March 26 / 16.35 Newcastle

16.35

Soft

QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 7f 91y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.80

Form: -62523

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Bumper/hurdle winner; twice runner-up in five chase runs and the horses ahead of him at Lingfield last time (tried in blinkers) have run well since; doesn't always look the easiest of rides but the cheekpieces are back on and he could easily be in the mix.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

5

17th Feb 2026

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

15:37 Market Rasen

Has Troke

11st 6lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Made successful return to hurdles at Lingfield (2m7f, soft) a year ago and finished third over the same C&D in December after ten months off; held at Wetherby (3m1f, good to soft) since, but that was in a better race; respected with conditions likely to be ideal.

20/1

5th

10

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 5y

Class 4

14:37 Warwick

Has Troke

10st 11lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

After two pull-ups over fences he won back hurdling at Lingfield 11 months ago (2m7f, soft; 5lb lower); wasn't far away there last month when giving the impression that race would bring him on; considered.

10/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: -7U372

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler in France; up and down over British fences but responded well to this new headgear combination to push an in-form rival close at Wetherby (3m, soft); unlikely to be far away if repeating that effort.
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4th

11

12th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 172y

19:58 Sligo

Le Grand Vert

10st 0lb

J: Ms E Dunseath

T: Noel C Kelly

Three-time chase winner is rated 15lb lower in this sphere; won over fences at Ayr in February (3m, soft), his second win at that venue; 2lb wrong here though and all four wins on soft and heavy ground.

14/1

4

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

17:07 Down Royal

Le Grand Vert

11st 12lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Noel C Kelly

Has a liking for Ayr with two of his three chase wins coming there, including in February (3m, soft); that win came after a moderate season; lacked the pace at an important stage at Sedgefield last time (3m3f, good); needs to do it away from Ayr.

11/1

4th

6

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 4

15:38 Sedgefield

Le Grand Vert

11st 2lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

3-29 over fences; very inconsistent nowadays but won readily at Ayr (3m, soft) last month and a subsequent 4lb rise is manageable if he's in the right mood again here.

9/2

Form: 4647P

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Made mistakes late on when only seventh of ten on his chasing debut here (2m) and again he found no fluency (and hung) when pulled up over 2m5f at Carlisle; no surprise to see headgear tried.
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5th

8

27th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

19:38 Cartmel

Poetry Man

11st 4lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

After three successive pull-ups over fences he got back on track when close up in a 2m6f handicap hurdle here on Monday when in a first-time visor; if turned out again he'd command a level of respect.

14/1

3rd

4

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 5

14:48 Cartmel

Poetry Man

11st 7lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Ran fairly well in 3m1f hurdle in January but was pulled up in all three subsequent chases; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time visor; can't be supported with much confidence.

33/1

3

2nd May 2026

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:45 Hexham

Poetry Man

11st 10lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Won a 3m1f handicap chase at Catterick in December 2024 (good); some fair runs since, but plenty to prove having been pulled up on last two starts; tongue-tie now tried.

25/1

Form: 042542

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Entitled to be winning races off his current mark and he was second to a last-time-out winner at Ayr (3m, good to soft); thereabouts.
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16

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

15:30 Hexham

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

0-18 over fences and hasn't been shaping of late as though a win is imminent; 10lb out of the handicap today and hard to fancy.

50/1

7th

11

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 5

16:30 Newcastle

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: R Mike Smith

0-19 over fences; ended a sequence failing to finish when a well-beaten fourth on first run back after a wind op at Ayr last time (3m, soft); 9lb out of the handicap and plenty to prove.

25/1

4th

6

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

Scored over hurdles here back in 2023 but he remains winless over fences and was tongue tied when pulled up over C&D in January; needs a subsequent wind operation to spark major improvement.

25/1

Form: 7422P2

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Capable of running well as when a rallying second at Sedgefield (3m3f, soft) a month ago but he's now 0-24; others are safer.
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5

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 4

15:07 Sedgefield

Old Page

10st 3lb

J: William Maggs

T: David Thompson

Won three times over 3m2f here (always on good ground) during productive campaign last season; needs career-best performance to overcome this rise in grade but returns here after respectable fourth over today's trip at Cartmel (good) last month.

9/2

4th

2

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:35 Cartmel

Old Page

11st 12lb

J: William Maggs

T: David Thompson

Ended last season with two hard-fought wins at Sedgefield (3m2f, good) and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when well-held fourth at Bangor (3m, good) in June but current mark demands a career-best performance and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal.

12/1

4th

5

21st Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 4

17:15 Bangor-on-Dee

Old Page

11st 1lb

J: William Maggs

T: David Thompson

Thriving over Sedgefield's extended 3m2f latterly, needing every yard of it last time (good) in order to complete a double; new career-high mark asks a question, and the return to 3m isn't certain to suit.

4/1

Non-runners

Breakdance Kid, Pats Dream

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.10
Straight Forecast £10.81
Trifecta £56.20

Selections

The Times:

Euchan Falls

RP RATINGS:

Le Grand Vert

SPOTLIGHT:

Has Troke

The Guardian:

Euchan Falls

Daily Mail:

Euchan Falls

Daily Mirror:

Euchan Falls

The Sun:

Euchan Falls

Daily Record:

Euchan Falls

Telegraph:

Has Troke

POSTDATA:

Le Grand Vert

D Express:

Le Grand Vert

The Star:

Le Grand Vert