August 25 / 20.45 Newcastle (AW)

20.45

Standard To Slow

William Hill Build Your Odds Racing League R21 (Handicap) (For Horses Reg’ To Racing League)

  • Prize money: £25770
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 12 runners
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William Hill Build Your Odds Racing League R21 (Handicap) (For Horses Reg’ To Racing League)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.10
  • Place: £2.70

Form: -00335 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Hold-up sprinter who began the year with two low-key runs but he has fared much better on his last three starts; effective over C&D but others in this line-up look stronger.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(5)

20th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Show Me Show Me

9st 5lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard Fahey

Reliable sort who broke losing run over C&D last month; didn't improve for the return to 6f last time but he'll be happier back at this trip and he's not without a chance.

11/2

3rd

5

(2)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Show Me Show Me

9st 8lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard Fahey

Hasn't raced over 6f since the 2023 Ayr Bronze Cup; some solid 5f form this winter and, while the trip is a slight query (0-16), he was placed in a 0-85 in July 2022; today's rider knows him and is good value for his claim, especially in an apprentice race; could go well.

12/1

3rd

5

(2)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Show Me Show Me

9st 8lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard Fahey

Hasn't raced over 6f since the 2023 Ayr Bronze Cup; some solid 5f form this winter and, while the trip is a slight query (0-16), he was placed in a 0-85 in July 2022; today's rider knows him and is good value for his claim, especially in an apprentice race; could go well.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 014621 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
He gained his first handicap success when digging deep to land a 5f handicap at Doncaster three weeks ago; 5lb higher mark will demand another surge of improvement on this AW debut.
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4

(8)

27th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Mattice

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ian McInnes

Has been in grand form since winning at Carlisle (6f, good to soft) in July and landed his third win of the year (and first on AW) over C&D last time; up 6lb but must come into the equation on this hat-trick bid.

100/30

4

(8)

27th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Mattice

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ian McInnes

Has been in grand form since winning at Carlisle (6f, good to soft) in July and landed his third win of the year (and first on AW) over C&D last time; up 6lb but must come into the equation on this hat-trick bid.

100/30

1

(13)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Mattice

9st 13lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ian McInnes

Went very close on stable debut over C&D last November; made all at Carlisle (good to soft) in July and kept on well to win at Ripon (also 6f, good) on Saturday; 5lb penalty but this drop back to 5f is likely no bother; should give it a good go.

9/2

14/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 30-105 CD

Last run: 80 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Useful turf (soft) and dual AW winner; tends to run the odd poor race and, although stepping up on previous effort last time after a short break, might find one or two too strong.
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7th

6

(7)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:00 Newbury

Faustus

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Three C&D runs have yielded two wins and a fifth (in Class 3 company); has only run to form once this year, finishing third to Harry Brown at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) last month; below par last time but if he is to revive it is likely to be under these conditions.

8/1

7th

5

(5)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 6

17:55 Lingfield

Faustus

9st 5lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Has won five times on turf but is not the force of old; has dropped a career-low mark but this race looks too competitive.

5/1

3rd

6

(7)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

16:25 Lingfield

Faustus

9st 1lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Front-runner with a C&D win on his record; 6lb lower than when seeing off seven rivals at Newbury last summer (5f, good to firm) but not easily recommended on 2026 evidence and he will find easier races to dominate than this.

13/2

Form: 271125 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Four wins since March, including on Tapeta; he has performed with credit in handicaps on his last two starts but will need to squeeze out a bit more if he is to reverse Doncaster placings with Mattice.
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4th

4

(5)

25th Aug 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

20:45 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Henry Cotton

9st 6lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Andrew Balding

midfield, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong

13/2

5th

4

(3)

4th Aug 2022

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 3

19:40 Doncaster

Sir Henry Cotton

9st 6lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Andrew Balding

in touch with leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied final 110yds

8/1

Form: 191214 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
She is having a fine year for her new stable, winning five times (5f-6f, including Tapeta); another rock-solid effort when fourth in a competitive fillies' sprint at York last week; shouldn't be far away.
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8th

3

(1)

26th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Salisbury

Cuban Breeze

9st 5lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: David Evans

Last two wins at 6f but has been shaping as if this return to 5f will suit; defied higher marks twice under Pat Cosgrave in the summer of 2022 and holds major claims on that form.

9/1

4th

3

(8)

7th Jun 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:28 Haydock

Cuban Breeze

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Evans

led

8/1

6th

3

(7)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

18:40 Windsor

Cuban Breeze

9st 0lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Evans

Won a big race over C&D in 2022 off 6lb higher; only 1lb higher than for her game success at Chelmsford in November but she'll need to be somewhere near her best on this return from five months off.

6/1

Form: 321101 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Spent most of his career racing over further but he is 3-4 since dropping to 5f in June; 0-8 on AW but he has run well on Polytrack; latest 6lb rise could find him out.
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7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

7th

4

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

15:38 Nottingham

Stone Circle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Well handicapped on his Yarmouth win (5f, good to soft) last summer but he has a mixed record this season and has finished down the field in last two runs; losing run is now up to 11 and others are more solid.

7/1

5th

8

(3)

8th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:53 Leicester

Stone Circle

8st 5lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

raced in last, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

9/1

9/1

Form: 552208 CD

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Multiple C&D winner; his form has dipped on his last two starts, most recently at Sandown on Sunday, but no surprise to see him bounce back with a big effort; rider good value for 5lb claim.
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3rd

8

(9)

25th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 4

16:55 Doncaster

Be Proud

9st 2lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

towards rear, headway over 1f out, went modest third inside final furlong, no match for first two

16/1

9th

8

(10)

10th Oct 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:25 Ayr

Be Proud

9st 4lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Beat The Caltonian over C&D off this mark in June; in and out since but he won this race 12 months ago off a higher mark and he's one of the likelier types.

