Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap.
Newcastle · Saturday, 31 Jan · 20:55
· 5f
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:55
Off time
10
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
OUR ABSENT FRIENDS (IRE
🥉 Third
EMPEROR'S SON (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.50
7/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
9
8/1
08 · —
11
10/1
09 · —
41
40/1
10 · —
81
80/1
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 | 7 |
Pal Joey (G)
[TV]
10/1 and visored first time, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 43 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.
|
P Mulrennan | B Haslam | 4 | 61.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 2 | 4 |
Emperor's Son (G)
[V]
Successful at Wolverhampton at the turn of the year. 15/8, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 18 days ago.
|
Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey | 5 | 61.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | 8 |
Lion's House (G)
Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 16/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 15 days ago.
|
Kaiya Fraser | Miss L A Perratt | 5 | 60.3 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | 3 |
I Need Your Love (G)
[V]
Latest win at Bath in October. 15/8, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6f) 25 days ago. The drop to 5f may help this keen goer.
|
Billy Garritty | M & D Easterby | 4 | 59.4 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 8th | 5 | 2 |
Our Absent Friends (G)
FAV
Three-time C&D winner, the latest in December. Good second of 11 back here since. Should well again.
|
O McSweeney | T Davidson | 8 | 59.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 9th | 6 | 5 |
Ganesha (G)
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Runner-up twice over C&D last month but ran one of his lesser races when seventh of 11 here 11 days ago.
|
Rowan Scott | Phillip Makin | 5 | 59 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 5th | 7 | 9 |
Lucius Aurelius (G)
Cheekpieces on first time, below-form sixth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6f) in October. Off since. No headgear this time.
|
Shane Gray | K A Ryan | 4 | 58.1 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 4th | 8 | 1 |
Water Of Leith (G)
FAV
C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. 7/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 1 day ago. Shortlist material.
|
Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 8 | 58.1 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 10th | 9 | 10 |
Wrestling Revenue (G)
Latest win at Pontefract in October. Ninth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Redcar (5f, good) 11 days later and off since. No impact in AW handicaps at a similar time last year.
|
A Mullen | B Haslam | 5 | 57.6 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 7th | 10 | 6 |
Latin Five (G)
Three-time C&D winner, the latest in December. Respectable fifth of 12 over C&D (16/1) 30 days ago.
|
Alex Jary | P T Midgley | 9 | 53.1 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Water Of Leith (7/2), Our Absent Friends (7/2), I Need Your Love (6/1), Emperor's Son (13/2), Lucius Aurelius (15/2), Ganesha (15/2), Pal Joey (8/1), Lion's House (10/1), Latin Five (40/1), Wrestling Revenue (80/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4397.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2063.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1031.0 GBP |
| P4 | 516.0 GBP |
| P5 | 257.0 GBP |