Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:30

Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2024-12-21

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 44.87s (slow by 7.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nikovo (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Michael Herrington	9/2	Won
2nd	Jewel Maker (IRE) James Sullivan · Tim Easterby	9/1	1.5
3rd	Serenity Dream (IRE) Harry Russell · Richard Fahey	18/1	0.1
4th	Lerwick (GB) Rowan Scott · Edward Bethell	5/2F	0.3
5th	Dingle (IRE) Dougie Costello · Julie Camacho	6/1	1.75
6th	The Cookstown Cafu (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	9/2	2.5
7th	Encourageable (IRE) Adam Farragher · James Horton	4/1	.75
8th	Royal Blaze (GB) Cam Hardie · Ewan Whillans	100/1	0.3

Runners (8)

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
4 (8)	Lerwick Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	134	—	3-7152	81	97	67	61d	—	—	-10	18.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Went close on AW debut at Southwell latest and he's only 1lb higher here; key player
5 (3)	The Cookstown Cafu Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	132	p	141028	79	96	79	9d	—	—	0	19.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Two course wins for current yard but was disappointing here latest; needs to rebound again
1 (1)	Nikovo Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Herrington	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Herrington	140	—	146526	87	95	75	15d	—	—	+1	17.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Went close over C&D on penultimate run and has claims on this drop back in grade
2 (4)	Encourageable Bay J:Adam Farragher T:James Horton	J:Adam Farragher T:James Horton	135	t	50-428	82	94	-	49d	—	—	-4	12.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Mixed messages since returning from a long absence in September and others are more solid
3 (6)	Dingle Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Julie Camacho	J:Dougie Costello T:Julie Camacho	135	—	242708	82	96	63	147d	—	—	+3	12	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Disappointing over C&D in final run during summer; needs to get back near best on return
7 (5)	Jewel Maker Bay J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	122	—	472126	69	93	77	12d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Held in sixth here last time but had a good spell over C&D before that; not ruled out
6 (7)	Serenity Dream Chestnut J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	128	p	-63756	76	93	61	17d	—	—	+5	8.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Regressive form since joining current yard and still has something to prove at this trip
8 (2)	Royal Blaze Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Ewan Whillans	J:Cam Hardie T:Ewan Whillans	119	—	-25490	67	90	50	12d	—	—	+4	5.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Well held in last four runs including a 14l defeat over C&D on recent stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lerwick	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8	15/8
The Cookstown Cafu	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Nikovo	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Encourageable	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Dingle	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2
Jewel Maker	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Serenity Dream	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Royal Blaze	100/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Cookstown Cafu

19.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Lerwick

18.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Nikovo

17.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Jewel Maker

16.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Encourageable

12.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Dingle

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Serenity Dream

8.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Royal Blaze

5.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nikovo	87	95	75
Encourageable	82	94	—
Dingle	82	96	63
Lerwick	81	97	67
The Cookstown Cafu	79	96	79
Serenity Dream	76	93	61
Jewel Maker	69	93	77
Royal Blaze	67	90	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Cookstown Cafu	9d ago	Quick return
Jewel Maker	12d ago	Quick return
Royal Blaze	12d ago	Quick return
Nikovo	15d ago	Fit
Serenity Dream	17d ago	Fit
Encourageable	49d ago	Fresh
Lerwick	61d ago	Fresh
Dingle	147d ago	Long break