Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:00

Win £2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2024-01-08

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 41.44s (slow by 4.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pallas Lord (IRE) P J McDonald · Donald Whillans	7/4F	Won
2nd	Little Ted (GB) Phil Dennis · Tim Easterby	7/1	.5
3rd	Odd Socks Havana (GB) Morgan Cole · Rebecca Menzies	9/2	0.2
4th	Pop Favorite (GB) Elisha Whittington · Scott Dixon	11/1	2
5th	Struck Gold (IRE) Adam Farragher · John Butler	6/1	.5
6th	Reclaim Victory (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	8/1	.5
7th	Coligone Kate (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Julie Camacho	13/2	0.3
8th	Royal Design (GB) Grace McEntee · Phil McEntee	80/1	8
9th	Roman Princess (GB) Jonathan Fisher · John Stimpson	66/1	4

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
7 (6)	Pallas Lord Bay J:P J McDonald T:Donald Whillans	J:P J McDonald T:Donald Whillans	128	t	7742-2	52	74	59	4d	—	—	-18	16.1	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Runner-up at Wolverhampton and over C&D in last two runs and he's a key player
3 (8)	Struck Gold Bay J:Adam Farragher T:John Butler	J:Adam Farragher T:John Butler	130	b	66114-	54	69	61	11d	—	—	+1	18	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Two wins in November but he was held over C&D last time; needs more progress
6 (1)	Odd Socks Havana Bay J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Rebecca Menzies	128	tp	486-36	52	71	47	2d	—	—	-8	3.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Close third over C&D last Thursday but was only sixth of eight at Southwell on Saturday
4 (5)	Reclaim Victory Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	129	p	4239-5	53	72	53	4d	—	—	-7	3.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Her last win came off this mark and she was an eyecatcher over C&D last week; interesting
1 (2)	Little Ted Chestnut J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	135	p	06454-	59	72	49	50d	—	—	-5	4.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Generally reliable 4yo who has won over C&D and was close fourth here last time; respected
8 (9)	Coligone Kate Chestnut J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(7) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(7) T:Julie Camacho	122	—	/0653-	46	70	-	300d	—	—	-3	5.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
18-race maiden who returns after 300 days off and has work to do for new yard
5 (7)	Pop Favorite Bay J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	J:Elisha Whittington(5) T:Scott Dixon	128	b	25449-	52	72	54	13d	—	—	-4	3.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
His last four wins have come over C&D and latest was off only 1lb lower; in the mix
2 (3)	Roman Princess Bay J:Jonathan Fisher(5) T:John Stimpson	J:Jonathan Fisher(5) T:John Stimpson	133	—	836-	57	64	27	45d	—	—	+2	4.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Unexposed 5yo who goes up in trip and needs watching in market on her handicap debut
9 (4)	Royal Design Bay J:Grace McEntee(3) T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee(3) T:Phil McEntee	121	t	09488-	45	64	42	60d	—	—	-1	0.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has generally struggled in her nine starts and mark has bottomed out now; no appeal

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Pallas Lord	13/8	6/4	6/4
Struck Gold	4/1	4/1	7/2
Odd Socks Havana	13/2	13/2	13/2
Reclaim Victory	8/1	15/2	13/2
Little Ted	8/1	17/2	8/1
Coligone Kate	10/1	10/1	10/1
Pop Favorite	11/1	12/1	11/1
Roman Princess	50/1	40/1	40/1
Royal Design	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Struck Gold

OR: 1 Form: 12 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Pallas Lord

16.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Coligone Kate

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Little Ted

4.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Roman Princess

4.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Odd Socks Havana

3.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Reclaim Victory

3.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Pop Favorite

3.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Royal Design

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Little Ted	59	72	49
Roman Princess	57	64	27
Struck Gold	54	69	61
Reclaim Victory	53	72	53
Pallas Lord	52	74	59
Odd Socks Havana	52	71	47
Pop Favorite	52	72	54
Coligone Kate	46	70	—
Royal Design	45	64	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Odd Socks Havana	2d ago	Quick return
Pallas Lord	4d ago	Quick return
Reclaim Victory	4d ago	Quick return
Struck Gold	11d ago	Quick return
Pop Favorite	13d ago	Quick return
Roman Princess	45d ago	Fit
Little Ted	50d ago	Fresh
Royal Design	60d ago	Fresh
Coligone Kate	300d ago	Long break