15.24
StandardChristmas Parties At Newcastle Racecourse Handicap
- Prize money: £3977.84
- 2m 0f 56y
- Class 5
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Cloudy
Form: 018-08 D
Last run: 82 days
W: 10st 2lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 |
28th Jun 2026 Good 2m 6f 31y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Didn't set the world alight in his three handicap hurdles (won his two previous hurdle starts); those handicaps were at up to 2m1f and he's much more of a stayer on the Flat, but his two Flat runs at Chester (where he won last season) this term were disappointing; tongue tied first time. |
14/1 |
|
8th 3 (4) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 196y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Soundly beaten in last month's Chester Plate (2m2f) but this race is easier and he's now only 1lb higher than when winning over C&D (good to firm) last summer; versatile regarding ground; contender if back on song. |
12/1 |
Form: 453103 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (7) |
14th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Two wins at Newcastle (2m, AW) early this year and another at Carlisle (2m1f, good) last month; struggled at York last time but he had a wide draw and was badly hampered at a crucial stage; can put a line through that and he's not ruled out on this drop back in grade. |
9/1 |
|
12th 7 (14) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Two wins at Newcastle (2m, AW) early this year and another at Carlisle (2m1f, good) three weeks ago; this 7yo is up 5lb to a career-high mark and everything dropped right last time, but he's nevertheless entitled to respect having won in fine style. |
9/1 |
Form: 10/0-9
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (5) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 1f 35y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
A fair 7f winner for Peter Chapple-Hyam in 2023; lightly raced since and well held at York (1m2f) and over hurdles at Uttoxeter last summer; not easy to make a case for on her comeback run here. |
50/1 |
|
4 |
16th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Has shown some hurdling ability for new stable this year and a recent defeat on her Flat handicap debut is not viewed too harshly but she's not the most obvious answer on this handicap hurdle debut. |
50/1 |
Form: 79-551 D
Last run: 59 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (3) |
6th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Has improved since going handicapping, but was 8l behind Worlington at Ffos Las last week (1m4f, good); needs to benefit from new headgear and this step up to 2m. |
7/1 |
|
5th 5 (3) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 209y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
This gelding still looked raw when last of five on his recent handicap debut at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm; 7-1), having been gelded; could well have more to offer down in class though. |
6/1 |
Betting Forcast
14/1 Its All About You, 9/4 Tarbat Ness, 66/1 Sharona, 2/5 Home Secretary
Verdict
Tarbat Ness (second choice) is 2-2 over C&D but may prove vulnerable to the 3yo HOME SECRETARY. The selection proved a different proposition when ridden positively in a first-time visor on his first try over 2m at Lingfield in July and it would be a surprise if there wasn’t more to come. [Harry March]
Selections
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