May 02 / 19.20 Newcastle (AW)

19.20

Standard

Quaff Box Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 0f 5y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Quaff Box Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly sunny

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 3017/3

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Made all when a 7f novice winner at Kempton (Polytrack) in August 2023; gelded after one more start; put up an eyecatching reappearance from a 577-day absence when running into third place at Lingfield (1m, Polytrack) last month; player if able to reproduce or better that.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

(3)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Savvy Kingdom

9st 12lb

J: Jack Callan

T: S Woods

Has two 1m wins to his name on AW and returning to this surface in his favour after a low-key run at Newmarket last month; he had disappointed at Kempton on his previous start though and others appeal more.

14/1

11th

2

(12)

25th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:18 Newmarket

Savvy Kingdom

9st 12lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: S Woods

Won at Newcastle (1m, AW) in May and has a 5lb lower mark on this return to turf; however, he's rated lower on grass for good reason and he was well beaten back on AW at Kempton last month; others are preferred.

14/1

5

(2)

20th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:20 Kempton (AW)

Savvy Kingdom

9st 12lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: S Woods

Course scorer who posted a good fourth of eight in 1m2f Chelmsford handicap last month; he can make his presence felt once more.

8/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: -33423 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Sole win came in a Kempton novice event (1m, Polytrack); has put in several creditable efforts in defeat for this trainer, including when second here (1m2f) in March on his penultimate start; each-way player.
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Verdict Starting price

1

(6)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

Mr Mistoffelees

10st 0lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Sam England

C&D winner (from a similar mark, beat Criminal Shore) last October; runner-up to well-treated rival over C&D (9-1) penultimate start; reluctant to load, fluffing his chance with a slow start at Redcar (1m; last of 14) latest; possible if back on song.

13/2

14th

5

(11)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 4

15:12 Redcar

Mr Mistoffelees

9st 12lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Strong traveller who sometimes flatters to deceive; close second to a recent Glorious Goodwood winner on latest turf start, at Doncaster (1m, good to firm) in June, and also ran well on AW last month but has modest 2-32 strike-rate and others appeal more for win purposes; usually wears blinkers or cheekpieces but goes only in a first-time tongue-tie here.

8/1

2nd

9

(9)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

16:00 Newcastle (AW)

Mr Mistoffelees

9st 7lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Sam England

C&D winner who comes here on the back of a good second of five in 1m Doncaster handicap last month, just failing; not out of things despite a 2lb weights rise.

9/1

10/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 7-6356 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
C&D winner last spring, when 16lb higher; best effort this year was back over C&D in March, when third, so if he is to arrest the slump it could more likely be at this venue that others.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

14

(11)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

16:00 Newcastle (AW)

Chuzzlewit

8st 11lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Seb Spencer

Winless since 2024 (over C&D) but runner-up in 1m handicaps here on his last two starts; can't be dismissed despite being 3lb out of the handicap.

10/1

2nd

14

(4)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

18:18 Newcastle (AW)

Chuzzlewit

8st 11lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Seb Spencer

He's 9lb lower than when third in this last year and he returned to form when going close over C&D early this month; has a modest strike-rate but he can be bang there if backing up that latest performance.

10/1

Form: 30-510 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Was all out to win over over C&D on his penultimate start; well beaten at Chelmsford latest (1m, Polytrack); should be better suited by this return to a stiffer mile.
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5

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

13:51 Market Rasen

Westernesse

11st 4lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bought for 20,000gns out of the O'Meara yard for which he won three times at up to 1m2f; made a quiet stable debut at Chester but was no doubt bought with hurdling in mind.

9/1

1

(9)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:05 Chester

Westernesse

11st 9lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Bought for 20,000gns out of the O'Meara yard for which he won three times, the latest over 1m2f at Ripon in June; well held at York since then; unraced over this far which is a worry.

