SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div 1).
Newcastle · Friday, 6 Feb · 22:00
· 5f
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
18:00
Off time
10
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
21
20/1
09 · —
21
20/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
34
33/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 3 |
Pal Joey (G)
FAV
[VT]
Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (8/1) 6 days ago. More needed under a penalty but, that said, he shouldn't be too far away if in a similar mood.
|
P Mulrennan | B Haslam | 4 | 63.5 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 4th | 2 | 9 |
Farandaway (G)
15/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at this C&D 24 days ago and this 4-y-o makes each-way appeal off a 2 lb lower mark.
|
Oliver Stammers | Grant Tuer | 4 | 61.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | 6 |
Glory Fighter (G)
50/1, last of 8 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago and he needs to bounce back in a major way.
|
Rhys Elliott | P T Midgley | 10 | 60.8 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 1st | 4 | 2 |
Dark Kestrel (G)
[T]
C&D winner. 12/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Solid each-way chance.
|
Ethan Tindall | A Brittain | 6 | 60.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | 4 |
Albegone (G)
[P]
Eighth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 25/1) 56 days ago and a revival is needed.
|
Sean Kirrane | T D Easterby | 8 | 60.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 10th | 6 | 5 |
Ganesha (G)
C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2025. 5¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Pal Joey in handicap (15/2) at this C&D 6 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.
|
P J McDonald | Phillip Makin | 5 | 59 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 6th | 7 | 8 |
Good Earth (G)
C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in January. 15/2, only eighth of 11 in handicap at the same course (6.1f) 7 days ago but a line can be drawn through that (encountered traffic problems) and he's one to consider.
|
Jason Hart | M Herrington | 9 | 58.5 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 8 | 11 |
Harb (G)
[V]
9/1, respectable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Visor back on and likely to be on the premises once again.
|
L Morris | T Davidson | 7 | 58.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 9th | 9 | 7 |
Phoenix Beach (G)
Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. 17/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 38 days ago. Will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward.
|
Mikkel Mortensen | S Dixon | 7 | 58.1 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 8th | 10 | 1 |
Bonito Cavalo (G)
Six-time course winner but again well held when last of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 40/1) 27 days ago and he's hard to warm to at present.
|
Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 7 | 55.8 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 11 | 10 |
La Rochette (M)
Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 9/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D 24 days ago. Not without each-way hope.
|
Barry McHugh | Miss Tracy Waggott | 5 | 55.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
Betting forecast: Pal Joey (2/1), Good Earth (5/1), Dark Kestrel (6/1), Farandaway (13/2), Harb (7/1), Ganesha (15/2), La Rochette (14/1), Bonito Cavalo (20/1), Phoenix Beach (20/1), Albegone (25/1), Glory Fighter (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7851.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3684.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1840.0 GBP |
| P4 | 921.0 GBP |
| P5 | 459.0 GBP |