Arc All-Weather £1Million Bonus Returns Nursery Handicap

Newcastle (AW)

17:30

Date 2025-10-02

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,245

Winning Time 2m 16.11s (slow by 9.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Captain Bruce (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	9/1	Won
2nd	Loose Connection (USA) Callum Rodriguez · Michael Bell	2/1J	3.5
3rd	Due To Shine (GB) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	9/2	2.75
4th	Time Twister (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	2/1J	.5
5th	Hood Wink (GB) James Sullivan · Tim Easterby	11/2	4.25

Runners (5)

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
1 (3)	Time Twister Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	7066	60	62	-	37d	—	—	-18	11.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Modest qualifying runs and backward step on nursery debut; needs more on AW debut
2 (2)	Loose Connection Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Bell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Bell	132	—	390	57	62	52	14d	—	—	-11	9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Modest form in qualifying runs; needs to find more on this handicap debut
4 (5)	Due To Shine Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	124	—	8402	49	60	-	15d	—	—	-7	10	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Modest form; stayed on for second on h'cap debut 15 days ago; step up in trip could suit
3 (4)	Captain Bruce Brown J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	125	—	009815	50	64	48	14d	—	—	-3	11	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won (7f, Polytrack) penultimate start; marked step up in trip but still respected
5 (1)	Hood Wink Bay J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	120	v	50842	45	66	-	8d	—	—	-7	10	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Just nabbed in blinkers (1m) 8 days ago; earlier visor back on; up in trip for AW debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Time Twister	13/8	13/8	13/8
Loose Connection	10/3	3/1	10/3
Due To Shine	4/1	7/2	4/1
Captain Bruce	13/2	13/2	13/2
Hood Wink	13/2	13/2	13/2

Predictor

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

1st

Time Twister

11.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

13/8

2nd

Captain Bruce

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4

13/2

3rd

Due To Shine

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

Hood Wink

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

13/2

Loose Connection

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Time Twister	60	62	—
Loose Connection	57	62	52
Captain Bruce	50	64	48
Due To Shine	49	60	—
Hood Wink	45	66	—

Last Run