March 02 / 16.20 Newcastle (AW)

16.20

Standard To Slow

Spreadex Sports Get £40 In Bonuses Handicap

  • Prize money: £5129.32
  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Spreadex Sports Get £40 In Bonuses Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

11/2

  • Place: £3.30

Form: -13276 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Last two runs no more than respectable but in good form prior to that, notching three Lingfield wins (7f/1m) in December/January; Wolverhampton second at the end of January shows he's equally as effective on Tapeta.
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2

(5)

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

14:32 Yarmouth

Starshiba

10st 0lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jack Morland

Eight-time winner on AW and 0-24 on turf but he went very close off his lower turf mark at Nottingham (8.5f, good to firm) one week ago; same mark here and must have claims in search of his turf breakthrough.

15/8

2nd

1

(3)

26th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

14:12 Nottingham

Starshiba

9st 12lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jack Morland

Last nine starts on AW; ended a losing run when scoring at Lingfield (1m) in December but that set up for his closing style and he's not really threatened in four runs since, latterly at Kempton (7f) 113 days ago; can race off his lower turf mark today but others are more persuasive.

8/1

8/1

Form: 55760- CD

Last run: 152 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Easy winner over C&D last spring but has failed to match that since and hasn't been seen for five months; probably best to look elsewhere.
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9th

11

(6)

17th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Swiss Ace

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Fairly useful on his day but is on a long losing sequence and current mark reflects a general decline in his form; a regular at Newcastle and rarely seen at Wolverhampton.

16/1

6th

6

(2)

19th Feb 2026

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Swiss Ace

9st 1lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Ruth Carr

Losing run stretches back to December 2023; ran okay over C&D in November off a 7lb higher mark but he hasn't built on it since.

16/1

7th

9

(10)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

14:02 Southwell (AW)

Swiss Ace

9st 3lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Ruth Carr

Losing run stretches back to December 2023; not beaten far at Newcastle in November (7f) but that is flanked by lesser efforts; blinkers back on today but others appeal more.

18/1

7/2

Form: 581191 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Two 7f Southwell wins in January and bounced back from a defeat at Wolverhampton (poorly drawn) when getting on top towards the finish over C&D 16 days ago; likely to remain competitive after a further 3lb rise.
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6th

8

(2)

25th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:20 Southwell (AW)

Abnaa

9st 6lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out

10/1

7th

7

(6)

19th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Abnaa

9st 5lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

midfield

10/1

5th

2

(11)

8th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:55 Newcastle (AW)

Abnaa

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Antony Brittain

All seven wins have been on Tapeta, including four over C&D; very well treated on his best form last winter but he's been out of sorts in last eight runs and needs a major revival back from four months off.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 94-513 C

Last run: 2 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
All five wins over 1m, the latest here 12 days ago (idled and had a bit more in hand than winning margin suggests); creditable third from his revised mark at Southwell (1m) on Tuesday evening; has form over 7f; likely to be bang there if coping with the quick turnaround.
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5

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:42 Wexford

Plastic Paddy

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Seven-time AW winner in Britain for Michael Appleby; no success since 2024, and Flat mark has dropped to a lowly 42; jumped badly and pulled up on his hurdling debut at Punchestown two weeks ago.

100/1

5

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:50 Punchestown

Plastic Paddy

11st 12lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Tom McGuinness

Seven-time AW winner in Britain for Michael Appleby; no wins since 2024 and Flat mark has dropped to a basement level; slim hopes rest on hurdles rejuvenating him.

40/1

13th

11

(5)

10th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Plastic Paddy

9st 8lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Tom McGuinness

Seven AW wins in the UK; however, has been poor on turf for this yard and needs a major revival.

33/1

15/2

Form: 40-357 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
6lb lower than when scoring at Ripon in September and he'd made headway to hold every chance when cut off against the rail 1f out in a C&D handicap 12 days ago; considered.
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9th

9

(11)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Abolish

9st 6lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

Four-time turf winner from 5.5f-7f; 0-19 on AW but he's been placed on Polytrack and Tapeta; has had a short break since going very close at Windsor (6f, good) in September and he's a player if he can reproduce that form.

6/1

9th

9

(11)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Abolish

9st 6lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Tony Carroll

Four-time turf winner from 5.5f-7f; 0-19 on AW but he's been placed on Polytrack and Tapeta; has had a short break since going very close at Windsor (6f, good) in September and he's a player if he can reproduce that form.

6/1

7th
8 (4)
Kapono

16/1

Form: 1047-0 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Former C&D scorer but operating below his best since a 6f Redcar win in October; others are more obvious.
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8th

5

(2)

22nd Apr 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Thirsk

Kapono

9st 6lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Roger Fell

dwelt start, raced near side

7/1

2nd

1

(9)

31st Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Newcastle (AW)

Kapono

9st 9lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Roger Fell

towards rear, switched right and headway from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went second final 110yds

10/1

6th

3

(9)

24th Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Kapono

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Roger Fell

Wide-margin winner of a 6f handicap at Redcar in October off this mark; not found that form in two 7f runs here this year but better is expected back down in trip and dropping into a Class 6.

14/1

Form: 12540/

Last run: 625 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Absent since finishing down the field in the 2021 Coventry; that's a very long layoff but it's potentially significant that a leading stable has stuck with him and it'll be interesting to see how he goes in the betting; has been gelded.
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No Results Found

Form: 12-416 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Won a 6f course apprentice handicap under Jonny Peate in January; not up to a Class 2 over that same trip 16 days ago but this is more his level and he's equally as effective at 7f; thereabouts.
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7th

16

(19)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:20 York

Brazen Bolt

8st 9lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Ruth Carr

Won big-field handicaps over C&D (good to firm) and at Goodwood (5f, good) last July, and this 9yo returned from wind surgery with a back-to-form, neck second at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago; Harry Vigors removes a valuable 7lb and this prominent-racer could be bang there once more.

16/1

2nd

7

(2)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Brazen Bolt

9st 3lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Ruth Carr

Narrowly landed big-field events at York and Goodwood last July, both for Warren Fentiman; ended the year quietly but he has had a wind op since last seen and is only 1lb higher than for the Goodwood win.

16/1

1

(4)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Brazen Bolt

9st 13lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Ruth Carr

July yielded big-field 5f wins at York and Goodwood but two runs since have been underwhelming; return to Class 4 company asks a less-demanding question of him and he has won four times on Newcastle's Tapeta; a revival is quite possible.

7/1

Non-runners

Brazen Bolt

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £44.80
Straight Forecast £71.69
Tricast £241.80
Trifecta £162.70

Selections

Telegraph:

Plastic Paddy

The Times:

Swiss Ace

POSTDATA:

Abnaa

SPOTLIGHT:

Abolish

D Express:

Plastic Paddy

The Sun:

Plastic Paddy

Daily Record:

Plastic Paddy

Daily Mail:

Swiss Ace

The Star:

Swiss Ace

The Guardian:

Abnaa

Daily Mirror:

Abnaa

RP Ratings:

Abolish

TOPSPEED:

Abolish