ARC £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div II) – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

8:40

ARC £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-09-08

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Standard To Slow

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (9)	The Vital Spark b J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	130	tp	-15879	58	72	69	14d	—	—	-12	10.7	11/4 27%
Uninspiring form figures since good C&D win in match; tongue tied first time; new headgear
1 (3)	Herakles b J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	138	—	621727	65	72	34	25d	—	—	-3	17	10/3 23%
C&D win on most recent AW start in June; mixed in three runs since; contender back in Cl 6
2 (2)	Alhather b J:Oisin McSweeney T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Daniel James Murphy	135	b	47-409	62	72	38	49d	—	—	-9	8	5/1 17%
Needs to step up on 2025 form but drops in trip with blinkers fitted and still low mileage
6 (4)	Henery Hawk b J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	131	—	756121	58	73	63	44d	—	—	+12	23.8	7/1 13%
Comes here in top form and beat 13 rivals here six weeks ago; should go well again
9 (5)	Dorothy May b J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	125	—	009621	53	74	57	10d	—	—	+7	17.1	8/1 11%
Off the mark in a C&D classified ten days ago; 3lb rise shouldn't prevent a good run
3 (10)	A Girl Named Ivy gr J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	134	—	822404	61	71	-	17d	—	—	-1	7.6	9/1 10%
Runner-up twice in midsummer; lesser efforts since and more to prove on AW
8 (8)	Lady Of The Garr b J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	126	—	710255	53	73	46	34d	—	—	-3	8.3	9/1 10%
Two wins this year, including C&D; on a fair mark but others preferred for win purposes
10 (6)	Northerner b J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	122	—	20-595	49	74	40	10d	—	—	-3	1.2	28/1 3%
0-12; effective over C&D but she has work to do with Dorothy May on a recent C&D run
5 (1)	Amerjeet b J:Cam Hardie T:Ian McInnes	J:Cam Hardie T:Ian McInnes	133	p	506606	61	70	71	26d	—	—	+1	3.3	80/1 1%
Struggled in 2025; down in the weights but risky after two low-key runs for new stable
NR (7)	Jeany May b J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Tinkler	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel Tinkler	133	—	533073	61	-	-	6d	—	—	—	7.3	—
The odd good effort this year, including on AW last week; needs more to win; non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Vital Spark	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Herakles	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Alhather	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1
Henery Hawk	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Dorothy May	8/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1
A Girl Named Ivy	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Lady Of The Garr	9/1	9/1	6/1	9/1	6/1
Northerner	28/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Amerjeet	80/1	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Jeany May	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Henery Hawk

23.8

OR: 2 Form: 18.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Dorothy May

17.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Herakles

OR: 3.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

The Vital Spark

10.7

OR: 2 Form: 2 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Lady Of The Garr

8.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.1

9/1

Alhather

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

A Girl Named Ivy

7.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Jeany May

7.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Amerjeet

3.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Northerner

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Herakles Top Rated	65	72	34
Alhather	62	72	38
A Girl Named Ivy	61	71	—
Amerjeet	61	70	71
Jeany May	61	—	—
The Vital Spark	58	72	69
Henery Hawk	58	73	63
Dorothy May	53	74	57
Lady Of The Garr	53	73	46
Northerner	49	74	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jeany May	6d ago	Quick return
Dorothy May	10d ago	Quick return
Northerner	10d ago	Quick return
The Vital Spark	14d ago	Fit
A Girl Named Ivy	17d ago	Fit
Herakles	25d ago	Fit
Amerjeet	26d ago	Fit
Lady Of The Garr	34d ago	Fit
Henery Hawk	44d ago	Fit
Alhather	49d ago	Fresh