Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:15

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Date 2024-01-25

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £2,983

Winning Time 59.43s (slow by 1.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Herakles (IRE) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	7/1	Won
2nd	Rory (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	2/1F	0.3
3rd	Street Life (GB) Jack Enright · Patrick Morris	16/1	1.5
4th	High Opinion (GB) Clifford Lee · Bryan Smart	7/2	.75
5th	The Gay Blade (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	4/1	0.3
6th	Urban Dandy (IRE) Tom Eaves · Tony Coyle	4/1	0.05
7th	Candy Eye (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tom Tate	50/1	1.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (5)	Rory Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	135	p	125-02	63	77	60	3d	—	—	-17	12.1	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Stayed on for second here on Monday; strong pace would aid his cause; respected
2 (2)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	135	—	336-11	63	79	57	14d	—	—	-11	9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Chasing a hat-trick after wins here (6f) and Chelmsford (7f); drop to 5f not sure to suit
4 (3)	High Opinion Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Bryan Smart	J:Clifford Lee T:Bryan Smart	132	—	47713-	60	75	58	40d	—	—	-1	18.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D winner in November and another solid effort here last time; in the mix once more
5 (7)	Urban Dandy Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle	J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle	128	b	443-32	56	78	69	9d	—	—	-11	6.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Two fine runs this month, including C&D last week; leading contender off the same mark
1 (4)	Herakles Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	135	—	59308-	63	75	50	76d	—	—	-3	7.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D winner at two; mixed record since but down in weights & wind op could revive fortunes
6 (6)	Street Life Chestnut J:Jack Enright(7) T:Patrick Morris	J:Jack Enright(7) T:Patrick Morris	122	v	497-15	50	75	66	12d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Flopped at Wolverhampton last time; earlier Southwell win gives him a squeak
7 (1)	Candy Eye Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tom Tate	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tom Tate	117	—	4008-6	45	76	52	20d	—	—	-2	0.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Struggled since moving into handicaps; plummeting mark but not easily recommended

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rory	11/4	9/4	11/4	9/4	2/1
The Gay Blade	7/2	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1
High Opinion	7/2	7/2	3/1	4/1	7/2
Urban Dandy	7/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2
Herakles	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1	13/2
Street Life	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Candy Eye	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

High Opinion

18.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Rory

12.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

11/4

3rd

The Gay Blade

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Herakles

7.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Urban Dandy

6.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Street Life

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Candy Eye

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rory	63	77	60
The Gay Blade	63	79	57
Herakles	63	75	50
High Opinion	60	75	58
Urban Dandy	56	78	69
Street Life	50	75	66
Candy Eye	45	76	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rory	3d ago	Quick return
Urban Dandy	9d ago	Quick return
Street Life	12d ago	Quick return
The Gay Blade	14d ago	Fit
Candy Eye	20d ago	Fit
High Opinion	40d ago	Fit
Herakles	76d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 5f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.