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

Newcastle (AW)

5:30

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

Date 2024-02-04

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,421

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (12)	Cusack b J:Jonny Peate(3) T:David Thompson	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:David Thompson	131	p	2322-3	66	82	52	16d	—	—	-9	13.7	7/2 22%
Four-time course winner and has continued to knock on the door; thereabouts
9 (10)	Once Adaay b J:George Wood T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	J:George Wood T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	130	tv	321-21	65	81	68	14d	—	—	-8	8.8	9/2 18%
Record of 3-8 on the AW; confined to Class 6 handicaps thus far but he's in form
5 (9)	Mercurius Power b J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	130	tp	431-02	65	83	63	13d	—	—	-5	7.4	6/1 14%
Clear runner-up over C&D 13 days ago but the winner was 25-1 and that was a Class 6
3 (6)	Urban Road ch J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	131	v	230-21	66	83	65	16d	—	—	-4	7.1	7/1 13%
Narrow winner here recently but had a bit in hand; drop back to 1m fine off 2lb higher
4 (5)	Sycamore b J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	130	—	0940-1	65	82	58	16d	—	—	+7	16.4	8/1 11%
Overcame a troubled passage to edge home over C&D two weeks ago so needs considering
6 (7)	Aim For The Moon b J:Luke Catton(5) T:Michael Wigham	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Michael Wigham	130	t	7255-3	65	79	49	18d	—	—	+1	9	12/1 8%
Close up over Kempton's 1m on stable debut and has races in her off this mark
8 (11)	Admiral Nelson b J:Cam Hardie T:Peter Niven	J:Cam Hardie T:Peter Niven	130	t	018-54	65	82	72	16d	—	—	0	5.4	14/1 7%
Beaten three times since his course win in Dec and he's 0-9 at 1m+
7 (8)	Tio Mio b J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Alex French	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Alex French	130	—	47V1-3	65	82	52	15d	—	—	+3	8.1	18/1 5%
Made a good start for Alex French with a first and third at Wolverhampton
1 (2)	Reel Prospect b J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	131	—	4165-6	66	81	41	16d	—	—	+1	5.2	22/1 4%
Won his novice over C&D; no better than fifth in his three handicaps
12 (4)	Glencalvie b J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil McEntee	130	—	08-271	65	76	61	3d	—	—	0	5.4	20/1 5%
Doesn't look obviously well in with a penalty but this could be run to suit
10 (3)	Thunder Max ch J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Jessica Bedi	J:Joe Leavy(7) T:Jessica Bedi	130	—	3674-6	65	81	41	22d	—	—	+2	4.5	33/1 3%
Fair stable debut over C&D in December and perhaps Chelmsford didn't suit last time
11 (1)	Covert Legend b J:Tom Eaves T:Tjade Collier	J:Tom Eaves T:Tjade Collier	130	tp	394-87	65	81	70	15d	—	—	+1	5	25/1 4%
His fourth three runs back offers hope and perhaps new cheekpieces will give him a lift

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Cusack	3/1	10/3	7/2	3/1	11/4
Once Adaay	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Mercurius Power	6/1	6/1	5/1	11/2	11/2
Urban Road	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Sycamore	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Aim For The Moon	12/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Admiral Nelson	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Tio Mio	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Reel Prospect	20/1	22/1	16/1	20/1	18/1
Glencalvie	20/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Thunder Max	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1	28/1
Covert Legend	25/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sycamore

16.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Cusack

13.7

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Aim For The Moon

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Once Adaay

8.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Tio Mio

8.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Mercurius Power

7.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Urban Road

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Admiral Nelson

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Glencalvie

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Reel Prospect

5.2

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Covert Legend

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Thunder Max

4.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cusack Top Rated	66	82	52
Urban Road	66	83	65
Reel Prospect	66	81	41
Once Adaay	65	81	68
Mercurius Power	65	83	63
Sycamore	65	82	58
Aim For The Moon	65	79	49
Admiral Nelson	65	82	72
Tio Mio	65	82	52
Glencalvie	65	76	61
Thunder Max	65	81	41
Covert Legend	65	81	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glencalvie	3d ago	Quick return
Mercurius Power	13d ago	Quick return
Once Adaay	14d ago	Fit
Tio Mio	15d ago	Fit
Covert Legend	15d ago	Fit
Cusack	16d ago	Fit
Urban Road	16d ago	Fit
Sycamore	16d ago	Fit
Admiral Nelson	16d ago	Fit
Reel Prospect	16d ago	Fit
Aim For The Moon	18d ago	Fit
Thunder Max	22d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Cusack	Prominent
Aim For The Moon	Prominent
Glencalvie	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.