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Newcastle · Saturday, 31 Jan · 21:55
· 7f 14y
· Class 4
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:55
Off time
9
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
THE GREEN MAN (IRE
🥈 Second
BENACRE (IRE
🥉 Third
MIDNIGHT'S DREAM (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
41
40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1 | 8 |
War Howl (G)
Progressed into quite a useful handicapper for Mick Appleby last season. Sold for 22,000 gns since seen in October. The betting should help guide to expectations.
|
P Mulrennan | B Haslam | 4 | 61.2 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 5th | 2 | 3 |
Northern Spirit (G)
Course winner last summer but below par on first 2 comeback starts this winter and refused to race here with a visor added last time. No headgear this time. Can only watch.
|
Ben Robinson | B Ellison | 6 | 60.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 2 |
Benacre (G)
C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Chelmsford (7f) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Went close over C&D off only 1 lb higher last month. Has to enter calculations.
|
Oliver Stammers | C Johnston | 6 | 59.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 4th | 4 | 9 |
Beattie Is Back (G)
FAV
C&D winner. 40/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6f) 11 days ago, merely closing up late. Should be sharper for that first outing in 7 months.
|
Ethan Tindall | R A Fahey | 7 | 58.1 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 1st | 5 | 4 |
Abduction (G)
16/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) on reappearance 5 days ago. Back on a workable mark.
|
Kaiya Fraser | J S Goldie | 8 | 57.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 7th | 6 | 7 |
The Green Man (G)
[TV]
Has thrived since Phil Kirby, notching 3 course wins, including this trip in December. Two good placed efforts over 1m here have followed and another bold show is likely.
|
Aiden Brookes | P A Kirby | 7 | 57.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 3rd | 7 | 5 |
Midnight's Dream (G)
[B]
Blinkered first time, fifth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Kempton (1m) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort after racing keenly. The drop to 7f may help. Well handicapped again.
|
J Mitchell | R Varian | 5 | 56.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 8 | 6 |
Space Cowboy (G)
[P]
First sign ability remains after a long absence when third of 9 at Chelmsford (7f) 4 weeks ago but he typically looked reluctant in the early stages. Not one for maximum faith.
|
Callum Hutchinson | R Spencer | 7 | 56.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 8th | 9 | 1 |
Kitaab (G)
Course winner. Off 12 months. ninth of 11 in 6f handicap here 7 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot in a short time.
|
Cam Hardie | P A Kirby | 7 | 54.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Beattie Is Back (3/1), The Green Man (10/3), Midnight's Dream (4/1), Benacre (5/1), Space Cowboy (13/2), Abduction (14/1), Northern Spirit (16/1), War Howl (20/1), Kitaab (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5653.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2652.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1325.0 GBP |
| P4 | 663.0 GBP |
| P5 | 330.0 GBP |