BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap.
Newcastle · Friday, 16 Jan · 20:30
· 1m 5y
· Class 2
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:30
Off time
9
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
19
18/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 8 |
Witch Hunter (G)
Course winner. Latest win here in September. 4/1, not beaten far when fifth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Not taken lightly.
|
S M Levey | R Hannon | 7 | 62.6 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 6th | 2 | 1 |
Storm Star (G)
FAV
3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 4 runs last year. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 11/4) 34 days ago after 8 months off. Entitled to come on for that and player.
|
Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 5 | 62.1 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 4th | 3 | 3 |
Apiarist (G)
C&D winner. Good third of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Ascot (7f, soft), going well when short of room 2f out. Off 104 days. Expected to be bang there.
|
Shane Gray | K A Ryan | 5 | 60.3 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 9th | 4 | 7 |
James McHenry (G)
Evidently goes well fresh, scoring on his reappearance in 2023 and likewise in 2024. Runner-up in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket final start that season and shaped better than bare result at Newbury only start last season. Off 9 months.
|
Callum Rodriguez | E Bethell | 6 | 59.4 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 8th | 5 | 4 |
Crack On Boys (C)
C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 30 days ago, not ideally placed. Respected.
|
J Mitchell | Tom Clover | 4 | 57.2 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 9 |
Talis Evolvere (G)
C&D winner. 9/4, took advantage of reduced mark to win 8-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
|
Alec Voikhansky | R Hannon | 6 | 56.7 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 5th | 7 | 5 |
Rogue Encore (G)
[P]
3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (11/2). Off 110 days. Should remain competitive after a small rise in the weights.
|
P J McDonald | P W Chapple-Hyam | 5 | 56.2 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 3rd | 8 | 6 |
Dosman (G)
Fairly useful handicapper but left Jamie Osborne for 4,000 gns and always behind starting out for this yard at Kempton.
|
Jonny Peate | Oli Rix | 5 | 55.3 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 2 |
Uniting (G)
[P1]
C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 9/2, close third of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago, well positioned. Headgear on 1st time. Thriving.
|
Hollie Doyle | Ian Williams | 4 | 52.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Storm Star (7/4), Apiarist (9/2), Witch Hunter (11/2), Talis Evolvere (13/2), Crack On Boys (9/1), Uniting (12/1), James McHenry (14/1), Dosman (18/1), Rogue Encore (18/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 23193.0 GBP |
| P2 | 10876.0 GBP |
| P3 | 5440.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2718.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1359.0 GBP |
| P6 | 680.0 GBP |