Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div II)

Newcastle (AW)

16:30

Date 2023-12-28

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,873

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Inverlochy Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	137	t	438411	70	83	66	43d	—	—	-2	34.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Up 4lb for latest C&D success but she's on a roll now seeking a hat-trick
3 (7)	Enola Grey Grey J:Ethan Jones(7) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Ethan Jones(7) T:Gemma Tutty	136	—	292221	69	80	69	12d	—	—	+2	31.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Continues to start slowly but she was ahead when it mattered over C&D 12 days ago
2 (3)	Forward Flight Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	137	—	593168	69	76	49	38d	—	—	+3	13.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Lightly raced on the AW and the race he contested at Kempton last time wasn't run to suit
8 (2)	Bobby Joe Leg Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	126	—	658472	58	82	64	39d	—	—	+1	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Veteran who loves it here but he's very much a 7f specialist
9 (8)	Ledger Bay J:Adam Farragher T:Lucinda Russell	J:Adam Farragher T:Lucinda Russell	120	t	701295	53	81	70	12d	—	—	+2	8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
C&D winner but his levels have dipped since and he's now on a revival mission
5 (1)	Clipsham Gold Chestnut J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	135	—	072743	67	80	70	14d	—	—	+3	11.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Yet to collect for current yard but ran another solid race in defeat at Chelmsford latest
6 (4)	Pembrokeshire Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	134	h	740917	67	75	45	12d	—	—	+9	12.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Inconsistent and he was only seventh here behind Enola Grey after pulling hard
NR (5)	Smalleytime Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Haslam	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Haslam	136	—	146009	69	80	63	33d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Not progressed from his novice win but new trainer could turn him around
NR (9)	Noble Sovereign Bay J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	133	—	6279	66	77	58	22d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Second in a 1m Kempton novice; only ninth on stable/handicap debut back there (1m)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Inverlochy	7/4	11/8	6/4	6/4	6/4
Enola Grey	7/4	2/1	7/4	7/4	7/4
Forward Flight	6/1	7/1	13/2	6/1	6/1
Bobby Joe Leg	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Ledger	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Clipsham Gold	14/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	8/1
Pembrokeshire	25/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Inverlochy

34.4

OR: 5 Form: 17.6 Odds: 11.8

7/4

2nd

Enola Grey

31.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Forward Flight

13.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Pembrokeshire

12.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Clipsham Gold

11.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

18/1

Bobby Joe Leg

9.2

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Ledger

OR: 0.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Noble Sovereign

6.5

OR: 4 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Smalleytime

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inverlochy	70	83	66
Enola Grey	69	80	69
Forward Flight	69	76	49
Smalleytime	69	80	63
Clipsham Gold	67	80	70
Pembrokeshire	67	75	45
Noble Sovereign	66	77	58
Bobby Joe Leg	58	82	64
Ledger	53	81	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Enola Grey	12d ago	Quick return
Ledger	12d ago	Quick return
Pembrokeshire	12d ago	Quick return
Clipsham Gold	14d ago	Fit
Noble Sovereign	22d ago	Fit
Smalleytime	33d ago	Fit
Forward Flight	38d ago	Fit
Bobby Joe Leg	39d ago	Fit
Inverlochy	43d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 1m5y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 4 draws with historical results at this course and distance.