August 29 / 18.00 Newcastle (AW)

18.00

Standard

QuinnBet Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £3245.08
  • 1m 2f 42y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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QuinnBet Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Rain

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 97-606

Last run: 74 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
0-10 and hasn't built on early promise, including in two starts for this yard; drops again in grade but enough to prove back from 74 days off.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

3

(1)

7th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Shamardal Star

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

Opened his account in Newcastle handicap (1m2f; third run for new yard) most recently and looked value for more than the half-length winning margin; may have more to offer over middle distances; respected back up 5lb.

6/4

1st

2

(5)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Shamardal Star

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

0-10 and hasn't built on early promise, including in two starts for this yard; drops again in grade but enough to prove back from 74 days off.

6/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 805-44 C

Last run: 213 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Four of his five wins have come on the AW including one here (7f); losing run up to 24 and makes his stable debut after seven months off having changed hands for 1,000gns in February; market should reveal what is expected.
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9

(5)

14th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Storm Asset

10st 10lb

J: Miss Becky Smith

T: Micky Hammond

Almost three years since he won and does most racing over shorter; gone well fresh before but pulled hard the only time he's tried this far and will want to settle early back from four months off; refused to enter stalls and withdrawn from last intended start in January (9-1 at the time).

12/1

12

(11)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

15:20 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Asset

9st 1lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Four-time AW winner who had lost his way but bounced back with a narrow defeat on stable debut over 1m2f here a month ago; unraced over quite this far but couldn't rule out.

15/2

2nd

7

(9)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Asset

9st 3lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Four of his five wins have come on the AW including one here (7f); losing run up to 24 and makes his stable debut after seven months off having changed hands for 1,000gns in February; market should reveal what is expected.

12/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 482249

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
0-10, but 1m4f may have stretched him at Hamilton 17 days ago and he could be given a chance on his runner-up finishes at Wolverhampton (8.6f, Tapeta) and Carlisle (1m1f, good to soft) in May; cheekpieces given a go.
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3rd

6

(6)

4th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

That Lucas Fella

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

16-race maiden but he has finished second in similar events over C&D on his last two starts, no match for an easy winner on each occasion; likely to be involved once again.

11/4

2nd

8

(2)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:05 Newcastle (AW)

That Lucas Fella

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

0-15 but has often run well and he was second over C&D a fortnight ago, albeit no match for the rejuvenated winner; could be thereabouts.

7/1

OUR TIP

7/2

Form: 568186 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the 19th attempt at Ayr (1m2f, soft) last month and her next start at Hamilton (1m, good) can be forgiven (saw no daylight); had no obvious excuse back at Ayr (1m2f, good) last time, though, and others are more persuasive.
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7th

3

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:25 Newcastle (AW)

Straya

9st 11lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Katie Scott

Sole win from 22 starts came at Ayr (1m2f, soft) in July; below that level since; however, didn't get much luck in running over this C&D 13 days ago and holds place claims granted a clearer passage.

8/1

4th

1

(6)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Straya

9st 12lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Katie Scott

Off the mark at the 19th attempt at Ayr (1m2f, soft) last month and her next start at Hamilton (1m, good) can be forgiven (saw no daylight); had no obvious excuse back at Ayr (1m2f, good) last time, though, and others are more persuasive.

7/2

3

(10)

28th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Straya

9st 12lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Katie Scott

Well-backed winner over C&D on July 6 (soft; subsequent winner Zebra Star a clear second) and a line can be put through her subsequent run at Hamilton (1m, good) as she was repeatedly short of room; in calculations.

4/1

5/1

Form: 865825 C

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Now at the veteran stage and losing run up to 16, but he has run with credit a couple of times lately and has won six times on the AW including twice over 1m here; contender.
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3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

3rd

10

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

15:57 Redcar

Crownthorpe

8st 12lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Alan Brown

11-84; runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft; joint-favourite) in July on last turf appearance; 0-4 on AW (1m-1m2f) since, not doing enough to suggest his turn is near; blinkers are added on this attempt for first win since April 2023.

