September 20 / 20.30 Newcastle (AW)

20.30

Standard To Slow

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  • Prize money: £3726
  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 6
  • 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 0672

Last run: 18 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Displayed improvement and went down fighting when second on recent nursery debut at Kempton (7f); very closely matched with Drum Brae Boy on that form, and has scope for further progress; a player.
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5th

3

(8)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Bella Kopella

9st 10lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

sweating

5/1

5th

3

(8)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Bella Kopella

9st 10lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

sweating

5/1

2nd

4

(1)

23rd Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:21 Newcastle (AW)

Bella Kopella

9st 7lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

taken down early, towards rear, headway over 1f out, short of room and switched right inside final furlong, pressed winner final strides, just held

5/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 0884

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Behind Bella Kopella and Drum Brae Boy when keeping-on fourth on recent nursery debut at Kempton (7f) but is slightly better off at the weights with both of those here and may be seen to better effect on the stiffer track.
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4th

2

(4)

12th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

13:52 Yarmouth

Eight Mile

9st 13lb

J: Chloe Lyons

T: D Donovan

6f course winner who doesn't appear to be ground dependent; plenty to prove based on his four starts (6f-1m) since joining his current trainer but is on a handy mark if he can be revived.

20/1

7th

5

(1)

9th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

17:03 Brighton

Eight Mile

9st 7lb

J: Tom Queally

T: D Donovan

Course winner who is well handicapped on his best form of last year, but he's been out of sorts in three runs for new yard (6f-1m) this spring; has plenty to prove and he needs a big turnaround; another change of headgear.

14/1

3

(12)

22nd May 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Eight Mile

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: D Donovan

6f turf and 1m Polytrack winner; well below par on his first two starts for this trainer; others preferred.

12/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 0092

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Didn't show much in his three qualifying runs but was second of 13 over C&D on nursery debut a fortnight ago and has very obvious claims on that evidence.
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11th

9

(11)

27th May 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

13:45 Redcar

Camacho Star

9st 6lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Course scorer but he arrives below par, only sixth of nine to Odd Socks Havana in 1m handicap at Newcastle 31 days ago; needs to take a big step forward.

12/1

11th

9

(11)

27th May 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

13:45 Redcar

Camacho Star

9st 6lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Course scorer but he arrives below par, only sixth of nine to Odd Socks Havana in 1m handicap at Newcastle 31 days ago; needs to take a big step forward.

12/1

6th

3

(9)

26th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Camacho Star

9st 6lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Kevin Ryan

Gets away with this trip but it's easy to argue 7f suits ideally; pulled hard on heavy ground last time and is better than that but he'd been turned over as favourite three times on the spin previously and there's little room for manoeuvre off this mark.

8/1

Form: 697

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Down the field in three good-quality 7f novice races on turf this summer but not without showing some early speed; gelded last month and now makes his nursery/AW debut in a low-grade event; interesting.
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5th

8

(8)

19th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Edmund Ironside

9st 1lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Michael Attwater

1-28 but looked as though he might be on the way back when beaten 3l into fourth of ten behind Kessaar Power over C&D in October in a first-time visor; now 7lb better off, but the headgear was missing when not so good back here a fortnight ago and is missing again today.

17/2

5th

8

(8)

19th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Edmund Ironside

9st 1lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Michael Attwater

raced in second

17/2

7th

11

(1)

5th Dec 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Chelmsford (AW)

Edmund Ironside

8st 12lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Michael Attwater

midfield

8/1

Form: 5694

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Lacked the speed to land a telling blow on recent nursery debut at Carlisle (6f, good to soft) but kept on fairly well for fourth; 2lb lower here and the step up to 7f looks the right move.
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7th

6

(3)

4th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:12 Dundalk (AW)

Villemacho

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John James Feane

Ex-French-trained has been regressive for this yard and drops in trip; the champion jockey will have to conjure plenty more.

16/1

7th

6

(3)

4th Apr 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:12 Dundalk (AW)

Villemacho

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John James Feane

Ex-French-trained has been regressive for this yard and drops in trip; the champion jockey will have to conjure plenty more.

16/1

10th

9

(7)

28th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:30 Dundalk (AW)

Villemacho

9st 7lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: John James Feane

midfield

7/1

13/2

Form: 07433

Last run: 4 days

W: 8st 12lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Placed in two 7f Kempton nurseries this month; no match for front pair there on Friday but that was still a good effort, and he ought to make his presence felt here.
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6th

9

(5)

1st Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Drum Brae Boy

8st 9lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Robert Eddery

took keen hold, prominent, going okay when lost position after 1f, soon in touch with leaders

12/1

5th

11

(3)

17th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

13:40 Kempton (AW)

Drum Brae Boy

8st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Robert Eddery

Ten-race maiden but he has been placed in all three C&D runs, recording his two best RPRs here; likely to give his running again but it might not be enough to win.

10/1

2nd

3

(5)

6th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

12:45 Kempton (AW)

Drum Brae Boy

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Robert Eddery

travelled strongly, raced in last, shaken up and headway over 2f out, pushed along when prominent from over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong

9/2

7th
6 (11)
Acton Bell

10/1

Form: 57475

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced on any of five starts for David O'Meara, the last twice in 6f nurseries, but didn't appear to be making any progress; recently changed hands for 15,000gns; moves up in trip for today's stable debut; visor removed after one use.
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7th

12

(8)

13th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:27 Newcastle (AW)

Acton Bell

8st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Grant Tuer

Failed to progress last year (5f-1m) and he makes his belated reappearance; however, this 3yo has stamina in his pedigree and it will be interesting to see how he goes in the betting now up in trip.

