Coopers Marquees Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

16:25

Coopers Marquees Handicap

Date 2024-10-18

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £2,983

Winning Time 3m 36.97s (slow by 7.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Val Bassett (FR) Alistair Rawlinson · Rebecca Menzies	3/1	Won
2nd	Unique Spirit (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	16/5	1.25
3rd	Zivaniya (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Hugo Palmer	9/1	2.5
4th	Galahad Threepwood (GB) Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	12/1	.5
5th	Catalan King (GB) P J McDonald · Edward Bethell	6/4F	4
6th	Grand Scheme (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Sam England	28/1	43

Runners (6)

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
6 (1)	Catalan King Bay J:P J McDonald T:Edward Bethell	J:P J McDonald T:Edward Bethell	130	b	5882	64	71	-	17d	—	—	-15	19.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Favourite for handicap debut at Ayr (1m7f) and closed to within a neck; headgear/AW debut
5 (6)	Unique Spirit Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	131	v	947321	65	71	64	17d	—	—	0	27.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fared better with a visor fitted over C&D on last three starts, off the mark on latest
4 (3)	Val Bassett Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rebecca Menzies	136	tp	8-6443	62	71	56	3d	—	—	-12	9.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
3rd here (1m4f) on Tuesday, staying on from rear as if he would stay further; considered
3 (4)	Zivaniya Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	137	tb	171687	63	69	46	23d	—	—	+2	7.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Inconsistent overall but has usually run with credit here, including a 2m win in August
1 (2)	Galahad Threepwood Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	139	h	/70599	65	68	15	28d	—	—	0	5.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won over hurdles in March 2023; no impact Flat or jumps codes since, including here once
2 (5)	Grand Scheme Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Sam England	J:Billy Loughnane T:Sam England	138	ht	70-058	64	70	-	70d	—	—	-1	5.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Disappointing last year and beat a total of one rival during his three runs this summer

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Catalan King	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	6/4
Unique Spirit	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	9/4
Val Bassett	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Zivaniya	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Galahad Threepwood	14/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Grand Scheme	33/1	20/1	28/1	11/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Unique Spirit

27.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 15 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Catalan King

19.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

15/8

3rd

Val Bassett

9.2

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Zivaniya

7.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Galahad Threepwood

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Grand Scheme

5.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Unique Spirit	65	71	64
Galahad Threepwood	65	68	15
Catalan King	64	71	—
Grand Scheme	64	70	—
Zivaniya	63	69	46
Val Bassett	62	71	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Val Bassett	3d ago	Quick return
Catalan King	17d ago	Fit
Unique Spirit	17d ago	Fit
Zivaniya	23d ago	Fit
Galahad Threepwood	28d ago	Fit
Grand Scheme	70d ago	Fresh