Border Minstrel Dog Friendly Pub Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

15:55

Border Minstrel Dog Friendly Pub Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-09-28

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,085

Winning Time 2m 11.79s (slow by 5.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Per Contra (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	4/1	Won
2nd	Crack Shot (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · James Owen	7/1	2.5
3rd	Bragbor (GB) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	2/1F	0.2
4th	Londoner (IRE) Nicola Currie · Daniel & Claire Kubler	17/2	.75
5th	Light Speed (IRE) Joanna Mason · Gemma Tutty	14/1	0.2
6th	Padishakh (FR) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	14/1	.5
7th	Jujubella (IRE) P J McDonald · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	9/1	1.75
8th	North View (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	17/2	0.05
9th	Bamburgh (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Charlie Johnston	22/1	1.75
10th	Blue For You (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	18/1	2
11th	Glistening Nights (FR) Barry McHugh · Richard Fahey	40/1	4

Runners (11)

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
3 (11)	Bragbor Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	136	—	121	86	100	54	38d	—	—	+8	35.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Lightly raced and the form of his handicap debut win here has been franked
6 (3)	Per Contra Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	133	p	236327	83	99	73	21d	—	—	+5	17.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Hasn't won for a while but enters the reckoning in his current vein of form
5 (2)	Crack Shot Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	134	v	305443	84	99	82	15d	—	—	+2	15.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Early days with this yard and unlucky not to be closer than 2l at Chester last time
7 (7)	North View Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	127	tb	-79634	77	98	88	31d	—	—	+2	11.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Stamina to prove but did keep on encouragingly after starting slowly last time at Newbury
2 (5)	Londoner Chestnut J:Nicola Currie T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Nicola Currie T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	136	p	223735	86	97	75	15d	—	—	+8	15.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Definite chance on this year's peaks; below par last time but on first visit to Chester
11 (6)	Jujubella Bay J:P J McDonald T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:P J McDonald T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	123	p	231657	73	96	-	16d	—	—	+4	11.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Performed okay in 1m2f/1m4f Class 2 handicaps the last twice; three AW wins
4 (8)	Padishakh Brown J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	t	715484	85	98	-	12d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Hasn't kicked on from a winning debut for this yard; plenty to prove on the AW
10 (9)	Light Speed Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	125	—	408216	75	95	-	15d	—	—	+12	17.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
A winner before never involved from off the pace at Chester; course winner; useful mark
1 (10)	Blue For You Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	136	t	759808	86	97	-	16d	—	—	+5	10.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
All British wins have been over 1m at York and he's unraced on the AW
8 (4)	Bamburgh Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	127	p	254155	77	96	59	12d	—	—	+9	12.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Redcar winner in July and subsequent fifths were fairly close ones; each-way claims
9 (1)	Glistening Nights Chestnut J:Barry McHugh T:Richard Fahey	J:Barry McHugh T:Richard Fahey	126	—	541239	76	95	-	15d	—	—	+12	14.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Running well until last time; effective on the AW but others might be better in here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bragbor	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Per Contra	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Crack Shot	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	5/1
North View	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Londoner	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Jujubella	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Padishakh	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Light Speed	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Blue For You	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1
Bamburgh	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Glistening Nights	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bragbor

35.9

OR: 9 Form: 18.5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Per Contra

17.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Light Speed

17.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Crack Shot

15.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Londoner

15.1

OR: 9 Form: 4 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Glistening Nights

14.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Bamburgh

12.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Padishakh

12.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.6

14/1

North View

11.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Jujubella

11.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Blue For You

10.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bragbor	86	100	54
Londoner	86	97	75
Blue For You	86	97	—
Padishakh	85	98	—
Crack Shot	84	99	82
Per Contra	83	99	73
North View	77	98	88
Bamburgh	77	96	59
Glistening Nights	76	95	—
Light Speed	75	95	—
Jujubella	73	96	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Padishakh	12d ago	Quick return
Bamburgh	12d ago	Quick return
Crack Shot	15d ago	Fit
Londoner	15d ago	Fit
Light Speed	15d ago	Fit
Glistening Nights	15d ago	Fit
Jujubella	16d ago	Fit
Blue For You	16d ago	Fit
Per Contra	21d ago	Fit
North View	31d ago	Fit
Bragbor	38d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 1m2f42y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Based on 9 draws with historical results at this course and distance.