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Newcastle · Saturday, 20 Dec · 20:20
· 7f 14y
· Class 6
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:20
Off time
8
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
RUNNINMAN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6.50
11/2
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
26
25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 2 |
Lina Codina (F)
Modest form. Seventh of 8 in nursery (16/1) at Thirsk (6f, good) in July. Off 148 days. Makes tapeta debut.
|
Jonny Peate | N Tinkler | 2 | 61.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 4 |
Surgeon Commander (G)
FAV
[B]
Lightly-raced maiden. Off 5 months, good fifth of 9 in nursery at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Won't need to pull out much more for first-time blinkers. Engaged 4.15 here Friday,
|
S H James | Craig Lidster | 2 | 61.2 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 8th | 3 | 3 |
Diamond Aura (F)
[P1]
Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, eighth of 9 in C&D novice 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time now handicapping.
|
A Mullen | H Palmer | 2 | 61.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | 10 |
Runninman (G)
[P1]
Modest maiden. Respectable third of 7 in nursery (6/1) at this course (1m) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Can make presence felt.
|
P Mulrennan | Mrs A Duffield | 2 | 59.9 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 4th | 5 | 6 |
Sunniva (F)
Off 4 months, looked rusty when last of 9 in nursery (25/1) at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot.
|
Ben Robinson | B Ellison | 2 | 59.9 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 5th | 6 | 7 |
Charcon (F)
Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in novice (300/1) at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
|
Cam Hardie | B Haslam | 2 | 59.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 7 | 9 |
Calypso Breeze (F)
Winner on 7f nursery debut at Wolverhampton in October. Soft ground provides a possible excuse for a poor run at Leicester since.
|
Darragh Keenan | D P Quinn | 2 | 59.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 1st | 8 | 8 |
Lope Harswell (F)
11/1, respectable fourth of 8 in nursery at this course (1m) 18 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.
|
Mark Winn | Roger Fell | 2 | 56.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 6th | 9 | 5 |
Elemental (C)
Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 9 in novice at Southwell (6f) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut.
|
Joanna Mason | K Frost | 2 | 56.7 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 7th | 10 | 1 |
Nutbean (G)
[B1]
Down the field in 3 turf runs at the end of the summer. Blinkered are added now handicapping from a basement mark after a break. Check the betting.
|
Warren Fentiman | J & S Quinn | 2 | 56.7 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
Betting forecast: Surgeon Commander (9/4), Lope Harswell (10/3), Runninman (4/1), Nutbean (11/2), Calypso Breeze (7/1), Sunniva (11/1), Elemental (16/1), Charcon (18/1), Diamond Aura (25/1), Lina Codina (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3140.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1474.0 GBP |
| P3 | 736.0 GBP |
| P4 | 368.0 GBP |
| P5 | 184.0 GBP |