in the saddle tonight.

12/1

10th
12 (5)
Kasino

10/1

Form: 676072 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Winning handicap debut over C&D as 2yo; taken a while to find any form in 2023 but she lost out only narrowly to Sydney Bay over C&D on latest (first-time cheekpieces replaced regular hood); hard to be sure she'll repeat it.
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10th

12

(5)

31st Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Newcastle (AW)

Kasino

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Bryan Smart

took keen hold, pressed leader, lost position over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10/1

2nd

12

(1)

17th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Kasino

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Bryan Smart

C&D winner on her nursery debut last September; struggled in 2023, including when well beaten in a selling handicap at Thirsk four weeks ago, and new headgear not enough to tempt.

20/1

Form: 003600 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Won 6f AW novice for previous yard as 2yo; dropped a long way in the weights this year and although she ran quite promisingly over 7f here in August (first-time blinkers) she hasn't looked one to side with since.
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8

(12)

13th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mai Alward

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Tristan Davidson

6f AW winner for another yard as 2yo; only once run to form in handicaps for new yard (7f, Tapeta; blinkered for the first time) and she's suffered heavy defeats on her last three starts; headgear absent today; risky.

25/1

11th

8

(2)

31st Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Newcastle (AW)

Mai Alward

9st 6lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Tristan Davidson

in touch with leaders on far side of group, weakened over 1f out

20/1

10th

3

(7)

18th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:05 Thirsk

Mai Alward

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Tristan Davidson

Has shown best form when racing handily and was likely unsuited by being unable to adopt those tactics at Newcastle (6f, AW) last week; possibilities off current mark if this pans out better with headgear reapplied.

8/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £18.90
Straight Forecast £23.21
Tricast £229.92
Trifecta £170.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sydney Bay

POSTDATA:

Blackcurrent

The Guardian:

Kasino

The Times:

Brother Dave

D Express:

Flavius Titus

The Star:

Kasino

RP RATINGS:

Sydney Bay

Telegraph:

Sydney Bay

The Sun:

Sydney Bay

Daily Record:

Sydney Bay

Daily Mail:

Blackcurrent

Daily Mirror:

Blackcurrent