March 17 / 19.45 Newcastle (AW)

19.45

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  • Prize money: £8374.4
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Showers

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1st
5 (8)
Badri

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 1064-1 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
On the up on Tapeta last year; took form to the next level when beating a few of these over C&D last month, keeping on strongly close home; 2lb rise not insurmountable and he could still have more to offer.
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3rd

4

(10)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:15 Beverley

Badri

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Herrington

Well into the veteran stage but he retains a chunk of ability and considerable enthusiasm, winning for the fourth time this year when beating six rivals at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) last month; runner-up back at Pontefract two weeks ago; this might prove too demanding though.

25/1

2nd

1

(1)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 2

17:45 Pontefract

Badri

10st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Michael Herrington

He couldn't get into it in a big field at Windsor (6f, good to firm) last Monday but he didn't enjoy an ideal passage and went there on a four-timer following three wins here (6f/5f, good/good to firm); this 9yo could play a leading role back at Pontefract.

5/1

13th

1

(16)

10th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 2

19:15 Windsor

Badri

9st 12lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Michael Herrington

C&D winner who has had a fantastic run this year, winning his last four races on good to firm ground, over 6f and 5f; at the age of nine he seems to be closing in on his best-ever form and he has won off a slightly higher mark than today's in the past; Oisin Murphy up for the first time; much respected.

11/2

8/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 6861-2 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Two wins on turf and he's taken well to AW, winning a 14-runner C&D handicap in October and giving Pockley a fright here two weeks ago; work to do to reverse the placings here though.
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5th

7

(3)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Dandy Dinmont

9st 3lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Won a 5f handicap at Beverley in May off a 3lb higher mark; generally disappointing since but he's fine on Tapeta and he can't be discounted; stable also run Muker.

16/1

10th

9

(10)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Beverley

Dandy Dinmont

9st 5lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

Far from consistent this season but got up in the final strides over C&D (good to firm; off 1lb higher) in May; possibilities provided he's back in similar form and the race again pans out favourably.

12/1

5th

6

(8)

7th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

16:48 Pontefract

Dandy Dinmont

9st 7lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

Back off the same mark as when winning narrowly at Beverley (5f, good) in May, but he hasn't proved very consistent so far this year so not quite sure what to expect.

16/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: /1-574 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Front-runner with a good record on AW (including C&D); did best of the prominent racers when fourth behind Badri here last month and he's capable of a big run, for all an easy lead seems unlikely in this field.
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3rd

5

(6)

9th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:42 Carlisle

The Bell Conductor

9st 12lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

Veteran; goes well on soft ground and ran a fine race when second to Trilby (2lb worse off for 0.5l) at Haydock last time (5f, soft; tongue-tie tried); tongue-tie retained and sound each-way chance.

6/1

2nd

4

(2)

21st May 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

17:13 Haydock

The Bell Conductor

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

His mark continues to fall but for good reason and this 9yo arrives with plenty to prove; wears a first-time tongue-tie; visor is removed.

16/1

12/1

Form: 40524- D BF

Last run: 169 days

W: 8st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Useful on his day when trained by Richard Hughes, winning four times (twice on Tapeta); drew a blank in 2022 before changing hands for 36,000gns in October; new yard likely to win races with him but perhaps not this one.
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1

(7)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

16:27 Southwell (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Multiple winner on the AW and consistent in the main; in front 2f out but didn't quite get home when third here last month; respected off same mark.

7/1

3rd

5

(7)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Dods

Won twice over C&D early this year and he's now 2lb lower than for the second of them; showed signs of a return to form when fourth of nine at Lingfield three weeks ago; solid candidate.

9/2

1

(3)

8th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:52 Lingfield (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Michael Dods

Three wins this year include two on the Southwell AW; hasn't been flying of late but he's the type to bounce back and this mark is fine.

