ARC £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Newcastle (AW)

20:00

Date 2025-09-11

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,508

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
5 (6)	Spitzbergen Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon & Ed Crisford	130	ht	2-32	79	94	80	15d	—	—	-27	30.8	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Useful form in 2 of his 3 runs, including last time after wind/gelding ops; sets standard
1 (2)	Monsieur Bondy Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	137	—	31	-	79	-	33d	—	—	-5	19.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Confirmed promise of debut 3rd when winning at Redcar latest; more needed to defy penalty
3 (4)	Correspondence Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Harry Eustace	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Harry Eustace	130	—	33	-	83	-	79d	—	—	-4	8.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Similar form in two 6f runs in June; bred to stay this trip well; still capable of better
4 (5)	Roaring Twenties Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	130	—	38	-	87	37	139d	—	—	0	2.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
2 runs in April, not building on debut form 16 days later; sold 2,000gns in July; wind op
2 (3)	Bloodsweatandtyres Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dam an unraced sister to 5f Group 1 winner Move In Time; likely a longer-term prospect
6 (1)	Wee Nan Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Alan Brown	J:Joanna Mason T:Alan Brown	125	—	64	-	69	34	13d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Second run was better than her first but she still has a mountain to climb in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spitzbergen	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7
Monsieur Bondy	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Correspondence	6/1	5/1	11/2	5/1	13/2
Roaring Twenties	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Bloodsweatandtyres	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Wee Nan	100/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Spitzbergen

30.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Monsieur Bondy

19.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Correspondence

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Roaring Twenties

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Bloodsweatandtyres

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Wee Nan

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spitzbergen	79	94	80
Monsieur Bondy	—	79	—
Correspondence	—	83	—
Roaring Twenties	—	87	37
Bloodsweatandtyres	—	—	—
Wee Nan	—	69	34

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