JenningsBet Festival Northumberland Vase Handicap (Northumberland Plate Consolation Race) (GBBPlus)

Newcastle (AW)

2:40

Date 2025-06-28

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £38,655

Runners (20)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (7)	Contacto b J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	137	—	1212-4	86	96	-	36d	—	—	-3	14	4/1 20%
Close 4th at Goodwood on return; pedigree provides optimism he's capable of better still
9 (5)	Tryfan b J:James Doyle T:Harry Charlton	J:James Doyle T:Harry Charlton	130	—	205-01	79	96	-	35d	—	—	-3	11.3	11/2 15%
Won at Salisbury on second stable start; had good record here for Brian Ellison; respected
2 (3)	Godsend ch J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	138	p	2111-1	87	92	-	39d	—	—	+10	22.9	6/1 14%
Won on reappearance; this is much tougher but he could have lots more left in the tank
15 (10)	Savrola b J:Connor Beasley T:Dianne Sayer	J:Connor Beasley T:Dianne Sayer	126	—	41-122	75	99	-	13d	—	—	0	8.5	10/1 9%
Progressive over 1m4f-1m6f; new trip here but 5lb well in; could produce another bold show
5 (1)	Humble Spark b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	136	—	614732	85	95	84	35d	—	—	+11	20.5	8/1 11%
Four-time course winner who was second of six in hot little race at Haydock last time
4 (12)	Sheradann gr J:Hector Crouch T:Ian Williams	J:Hector Crouch T:Ian Williams	137	t	32-763	86	98	83	20d	—	—	+4	11.1	12/1 8%
Returned to form when third at Goodwood recently and holds each-way claims once more
12 (13)	Caprelo b J:David Probert T:Hughie Morrison	J:David Probert T:Hughie Morrison	127	b	47-751	76	95	84	31d	—	—	+2	8.4	12/1 8%
Won in blinkers at Kempton; career best needed but may have more to offer in the headgear
18 (17)	Hardy Bloke b J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	124	v	3212-1	73	95	75	59d	—	—	+11	17.5	14/1 7%
Flat career best when winning by 3l on reappearance at Southwell and 5lb rise isn't harsh
8 (14)	Artisan Dancer b J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	-21333	82	95	68	27d	—	—	+14	20.3	14/1 7%
Won at Ripon in April and some good form in defeat since; each-way contender
6 (15)	Gibside b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	134	—	1-2813	83	95	77	35d	—	—	+12	16.5	18/1 5%
Won Chester Cup consolation race before good third at Haydock and could be in the mix
16 (19)	Weddell Sea b J:Mark Winn T:Mike Sowersby	J:Mark Winn T:Mike Sowersby	125	tp	5-1152	74	96	88	39d	—	—	+2	7.4	18/1 5%
Some good C&D form this season and has each-way possibilities now back at Newcastle
17 (20)	Dreams Adozen b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	125	p	544435	74	95	87	14d	—	—	+6	8.9	28/1 3%
Well beaten last time but this C&D winner is consistent in the main; has an each-way shout
7 (16)	Midnight Lion br J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	133	—	323110	82	95	80	71d	—	—	+20	22.8	28/1 3%
Four wins over 1m2f here this year but has something to prove at today's distance
10 (11)	Letsbefrank b J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	127	—	-07407	76	91	-	13d	—	—	+4	7.3	33/1 3%
Runs off last winning mark but not at the top of his game on his five outings this season
13 (2)	Churchella b J:Saffie Osborne T:Philip Kirby	J:Saffie Osborne T:Philip Kirby	126	v	713-85	75	96	-	21d	—	—	+4	7	33/1 3%
Four wins for David O'Meara last year but not easy to fancy judged on this year's two runs
14 (18)	Jack McNamara b J:Sean D Bowen T:Simon Pearce	J:Sean D Bowen T:Simon Pearce	126	—	022-89	75	94	77	27d	—	—	+5	6.8	66/1 1%
Promising stable debut in December but has since been well beaten in first two handicaps
11 (8)	Zimmerman ch J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	127	tb	845-49	76	92	-	50d	—	—	+5	7.1	50/1 2%
Won off this mark at York last July but inconsistent and tailed off at Chester last time
19 (9)	Alnayef b J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Jim Goldie	124	—	92-468	73	89	53	13d	—	—	+4	6.3	50/1 2%
Encouraging 4th on stable/seasonal debut at Hamilton but 2 lesser runs have followed there
1 (6)	Vaguely Royal br J:Sam James T:Anthony Charlton	J:Sam James T:Anthony Charlton	138	v	250-30	87	89	27	50d	—	—	+8	9.6	66/1 1%
Well beaten in the Chester Cup last time and needs to raise his game in a first-time visor
NR (4)	Clansman b J:NON-RUNNER T:Liam Bailey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Liam Bailey	123	—	7-5450	72	94	-	13d	—	—	—	5.5	—
Some reasonable efforts in the spring but well beaten at Hamilton recently

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Contacto	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tryfan	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Godsend	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Savrola	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Humble Spark	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Sheradann	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Caprelo	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Hardy Bloke	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Artisan Dancer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Gibside	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Weddell Sea	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Dreams Adozen	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Midnight Lion	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Letsbefrank	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Churchella	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Jack McNamara	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	66/1
Zimmerman	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Alnayef	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Vaguely Royal	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Clansman	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Godsend

22.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Midnight Lion

22.8

OR: 8 Form: 13.9 Odds: 0.9

28/1

3rd

Humble Spark

20.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Artisan Dancer

20.3

OR: 8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Hardy Bloke

17.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Gibside

16.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Contacto

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Tryfan

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Sheradann

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Vaguely Royal

9.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Dreams Adozen

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Savrola

8.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Caprelo

8.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Weddell Sea

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Letsbefrank

7.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Zimmerman

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Churchella

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Jack McNamara

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Alnayef

6.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Clansman

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Godsend Top Rated	87	92	—
Vaguely Royal	87	89	27
Contacto	86	96	—
Sheradann	86	98	83
Humble Spark	85	95	84
Gibside	83	95	77
Artisan Dancer	82	95	68
Midnight Lion	82	95	80
Tryfan	79	96	—
Caprelo	76	95	84
Letsbefrank	76	91	—
Zimmerman	76	92	—
Savrola	75	99	—
Churchella	75	96	—
Jack McNamara	75	94	77
Weddell Sea	74	96	88
Dreams Adozen	74	95	87
Hardy Bloke	73	95	75
Alnayef	73	89	53
Clansman	72	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Savrola	13d ago	Quick return
Letsbefrank	13d ago	Quick return
Alnayef	13d ago	Quick return
Clansman	13d ago	Quick return
Dreams Adozen	14d ago	Fit
Sheradann	20d ago	Fit
Churchella	21d ago	Fit
Artisan Dancer	27d ago	Fit
Jack McNamara	27d ago	Fit
Caprelo	31d ago	Fit
Tryfan	35d ago	Fit
Humble Spark	35d ago	Fit
Gibside	35d ago	Fit
Contacto	36d ago	Fit
Godsend	39d ago	Fit
Weddell Sea	39d ago	Fit
Zimmerman	50d ago	Fresh
Vaguely Royal	50d ago	Fresh
Hardy Bloke	59d ago	Fresh
Midnight Lion	71d ago	Fresh