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Newcastle (AW)

19:30

Date 2025-02-20

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 29.11s (slow by 5.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Streak Lightning (IRE) Jonny Peate · Ruth Carr	13/2	Won
2nd	Mereside Madness (IRE) George Wood · David & Nicola Barron	6/4F	.75
3rd	Tasever (GB) Warren Fentiman · Patrick Morris	15/8	0.3
4th	Bobby Joe Leg (GB) Ryan Sexton · Ruth Carr	14/1	5.5
5th	Havana Prince (GB) Dougie Costello · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	10/1	3.75
6th	Bowman (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Patrick Morris	11/1	1.5

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
2 (3)	Mereside Madness Chestnut J:George Wood T:David & Nicola Barron	J:George Wood T:David & Nicola Barron	135	b	2749-1	70	83	62	16d	—	—	-8	25.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Best effort and third C&D win when beating Tasever last time; claims up 4lb
1 (5)	Tasever Bay J:Warren Fentiman(7) T:Patrick Morris	J:Warren Fentiman(7) T:Patrick Morris	135	p	-14122	70	84	68	16d	—	—	+1	29.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Four course wins since November and good run behind Mereside Madness here last time
3 (1)	Streak Lightning Chestnut J:Jonny Peate T:Ruth Carr	J:Jonny Peate T:Ruth Carr	132	p	3-2256	67	83	60	16d	—	—	-1	9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Held by a couple of these on most recent run over C&D and others appeal more
4 (6)	Havana Prince Grey J:Dougie Costello T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Dougie Costello T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	132	—	41141-	67	79	-	214d	—	—	+15	24.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
6f winner at this venue who won three of last four turf starts but not seen since July
6 (4)	Bowman Bay J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Patrick Morris	J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Patrick Morris	125	—	3608-9	60	78	78	19d	—	—	-2	4.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Turf winner last April but hasn't been at best of late and makes little appeal
5 (2)	Bobby Joe Leg Chestnut J:Ryan Sexton T:Ruth Carr	J:Ryan Sexton T:Ruth Carr	130	b	7-6348	65	82	59	16d	—	—	0	5.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Multiple course winner but long way behind a few of these over C&D last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mereside Madness	6/4	11/8	6/4
Tasever	15/8	15/8	2/1
Streak Lightning	7/1	7/1	7/1
Havana Prince	9/1	15/2	8/1
Bowman	12/1	11/1	12/1
Bobby Joe Leg	16/1	16/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tasever

29.4

OR: 5 Form: 15.5 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Mereside Madness

25.6

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

6/4

3rd

Havana Prince

24.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 18 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Streak Lightning

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Bobby Joe Leg

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Bowman

4.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mereside Madness	70	83	62
Tasever	70	84	68
Streak Lightning	67	83	60
Havana Prince	67	79	—
Bobby Joe Leg	65	82	59
Bowman	60	78	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mereside Madness	16d ago	Fit
Tasever	16d ago	Fit
Streak Lightning	16d ago	Fit
Bobby Joe Leg	16d ago	Fit
Bowman	19d ago	Fit
Havana Prince	214d ago	Long break