March 03 / 17.45 Newcastle (AW)

17.45

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Spreadex Sports Get £40 In Bonuses Handicap

  • Prize money: £4291.88
  • 1m 0f 5y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

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7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 9-5317 CD BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Justified favouritism when swooping late off a reduced mark over C&D in January but he was disappointing in a classified event here (raced freely) 11 days ago; only 2lb higher than for his penultimate run but he's not easy to predict and comes with risks attached.
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4th

6

(8)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Leicester

Odd Socks Havana

9st 6lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

Six of his seven wins have been on AW and yet to win beyond 8.5f; second of 11 at Pontefract (1m, good) ten days ago where he stayed on to suggest this longer trip should suit.

11/2

4th

6

(8)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Leicester

Odd Socks Havana

9st 6lb

J: Dale Swift

T: Seb Spencer

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway and pressed leader from over 1f out, weakened final 110yds

11/2

2nd

3

(7)

30th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

17:10 Pontefract

Odd Socks Havana

9st 5lb

J: David Allan

T: Seb Spencer

Probably better on the AW but won on turf for David O'Meara in July 2021 (6f, good); good second over 1m at Newcastle two runs back and not beaten far when seventh of 13 at Thirsk last week (7f, good to firm).

9/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 39-033 CD BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Dual Tapeta winner (1m) under Paula Muir last winter and he's finished a creditable third over C&D in his last two starts; should get a decent tow into this race and he's respected off a dangerous mark.
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5th

5

(6)

4th Mar 2026

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1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:02 Southwell (AW)

Masham Moor

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Simon West

Three C&D wins to his name, including this race 12 months ago; arrived in good form on that occasion whereas he has been struggling this winter; new headgear not enough to tempt.

9/1

7th

11

(2)

15th Feb 2026

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1m 2f 42y

Class 6

13:42 Newcastle (AW)

Masham Moor

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Simon West

Won a 1m classified event at Southwell last March; not firing on all cylinders this winter and stamina for this trip has to be taken on trust.

16/1

6th

5

(7)

10th Feb 2026

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1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:45 Newcastle (AW)

Masham Moor

9st 9lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Simon West

Kept on for fourth in 1m Southwell handicap in October, after a break, but this 9yo was not in the same form on any of his three subsequent appearances there; cheekpieces removed after one use.

14/1

20/1

  • Place: £6.70

Form: 435679 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has six course wins on her CV but she's never won over further than 7f and has finished down the field in her last four runs; now steps back up to 1m and others are preferred.
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8th

9

(8)

31st Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Three-time course winner but she's been operating off this basement mark without success for quite a while; others are preferred.

25/1

5th

12

(6)

17th Jul 2023

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 6

16:55 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

9st 1lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Losing spell goes back to 2021 and recent efforts don't particularly suggest she's about to regain the winning thread; opposed.

33/1

8th

12

(5)

10th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Oriental Lilly

8st 12lb

J: William Pyle

T: Jim Goldie

Took a division of this race from 6lb higher in 2021 and 7lb lower than when successful at Newcastle (6f, AW) later that year, but she has gone 27 starts without a win since then; hard to fancy.

25/1

Form: 9-1151 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
6yo who has been resurgent for a new yard this year and he made it 3-4 for Mick Appleby when scoring at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) two weeks ago; up 3lb for that narrow win but he battled well to come out on top and remains well treated on his best AW form; big player.
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2nd

5

(9)

28th Mar 2024

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1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Win Win Power

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Michael Appleby

dwelt start, in rear

13/2

3rd

2

(5)

21st Mar 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

16:55 Southwell (AW)

Win Win Power

9st 12lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Michael Appleby

in touch with leaders, headway on near side of group over 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, just held

8/1

9th

6

(8)

22nd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Win Win Power

9st 7lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Six wins on Tapeta elsewhere (7f-8.6f) since start of last year; the latest was last month and a 3lb rise might not stop this prolific sort.

9/2

Form: 9396-7 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
His last win was over C&D but that was in October 2021 and he's generally struggled since then; now 11lb lower than for that last success but he was beaten 18l at Wolverhampton last time and needs to turn things around; blinkers reapplied.
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8th

10

(6)

29th Apr 2026

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1m 0f 13y

Class 6

17:15 Southwell (AW)

Pop Favorite

9st 0lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Hasn't troubled the judge since returning in December from a short break and finished well behind Spirit Of Bowland over C&D last time.

33/1

9th

8

(5)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:07 Southwell (AW)

Pop Favorite

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Last win away from Newcastle was in 2021; slow starts have been holding him back so both classified fourths over C&D this month can arguably be upgraded; chance rests largely on the start.

