January 24 / 17.35 Newcastle (AW)

17.35

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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap

  • Prize money: £15702
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 5 runners
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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.80
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 0601-9 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Strong 6f form here until a disappointing run eight days ago, tanking through the race but finding little off the bridle; should be fine back at 5f and he remains on a dangerous mark.
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1st

3

(6)

24th Jan 2026

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0m 5f 0y

Class 2

17:35 Newcastle (AW)

Germanic

8st 10lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Julie Camacho

Strong 6f form here until a disappointing run eight days ago, tanking through the race but finding little off the bridle; should be fine back at 5f and he remains on a dangerous mark.

7/2

9th

7

(3)

16th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:20 Newcastle (AW)

Germanic

9st 0lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Julie Camacho

Has turf form but starting to look like an AW specialist, rewarding market support when seeing off Heavenly Heather and 11 others over C&D two months ago; weighted to confirm the form with his old adversary and he is still 2lb lower than for his fine C&D second last May; strong claims.

5/1

7

(13)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

0m 5f 3y

Class 2

13:30 Doncaster

Germanic

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Julie Camacho

Began his time with Julie Camacho with two solid runs in the spring, notably when second of 13 at Newcastle (6f); things have gone south since, albeit in top sprints, and a wind operation didn't arrest the slide at Haydock four weeks ago; cheekpieces return (ran well over 7f here in one previous use); stable also runs Solar Aclaim.

20/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 40573-

Last run: 98 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Smart performer, winning a Group 3 at York last summer (7f, good) and running right up to his best when third in Group 1 company at Ascot when last seen in October (6f, good); hasn't raced over 5f since February 2023 and 9lb higher than for his latest handicap start (May 2024).
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11th

11

(13)

13th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:30 York

Quinault

9st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Front-runner who has a strike-rate of 12-34 overall and 3-4 at York, the most recent course success in 7f Group 3 last June (equally effective at 6f); ties in with some of today's opponents on penultimate effort; removal of usual hood backfired last time; likely to go well.

10/1

6th

6

(3)

2nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:55 Newmarket

Quinault

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Front-runner whose 12 wins include a Group 3 at York (7f, good) last June; he was an excellent third of 19 in the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Ascot (6f) in October; has since run up to his best in a 5f AW race at Newcastle in January and it will be interesting to see how he gets on back at this trip on turf with his regular hood discarded; ran creditably in 6f Group 3 at Newmarket last time.

8/1

3rd

9

(5)

16th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Quinault

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Very useful front-runner whose strike-rate is 12-32; bagged Group 3 honours at York (7f) last June and a valuable pot at Doha (6f) most recently; unbeaten (4-4) in 6f contests on the Newmarket courses and has shown that he can win in sizeable fields; likely to make a bold bid back here.

9/1

7/2

Form: 0561-4 CD

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 8lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Seven wins and a second from 11 C&D runs, the latest a Class 3 last month off 2lb lower; not quite so good at Southwell 11 days ago but returning to this track will help.
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7th

5

(10)

13th Apr 2026

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0m 6f 0y

Class 3

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Paddys Day

9st 3lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Won six 5f handicaps here in 2025; only 1lb higher than for the latest of them but he is rarely seen over 6f and connections now turn to a tongue tie for the first time.

7/1

5th

3

(4)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Paddys Day

9st 9lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Boasts a fine record over 5f here, winning in December and reaching the frame on all three outings this year; 6f AW winner for previous stable but has raced almost exclusively at the minimum trip for Nigel Tinkler; should be on the premises if still fully effective at 6f.

8/1

11/2

Form: 08/04- D

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Smart sprinter on his day; absent for 510 days prior to his reappearance at Southwell in November; well beaten there but latest Wolverhampton fourth was a step back in the right direction; not discounted.
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10th

5

(2)

4th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 3

16:02 Southwell (AW)

Equality

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charles Hills

Smart sprinter on his day; built on his return from a 510-day absence when fourth of six at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) in December but he was slightly below that level at Newcastle (5f, AW) 39 days ago; now has his usual hood removed.

11/1

4th

2

(1)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

17:35 Newcastle (AW)

Equality

8st 13lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charles Hills

Smart sprinter on his day; absent for 510 days prior to his reappearance at Southwell in November; well beaten there but latest Wolverhampton fourth was a step back in the right direction; not discounted.

11/2

8th

4

(3)

6th Jul 2024

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 1

13:50 Sandown

Equality

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charles Hills

In and out overall, but on a going day when winning this race last year (good ground) in emphatic fashion; also won Musselburgh handicap off top weight in March and has had possible excuses since (usual hood left off last time); could bounce back with the excellent Billy Loughnane a positive booking.

8/1

Form: 07032-

Last run: 52 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Progressive on AW last winter (6f); not so good on turf but he has run well twice since returned to AW this winter; drops in trip with a promising apprentice taking off 7lb; one to consider.
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3rd

5

(10)

28th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

16:23 Yarmouth

Carbine Harvester

9st 5lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: William Haggas

Ended 2025 with two good AW runs at Kempton; down the field in three AW starts this year and he had been given a wind op before weakening on his return to turf at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago; nothing wrong with this mark and he drops in grade but the jury's out at the moment.

16/1

7th

10

(1)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

18:17 Windsor

Carbine Harvester

8st 11lb

J: Harry Burns

T: William Haggas

Ended 2025 with two good AW runs at Kempton; down the field in three AW runs this year but he has had a wind op since last seen; unplaced in four turf runs but the defeats have been in good races and he has shown promise on grass; well drawn and his 7lb lower turf mark heightens interest.

8/1

10th

2

(3)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 3

14:40 Lingfield (AW)

Carbine Harvester

9st 6lb

J: Jack Callan

T: William Haggas

Below best on both runs this year but failed to settle at Kempton last time, when a wide draw also didn't help; twice went close at Kempton (6f) towards the end of last year and this C&D winner is not written off.

13/2

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £10.30
Straight Forecast £8.64
Trifecta £39.50

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Quinault

The Times:

Carbine Harvester

SPOTLIGHT:

Germanic

RP RATINGS:

Paddy's Day

The Guardian:

Carbine Harvester

Daily Mirror:

Carbine Harvester

Daily Record:

Carbine Harvester

TOPSPEED:

Germanic

Telegraph:

Germanic

Daily Mail:

Quinault

D Express:

Quinault

The Sun:

Quinault

The Star:

Quinault

POSTDATA:

Paddy's Day