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Newcastle · Friday, 19 Dec · 21:45
· 1m 5y
· Class 6
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:45
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
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
9
8/1
07 · —
9.50
17/2
08 · —
26
25/1
09 · —
101
100/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 7 |
The Cookstown Cafu (G)
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
|
C J Orr | Fionn McSharry | 6 | 62.6 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 4th | 2 | 8 |
Falcon Nine (G)
[B]
Latest win at Musselburgh in August. Tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.2f, 13/2) 48 days ago. Back down in trip with more required.
|
Mohammed Tabti | I Jardine | 5 | 61.7 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 7th | 3 | 4 |
Mercurius Power (G)
[PT]
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 63 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.
|
George Wood | Jessica Macey | 7 | 61.7 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 1st | 4 | 1 |
Tasever (G)
FAV
[P]
4-time course winner. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 6 days ago. Can give another good account here.
|
D Nolan | P Morris | 5 | 61.7 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 8th | 5 | 9 |
Volenti (G)
A 4-time C&D scorer. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (3/1) at this C&D 23 days ago and now back down to his last winning mark so big shout.
|
Cam Hardie | B Haslam | 6 | 61.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 2 |
Powerful Response (G)
[P]
Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. Good second of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 27 days ago. Can make presence felt.
|
Sean Kirrane | G A Harker | 5 | 61.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | 3 |
Minshaar (F)
Course winner. Winner here in November. 11/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 11 days ago. One for the shortlist.
|
Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey | 3 | 60.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 9th | 8 | 6 |
Shifter (M)
Last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 23 days ago. Has work to do.
|
Paula Muir | W Storey | 6 | 60.3 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 5th | 9 | 5 |
Pop Favorite (G)
[B]
7-time C&D winner. 9/1, good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D 71 days ago. Not taken lightly nudged up 1 lb.
|
Joey Haynes | S Dixon | 7 | 54.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Tasever (9/4), Powerful Response (9/2), Mercurius Power (11/2), Volenti (6/1), Falcon Nine (15/2), Minshaar (8/1), The Cookstown Cafu (17/2), Pop Favorite (25/1), Shifter (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3140.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1474.0 GBP |
| P3 | 736.0 GBP |
| P4 | 368.0 GBP |
| P5 | 184.0 GBP |