16/1

Form: 8-55

Last run: 203 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Huge prices and beaten upwards of 15l in three starts over 1m3f/1m4f on AW last winter; makes her handicap debut in a first-time tongue-tie after seven months off; only of interest if backed.
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3rd

2

29th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:07 Fakenham

Jazz Talking

10st 12lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Laura Horsfall

Unplaced all six Flat starts (1m-1m4f), most recently when well down the field in low-grade AW handicap this month; sports refitted hood for this hurdling debut; tongue-tie removed; makes limited appeal.

40/1

3rd

2

29th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:07 Fakenham

Jazz Talking

10st 12lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Laura Horsfall

Unplaced all six Flat starts (1m-1m4f), most recently when well down the field in low-grade AW handicap this month; sports refitted hood for this hurdling debut; tongue-tie removed; makes limited appeal.

40/1

7

(10)

10th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Kempton (AW)

Jazz Talking

9st 3lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Laura Horsfall

Finished down the field in all five runs and was tailed off in a Windsor handicap (11.4f, good) last month; still unexposed but she needs this drop to 1m to make a big difference.

20/1

8/1

Form: 7884

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Well held in her first three starts over 7f/1m and may not have achieved much when a remote fourth of seven on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m2f, good) last month; improvement required with the hood removed.
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6th

10

(6)

9th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 39y

Class 5

18:15 Carlisle

Satyress

9st 2lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Harriet Bethell

Has shown only modest form to date including in a couple of handicaps; steps up in trip but her best chance of success will be back down the handicap route.

20/1

7th

9

(2)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Satyress

9st 0lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Harriet Bethell

Well held in her first three starts over 7f/1m and may not have achieved much when a remote fourth of seven on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m2f, good) last month; improvement required with the hood removed.

8/1

Form: 873572

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
0-15 and not very consistent, but went down by just a neck in a 0-50 classified event at Ayr (1m, good) 18 days ago; may be better over shorter, but that latest effort puts him in the mix.
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Verdict Starting price

11

(10)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

15:20 Newcastle (AW)

Spring Festival

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

No wins in 17 and soundly beaten more often than not this season; runs well now and again but he's very light on AW experience.

16/1

5th

7

(6)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:10 Musselburgh

Spring Festival

9st 3lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: David O’Meara

16-race maiden; went close in Ayr classified (1m, good) last month but finished well down the field in a subsequent AW handicap (1m2f) and cannot be relied upon heavily; swaps cheekpieces for refitted visor.

8/1

Form: 66-009

Last run: 74 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in his first three starts for Hugo Palmer last autumn but hasn't gone on in handicaps, including on Tapeta; makes his stable debut having been picked up for 2,600gns last month; plenty to prove.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

5

(4)

29th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Top Bins

9st 5lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Maurice Barnes

Showed promise in his first three starts for Hugo Palmer last autumn but hasn't gone on in handicaps, including on Tapeta; makes his stable debut having been picked up for 2,600gns last month; plenty to prove.

20/1

8

(11)

16th Jun 2025

Soft

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

14:45 Carlisle

Top Bins

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Hugo Palmer

Remains winless and he was tried in blinkers when beating only one in 1m Hamilton handicap 19 days ago; reverts in trip here with plenty to prove.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.50
Straight Forecast £18.07
Tricast £94.45
Trifecta £121.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Crownthorpe

POSTDATA:

That Lucas Fella

The Times:

Jazz Talking

D Express:

Shamardal Star

Telegraph:

That Lucas Fella

The Star:

That Lucas Fella

RP RATINGS:

Crownthorpe

The Guardian:

Crownthorpe

Daily Mail:

Crownthorpe

Daily Mirror:

Crownthorpe

The Sun:

Crownthorpe

Daily Record:

Crownthorpe