10/1

9th

2

(6)

1st Oct 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Ayr

Be Proud

9st 10lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Up against it on the wrong side in the Silver Cup ten days ago but he'll be happier back in a Class 4 and now on the same mark as the latest of his three course wins (6f, good to firm) in June; one to be interested in.

13/2

Form: 364564 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 8st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
5f on Tapeta is no issue but he is operating at a rung or two below his best this season; had no excuses when only fourth at Brighton on Monday and this is a much stronger race.
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6th

9

(1)

22nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:40 Bath

Newyorkstateofmind

9st 1lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ruth Carr

Nine-time winner who has not scored since September 2024 but he finished well to go close at Catterick (5f, good) last week; looks interesting off same mark and this step back up in trip is a positive.

4/1

2nd

7

(4)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Catterick

Newyorkstateofmind

9st 1lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Three-time turf winner who went close at Newcastle (5f, AW) last September and races off 7lb lower today; however, last season ended tamely and this 9yo finished down the field on last month's reappearance.

7/1

12th

9

(10)

24th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

13:40 Doncaster

Newyorkstateofmind

9st 4lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Veteran with a better record on AW than turf; 5f on fast ground no problem for him and he has run well after an absence in the past (although not last year); good run wouldn't be a surprise but others appeal more for win purposes.

14/1

9th
5 (12)
Rayong

9/1

Form: 170339 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Slipped a long way down the weights after a barren 2021 campaign and took full advantage when readily seeing off 12 rivals at Pontefract in April (5f, good to soft); mixed bag since but this stiff 5f should play to his strengths and he is interesting with Paul Mulrennan taking over for first time.
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5th

6

(1)

22nd Sep 2022

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 3

16:03 Pontefract

Rayong

9st 2lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final 110yds

5/1

9th

5

(12)

25th Aug 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

20:45 Newcastle (AW)

Rayong

9st 5lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: K R Burke

in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out

9/1

10/1

Form: -70092 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Last season's two wins came at sharp Musselburgh but he showed that a stiffer track wasn't an issue when going down by a short head at Carlisle 16 days ago (5f, good to firm); upped 1lb but still of interest on last season's peak efforts.
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7th

8

(10)

17th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Haydock

Never Dark

8st 13lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Iain Jardine

C&D winner in 2023; landed a ninth win when scoring at Hamilton last September and finished third to Impressor there (also 5f, soft) last month; reared in stalls and weakened quickly at that venue one week later, though; career-low mark can only help.

16/1

6

(9)

29th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 5

16:45 Hamilton

Never Dark

9st 9lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Iain Jardine

Won this race off a 12lb higher mark last season (soft); mixed form this season, but creditable third over C&D last time (soft) and having dropped a further 2lb, is a contender.

9/1

4

(2)

22nd Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 5

16:08 Hamilton

Never Dark

9st 8lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Iain Jardine

8yo who has had a regressive campaign but he showed some spark at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) two starts ago; two-time C&D winner on soft/good to soft so today's conditions will be right up his street; chance.

6/1

OUR TIP

40/1

Form: 267770 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
In good form on slow ground last autumn and ran well when second of 21 at York in May (6f, good); unable to build on that since, however, and risky back at 5f, for all that this is weaker than the races he has been contesting.
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7th

9

(6)

14th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

17:05 Bath

Zargun

8st 10lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Scott Dixon

Ended a losing run with a front-running 5f win at Doncaster in March (soft); in and out since and there are other pace influences in this field.

16/1

7th

9

(5)

26th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

16:30 Southwell (AW)

Zargun

8st 12lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Scott Dixon

Ended a losing run with a front-running 5f win at Doncaster in March (soft); not beaten far at Catterick when last seen in May but others may have his measure today.

20/1

Form: 33-459

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Classy as 2yo and some of last season's handicap form also reads very well; hasn't hit top gear in three runs for this yard but he continues to edge down the weights and his time will come; AW debut.
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5

(6)

1st Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Cairn Gorm

9st 12lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Michael Appleby

Made a winning stable debut at Wolverhampton in December (6f), overcoming a 448-day absence in the process; he hasn't kicked on from that in three runs since and connections now reach for cheekpieces.

14/1

5

(6)

1st Jun 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Cairn Gorm

9st 12lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Michael Appleby

Made a winning stable debut at Wolverhampton in December (6f), overcoming a 448-day absence in the process; he hasn't kicked on from that in three runs since and connections now reach for cheekpieces.

14/1

9th

3

(1)

17th Apr 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:42 Ripon

Cairn Gorm

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Michael Appleby

raced far side, prominent, weakened inside final furlong, 1st of 2 in group

8/1

Non-runners

Zargun, Cairn Gorm

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Payout
Exacta £72.70
Straight Forecast £63.84
Tricast £416.84
Trifecta £485.40

Selections

The Times:

Cuban Breeze

NEWMARKET:

Faustus

POSTDATA:

Show Me Show Me

TOPSPEED:

Be Proud

The Star:

Mattice

Daily Mirror:

Sir Henry Cotton

RP Ratings:

Stone Circle

SPOTLIGHT:

Rayong

The Guardian:

Cuban Breeze

Daily Express:

Cuban Breeze

Daily Record:

Cuban Breeze

The Sun:

Faustus

Telegraph:

Show Me Show Me

Daily Mail:

Be Proud