BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

15:00

BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap

Date 2025-04-18

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £77,310

Runners (14)

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
9 (15)	Storm Star Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	125	—	333-11	95	118	93	91d	—	—	-3	17.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Solid operator who completed a C&D double in January, taking Newcastle record to 3-4
3 (16)	Roi De France Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	134	—	2012-3	104	120	95	23d	—	—	+3	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Still open to further improvement and this step back up to 1m looks a plus; interesting
6 (11)	Destructive Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	127	—	54-111	97	117	99	49d	—	—	+3	15.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
3-3 since being gelded, most recently winning the trial for this race; strong claims
1 (14)	Valiant Force Roan J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	138	—	14-131	108	116	96	42d	—	—	+7	17.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Irish colt who scored comfortably upped to 1m at Dundalk last time; unexposed at the trip
4 (12)	Kingdom Come Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	133	—	0902-3	103	116	100	41d	—	—	+11	18.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Went close off this mark in this contest last year; fighting chance
10 (1)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	125	—	95-230	95	118	89	20d	—	—	+7	13	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Finished third off 2lb higher in this event 12 months ago; each-way hopes
11 (2)	Cracking Gold Chestnut J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	123	tp	04-231	93	116	100	30d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Record of 112231 on AW; had wind surgery prior to Southwell win last time; solid
2 (10)	Symbol Of Light Brown J:Oisin Orr T:Julie Camacho	J:Oisin Orr T:Julie Camacho	135	hp	0-4011	105	117	100	41d	—	—	+10	15.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Back in winning form the last twice, looking better than ever; not ruled out
5 (9)	Popmaster Grey J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ed Walker	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ed Walker	129	—	3-3834	99	120	100	23d	—	—	+10	16	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ties in with Roi De France but remains far more exposed than that rival
7 (3)	Apiarist Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	127	—	-21610	97	119	85	20d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+19	24.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Did well on AW this winter and the form is solid; could have more to offer
14 (7)	Nikovo Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	123	—	1-5719	93	114	72	23d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+15	18.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Return to Newcastle looks a plus but this is a tough assignment
8 (6)	Brewing Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:William Haggas	J:Harry Burns(3) T:William Haggas	125	tb	43-517	95	116	99	45d	—	—	+9	12	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has done his winning over 6f/7f; something to prove back over 1m
13 (8)	Final Voyage Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:J P Murtagh	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:J P Murtagh	123	p	94-428	93	116	96	41d	—	—	+9	11.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won the Vase Mile in 2023 but he's 5lb higher in this bigger prize; headgear fitted
12 (5)	Exquisite Acclaim Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	123	p	29-141	93	115	86	56d	—	—	+10	11.1	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Irish gelding who is 2-3 in Dundalk contests this year; stiffer task in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Storm Star	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Roi De France	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Destructive	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	17/2
Valiant Force	15/2	9/1	8/1	15/2	17/2
Kingdom Come	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Fantastic Fox	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Cracking Gold	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Symbol Of Light	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Popmaster	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Apiarist	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Nikovo	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Brewing	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Final Voyage	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Exquisite Acclaim	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Apiarist

24.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 11 Odds: 1.4

18/1

2nd

Roi De France

22.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Nikovo

18.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Kingdom Come

18.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Storm Star

17.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Valiant Force

17.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Popmaster

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Destructive

15.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

17/2

Symbol Of Light

15.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Fantastic Fox

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Cracking Gold

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Brewing

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Final Voyage

11.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Exquisite Acclaim

11.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valiant Force	108	116	96
Symbol Of Light	105	117	100
Roi De France	104	120	95
Kingdom Come	103	116	100
Popmaster	99	120	100
Destructive	97	117	99
Apiarist	97	119	85
Storm Star	95	118	93
Fantastic Fox	95	118	89
Brewing	95	116	99
Cracking Gold	93	116	100
Nikovo	93	114	72
Final Voyage	93	116	96
Exquisite Acclaim	93	115	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fantastic Fox	20d ago	Fit
Apiarist	20d ago	Fit
Roi De France	23d ago	Fit
Popmaster	23d ago	Fit
Nikovo	23d ago	Fit
Cracking Gold	30d ago	Fit
Kingdom Come	41d ago	Fit
Symbol Of Light	41d ago	Fit
Final Voyage	41d ago	Fit
Valiant Force	42d ago	Fit
Brewing	45d ago	Fit
Destructive	49d ago	Fresh
Exquisite Acclaim	56d ago	Fresh
Storm Star	91d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 1m5y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Based on 4 draws with historical results at this course and distance.