11/2

7/2

Form: 53-231 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Developing into a useful sprinter on AW and he followed his third behind Badri and Venturous with a narrow defeat of Dandy Dinmont here two weeks ago; travelled through that race like one who could hold his own in better company and the Topspeed figure was strong; should be in the thick of the action once again.
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11

(8)

21st Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Pockley

9st 4lb

J: David Allan

T: Linda Perratt

Three course wins early in the year and he is now 3lb lower than for the latest of them; dropped down the weights on the back of some disappointing turf runs and he should be a more potent force back under these conditions.

20/1

Form: 045-62 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Veteran with 13 wins to his name, five of them at this track; ran very well behind Badri over C&D last month, travelling best but having to switch left to make his challenge and then carried further across the track in the closing stages; major player off the same mark.
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4th

5

(1)

2nd Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Venturous

9st 3lb

J: David Probert

T: David & Nicola Barron

Veteran whose losing run stretches back to March 2022; well beaten in two starts this winter and not sure he's in the form required to capitalise on his lowly mark; strong pace would help matters.

12/1

10th

5

(5)

9th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Venturous

9st 6lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: David & Nicola Barron

held up in rear

25/1

9th

3

(12)

17th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:40 Newcastle (AW)

Venturous

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: David & Nicola Barron

slowly away, raced in last

9/1

Form: 73-916 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Back to form out of the blue when winning at Southwell in January; behind a few of these over C&D last month though and could prove vulnerable once again.
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7th

7

(7)

21st Dec 2023

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 2

16:10 Southwell (AW)

May Sonic

8st 9lb

J: William Cox

T: Charles Hills

held up in rear, no impression from 2f out

14/1

6

(5)

22nd Nov 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 2

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

May Sonic

9st 1lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charles Hills

Much better on AW than turf; recent PB when going down by a neck at Southwell in September but didn't run his race back on an artificial surface at Kempton a fortnight ago; has just second run here.

16/1

11th

3

(3)

8th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

19:00 Kempton (AW)

May Sonic

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charles Hills

midfield

12/1

14/1

Form: 11604- BF

Last run: 148 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Better than ever last year, winning a 22-runner sprint at the Ebor meeting before a close sixth in the Ayr Gold Cup; 0-3 on AW but he has shown promise in each of those Tapeta runs; has gone well fresh in the past but he has an inexperienced apprentice booked tonight.
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9th

2

(9)

27th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Bergerac

9st 13lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

A fair 5f winner in 2025 but yet to fire this season, tenth of 12 in 6f Hamilton handicap 16 days ago; needs to take a big step forward.

16/1

10th

11

(8)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

20:00 Hamilton

Bergerac

9st 1lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Kevin Ryan

Course winner last June off a 10lb higher mark than today's, but he's been struggling in recent starts and hasn't won over 6f since August 2022; best watched at present.

33/1

10th

9

(7)

1st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Thirsk

Bergerac

9st 8lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Fine servant down the years but he hasn't won over 6f since August 2022; on a good mark and can pop up soon but would like to see more from him before getting involved.

20/1

10/1

Form: 34661- C

Last run: 150 days

W: 8st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Three wins (one here over 6f) since returning to Jim Goldie's care last summer; suspicion he still lurks on a dangerous mark but whether he's ready to roll after five months off remains to be seen (has gone well fresh in the past at least).
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12th

4

(4)

8th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Ayr

Water Of Leith

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Should be making a big impact off this mark and although he has been a shade underwhelming on turf this summer he has too much ability to leave out of calculations at this level.

6/1

5th

3

(7)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:45 Ayr

Water Of Leith

9st 12lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Jim Goldie

12-time winner, three of them here (5f/6f); not beaten far on last two starts and is on a fair mark so could go well.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £17.40
Straight Forecast £20.87
Tricast £76.15
Trifecta £79.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Badri

SPOTLIGHT:

Venturous

TOPSPEED:

Pockley

D Express:

Dandy Dinmont

The Guardian:

Nelson Gay

LAMBOURN:

May Sonic

Telegraph:

Pockley

Daily Record:

Pockley

Daily Mail:

Badri

Daily Mirror:

Badri

The Sun:

Badri

RP Ratings:

Venturous

The Times:

Venturous

The Star:

Venturous