20/1

4th

5

(7)

14th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Pop Favorite

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

It has been a long time since he won away from Newcastle and he has run to just a modest level in two Southwell runs this year; others appeal more for win purposes.

10/1

Form: -22443 D BF

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Has not won since April 2021 but he's a consistent type who has form figures of 22443 this year and all of those runs have been at this track; this step back up in trip is a positive and he shouldn't be far away.
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8th

8

(2)

25th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Mr Coco Bean

8st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Helen Cuthbert

This veteran was enterprisingly ridden when back up in trip to contest other division to three of these in C&D classified 12 days ago and he did well to stick on for second once the favourite had swept past; opposable back in handicap company.

25/1

2nd

4

(4)

13th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Mr Coco Bean

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Helen Cuthbert

raced wide, pulled hard, prominent early, led and went clear after 1f, went further clear after 3f

20/1

10th

10

(5)

4th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Mr Coco Bean

9st 3lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Helen Cuthbert

Losing run up to 50 and didn't show enough when behind two of these over C&D ten days ago to suggest that the drought is about to end.

33/1

8/1

Form: /434-7

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden who returned from an absence with a remote seventh of ten in a handicap here last week; that was on the step up to 1m4f but he was very laboured at only 7-2 in that race and his form has been mixed so far; unconvincing.
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11th

7

(6)

15th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

16:50 Catterick

Lituus

9st 3lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

11-race maiden who certainly isn't improving and he beat only one home over this far on the AW a month ago; unraced on ground softer than good.

16/1

10th

7

(3)

13th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Lituus

9st 5lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Ten-race maiden who doesn't appear to be progressing; stamina looked stretched at Southwell a fortnight ago and others make more appeal.

9/1

6th

7

(13)

31st Mar 2023

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Lituus

9st 6lb

J: Sam James

T: Grant Tuer

in touch with leaders

8/1

25/1

Form: 22257-

Last run: 164 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in three 1m2f turf handicaps last summer but he was well held at this track (1m4f) in his last Flat run in September and things didn't go well on his recent hurdling debut (pulled up); record now stands at 0-14 and has something to prove back at 1m in this sphere.
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5th

7

(3)

26th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 2f 5y

Class 5

20:25 Pontefract

Make A Prophet

9st 7lb

J: Paul Hanagan

T: Paul Midgley

0-15 on the Flat but, although below best on last three AW starts, all best form has been on turf; each-way claims back on a sound surface if anywhere near back to his best.

33/1

5th

5

(1)

18th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Make A Prophet

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Paul Midgley

took keen hold early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

25/1

8th

2

(9)

3rd Mar 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Make A Prophet

9st 10lb

J: Graham Lee

T: Paul Midgley

prominent

25/1

Form: 32-743

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Still a maiden after 20 starts but she's reached the frame in four of her last five runs, including when third in a classified event over C&D last time; didn't get the best of runs in that race and she has possibilities back in a handicap.
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10th

11

(2)

3rd May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

17:10 Pontefract

Connie R

9st 1lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Michael Herrington

Longstanding maiden who is having only her fourth start on turf and should have run a lot better last time at Wolverhampton.

12/1

6th

9

(8)

8th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Connie R

8st 7lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Michael Herrington

In the frame four times from six visits here including when second of 12 over C&D nine days ago, but that was just a 0-50 classified event and she is now 0-22; others stronger.

6/1

2nd

5

(10)

30th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Connie R

9st 2lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Michael Herrington

No wins from 21 starts but has shown enough this winter to suggest she should give a good account, despite stall 10 draw, if below-par run last time can be overlooked.

16/1

25/1

Form: 74480-

Last run: 140 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Generally regressive 4yo who has yet to finish placed in 17 starts and has finished in rear on Tapeta (8.6f/6f) in his last two runs; mark has bottomed out now and he makes no appeal back from 140 days off.
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7th

12

(4)

9th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Buachaill

8st 11lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Stella Barclay

Hood had a positive effect in the spring but he's reverted to type since and offered little back from a summer break, including on Saturday; this trip is a bare minimum too.

25/1

10th

9

(7)

7th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Buachaill

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Stella Barclay

always behind

33/1

10th

12

(6)

25th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Buachaill

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Stella Barclay

C&D winner in March but below par on last three starts; perhaps best watched on return from a break.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £52.90
Straight Forecast £48.09
Tricast £1460.19
Trifecta £1436.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Win Win Power

POSTDATA:

Connie R

Telegraph:

Lituus

The Times:

Masham Moor

RP Ratings:

Win Win Power

The Guardian:

Win Win Power

Daily Mail:

Win Win Power

D Express:

Win Win Power

Daily Mirror:

Win Win Power

The Sun:

Win Win Power

The Star:

Win Win Power

Daily Record:

Win Win Power