February 08 / 18.30 Newcastle (AW)

18.30

Standard To Slow

Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap

  • Prize money: £2983.38
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 786/84 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who has having his second start back from a long absence when fourth of nine in a 0-75 contest here eight days ago; 6lb below last winning mark and 4-6 in completed Class 6 handicaps; interesting.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

11

(3)

25th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 4

16:43 Redcar

Sugar Baby

8st 7lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Peter Niven

Four wins last year, two of them coming here (5f-6f); usually seen in a lower grade though and he will need to leave his return to action well behind him.

16/1

8th

8

(9)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:55 Thirsk

Sugar Baby

8st 13lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Peter Niven

Four wins last year, including 6f on good to firm; mark went up as a result but showed he can still be very competitive when runner-up on AW on his penultimate outing of 2025; no great record fresh so it might be best to look elsewhere this time.

12/1

2nd

1

(11)

1st Nov 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Sugar Baby

9st 9lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Peter Niven

Trip and track no issue and he arrives on the back of a hard-fought win at Redcar two weeks ago (6f, good); a 2lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.

8/1

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2/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 9-5122 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Five of his six AW wins have come at Wolverhampton and he only just failed to get up there (5f) on Monday, but his other success came over this C&D; however, he is totally reliant on getting a good pace to aim at and there must be a doubt as to whether he will get that in this small field.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

3

(5)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gustav Graves

9st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Derek Shaw

Course regular who's going beyond 5f for the first time in almost two years; remains consistent and is on a winning mark but others are preferred over this trip.

10/1

6th

8

(8)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gustav Graves

8st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Derek Shaw

In-form 8yo, placed at Wolverhampton and Newcastle on his last two starts; goes back up in class but it's difficult to rule out this eight-time course winner who should get a good pace to aim at.

10/1

3rd

1

(7)

11th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Gustav Graves

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Derek Shaw

Eight of his nine wins on the AW have been at Wolverhampton and the other came over this C&D; ran well but was no match for the winner when second of nine at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) nine days ago; claims off his last winning mark.

11/2

Form: 8-2842 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Just 1-22, but her win came over C&D and she was only just caught having attempted to make all here a week ago; back up 1lb but ought to go well again.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

(5)

1st Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Three Beauz

9st 4lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

prominent towards near side, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

9/4

3rd

5

(5)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Three Beauz

9st 4lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

led

7/2

3rd

5

(5)

8th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Three Beauz

9st 4lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

led

7/2

Form: 5/985-

Last run: 261 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Placed just once in 15 starts and returns from nine months off in a first-time visor; probably best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14th

5

(8)

23rd Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

15:55 Dundalk (AW)

Ballysax Lil Mick

9st 13lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Miss Katy Brown

Won at Tipperary in August (5f, good); solid efforts off revised mark at Naas and over C&D when denied by a head (hung left); cut out much of the running when below best over C&D in October.

13/2

2

(4)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Ballysax Lil Mick

9st 11lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Miss Katy Brown

Has followed up his Tipperary win with solid efforts off his revised mark at Naas (5f, good) and over C&D 17 days ago when denied by a head by Jordan Breeze (hung left); weighted to turn that around now; player.

4/1

Form: 00/3

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Nothing in two starts for John Quinn on turf in September 2023, but after 17 months off and having been gelded he finished a close third of five on stable debut in a Wolverhampton novice (5f, Tapeta) last month; needs to step up again on handicap debut but could do so.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

1

(4)

2nd Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Forest Gunner

9st 9lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Won a 5f classifed stakes at Lingfield last month, but fared less well upped in grade over C&D last week.

12/1

7th

6

(4)

27th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Forest Gunner

9st 4lb

J: Sean Levey

T: David Evans

It was a classified race he won at Lingfield recently (5f) and he's now 8lb higher than for his sole previous success at handicap level; could be vulnerable but at least there are no wellbeing issues.

11/2

1st

3

(5)

14th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

12:25 Lingfield (AW)

Forest Gunner

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: David Evans

5f win at Southwell last October; mixed record since but this is his first attempt in 0-50 company and he can't be ignored; visor experiment quickly aborted.

5/1

6th
2 (6)
Better

10/1

Form: 4139-7 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Returned to winning form over C&D in October and went close at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) next time, but not so good the last twice; needs a turnaround.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

(1)

1st Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Carlisle

Better

9st 3lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Both wins have been on AW and latest was 11 months ago; 0-15 on turf but he had a near-miss at Nottingham (5f, good) in July and has run respectably in two of his three subsequent runs; usually comes from off the pace and has possibilities if he gets some luck.

12/1

3

(6)

9th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Redcar

Better

9st 9lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Paul Midgley

Finished five places behind Arlington at Ripon 11 days ago but he met trouble in running; beaten only a head at Nottingham (5f, good) earlier in July and a repeat of that form would give him reasonable claims.

5/1

7th

4

(8)

29th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Ripon

Better

9st 7lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Paul Midgley

Chased home Canaria Queen in a Nottingham classified event 11 days ago and 1lb better off for a head defeat today; ran another good race at Newcastle on Saturday, never nearer than at the finish; new blinkers replace cheekpieces; has the ability to win a race of this nature but he's an habitual slow starter so will always need some luck in running.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.00
Straight Forecast £9.42
Trifecta £19.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Gustav Graves

POSTDATA:

Three Beauz

NEWMARKET:

Forest Gunner

SPOTLIGHT:

Sugar Baby

Daily Mirror:

Forest Gunner

The Times:

Three Beauz

The Guardian:

Three Beauz

Telegraph:

Gustav Graves

Daily Mail:

Gustav Graves

D Express:

Gustav Graves

The Sun:

Gustav Graves

The Star:

Gustav Graves

Daily Record:

Gustav Graves