20/1

5th

2

(7)

11th Oct 2022

Good

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

15:05 Leicester

Acton Bell

9st 7lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Grant Tuer

prominent, pushed along and dropped to midfield over 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out

13/2

7th

6

(11)

20th Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Acton Bell

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: Grant Tuer

towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

10/1

OUR TIP

16/1

Form: 590

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Made some fairly encouraging late headway on last month's debut but didn't really feature on his two subsequent 6f starts; upped to 7f for today's handicap/AW debut; improvement required.
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6

13th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Lingfield

Dream Frontier

10st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Camilla Poulton

Lowly rated Flat maiden who has a big stamina query on testing ground now switched to hurdles.

100/1

12th

14

(4)

6th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Dream Frontier

8st 13lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Camilla Poulton

Yet to make the frame and didn't look the easiest when beating just one home in 7f classified on turf here 16 days ago; cheekpieces retained.

33/1

9th

7

(1)

21st Aug 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:20 Lingfield

Dream Frontier

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Camilla Poulton

ducked right start, led against far rail

33/1

Form: 4956

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Raced too freely and made underwhelming nursery debut when sixth of eight at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) six weeks ago but is in good hands and ought to be capable of better; AW debut today.
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10th

8

(7)

30th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Madam Macho

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Charlie Johnston

Poor maiden who came in only ninth of 12 in 1m3f Southwell handicap nine days ago; others are preferred.

14/1

9th

11

(10)

21st Dec 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

18:15 Southwell (AW)

Madam Macho

9st 0lb

J: Franny Norton

T: Charlie Johnston

took keen hold, disputed lead, led clearly after 2f, headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

33/1

9th

8

(8)

5th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Madam Macho

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charlie Johnston

Modest maiden as juvenile; off since pulled up in 1m Bath handicap in April and has something to prove on her comeback run.

50/1

Form: 400

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Showed nothing more than minor promise in his three qualifying runs (6f-7.4f) but is in calmer waters for today's nursery debut and remains unexposed.
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10th

9

(5)

20th Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Kev The Bread

9st 2lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

14/1

10th

4

(14)

27th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 5

16:41 Redcar

Kev The Bread

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

never better than mid-division, ridden over 2f out, made no impression

33/1

11th

7

(13)

12th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:50 Thirsk

Kev The Bread

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along and struggling from 3f out, never on terms

20/1

Form: 650

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Struggled in 6f Carlisle maiden six weeks ago but positives can be drawn from her first two runs over that trip and she's open to improvement in nurseries; worth a glance in the betting.
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7

(4)

25th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Thirsk

Purple Martini

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ben Haslam

Hit-and-miss performer who hasn't run in a sprint in over a year; been more consistent this season but she'll want a good test over such an easy 6f and plenty of rain would aid her cause.

7/1

5

(3)

1st Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 6

15:30 Musselburgh

Purple Martini

9st 6lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Ben Haslam

Returned from layoff with C&D (good) win in May and also ran well when placed at Carlisle (7f, good to soft) later that month; still on a workable mark; features prominently in calculations.

3/1

9

(3)

30th May 2025

Good

0m 6f 195y

Class 6

17:20 Carlisle

Purple Martini

9st 0lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ben Haslam

Made the most of a useful mark when winning on Musselburgh return (7f, good; has won on soft) in April; has to prove as well suited by a stiffer test at the trip but she's still well treated after going back up just 1lb and the recent rain will not be a problem.

3/1

Form: 64726

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Close second in 6f turf claimer last month and also ran well when sixth of 13 (behind Camacho Star) in C&D nursery two weeks ago; subsequent 2lb drop helps but others appeal more all the same; tongue-tie added.
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11th

10

(10)

17th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Naughty Ted

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Liam Bailey

Hint of ability as a 2yo but he's run poorly on turf the last twice; getting back on AW can help but others safer after 145 days off.

16/1

13th

14

(8)

25th May 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

17:12 Catterick

Naughty Ted

8st 7lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Liam Bailey

midfield

33/1

10th

10

(6)

10th Apr 2023

Soft

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

17:46 Redcar

Naughty Ted

9st 4lb

J: David Allan

T: Liam Bailey

Just beaten in a claimer over C&D (good to firm) last August, but held in four starts on the AW since (cheekpieces worn last time quickly removed); plenty more needed; unraced on ground softer than good.

14/1

Non-runners

Purple Martini, Naughty Ted

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Payout
Exacta £77.40
Straight Forecast £88.04
Tricast £335.79
Trifecta £305.00

Selections

POSTDATA:

Camacho Star

SPOTLIGHT:

Edmund Ironside

NEWMARKET:

Dream Frontier

The Star:

Acton Bell

RP Ratings:

Drum Brae Boy

The Guardian:

Bella Kopella

Telegraph:

Camacho Star

Daily Mail:

Camacho Star

Daily Express:

Camacho Star

Daily Mirror:

Camacho Star

The Sun:

Camacho Star

Daily Record:

Camacho Star

The Times:

Edmund Ironside