10/1

Form: 4050-8 C

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
6f course winner who has three 1m turf wins to his name; was entitled to need his reappearance at Southwell; drops 2lb to what is a competitive mark again and not written off.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(4)

26th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:05 Ripon

Clear Angel

9st 13lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Susan Corbett

His losing sequence goes back 15 races to June 2023 but he's been a good third on his last two starts and can be thereabouts once more.

5/1

3rd

2

(6)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

19:40 Thirsk

Clear Angel

9st 7lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Susan Corbett

Posted sound effort when placed off today's mark at Haydock (1m, good) last month but remains without a win since June 2023, and the faster ground here may not be ideal; not the percentage call.

6/1

7

(1)

18th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 212y

Class 5

14:05 Haydock

Clear Angel

9st 12lb

J: Lewis Chalkley

T: Susan Corbett

Some encouraging efforts off a reduced mark this season but his form nosedived at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) two weeks ago; has something to prove again after that and his last win was over two years ago.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5280-7 CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who also scored over 1m on turf last summer; is back on a competitive mark now and, if straighter for his reappearance effort, he has some each-way potential.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(5)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Hale End

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Michael Dods

Kept on well for a seventh career success over C&D 19 days ago but he's gone back up 5lb and has never won anything better than a Class 5; others preferred.

13/2

1st

1

(1)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ayr

Hale End

9st 9lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

In good form in the spring, winning at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) before near misses at Thirsk and over C&D; not at his best on his last two starts but this is an ease in class and he's a major player in his bid to win this race for a second time (successful in 2024).

7/2

7/2

Form: 821 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Broke his duck at the third attempt in this code in a Southwell maiden (1m, Tapeta) latest; going the right way and showed up well over C&D on his penultimate start; initial mark keeps the door open for another big effort.
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7th

5

(8)

2nd May 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

19:20 Newcastle (AW)

Live Aid

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Broke his duck at the third attempt in this code in a Southwell maiden (1m, Tapeta) latest; going the right way and showed up well over C&D on his penultimate start; initial mark keeps the door open for another big effort.

7/2

9/1

Form: 31235- CD

Last run: 144 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Four time C&D winner who rarely runs a bad race here; however, even with his love for the place, this looks a tough enough assignment and he appears to have place claims at best from this mark.
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No / Draw
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1

(6)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Barleybrown

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

Four C&D wins in 2024 (including a Class 5); unfortunate (hampered) not to justify market support when runner-up to Dinah Myte here in June; excuse - bled from nose - next time; recent Southwell run (fifth) should have him spot on for this.

9/2

5th

3

(13)

16th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

14:00 Southwell (AW)

Barleybrown

9st 8lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ruth Carr

The last four of his five wins were over 1m on Newcastle Tapeta (hampered on sole start here); looked an unlucky loser at Newcastle on penultimate start but bled from the nose when a disappointing favourite there on latest; player if straight back to form.

11/2

8th

3

(11)

25th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:07 Newcastle (AW)

Barleybrown

9st 11lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

Four C&D wins; attracted market support and looked an unlucky loser, hitting the line strongly after being hampered at a crucial stage over C&D (100-30 favourite, beaten a head) three weeks ago; still fairly weighted after a small upward nudge; holds an obvious chance.

4/1

Non-runners

Eden Storm

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £31.20
Straight Forecast £24.90
Tricast £74.81
Trifecta £114.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Savvy Kingdom

TOPSPEED:

Mr Mistoffelees

Daily Record:

Live Aid

RP RATINGS:

Chuzzlewit

The Star:

Barleybrown

POSTDATA:

Eden Storm

Daily Mail:

Westernesse

NEWMARKET:

Savvy Kingdom

Telegraph:

Savvy Kingdom

D Express:

Savvy Kingdom

Daily Mirror:

Savvy Kingdom

The Times:

Mr Mistoffelees

The Guardian:

Mr Mistoffelees

The Sun:

Mr Mistoffelees