Arc £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Newcastle (AW)

17:15

Date 2025-10-04

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,653

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

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cloth Of Gold (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	5/1	Won
2nd	Renewal (GB) Jack Dace · Ralph Beckett	7/1	1.75
3rd	Telepathic (IRE) P J McDonald · Simon & Ed Crisford	4/1	2.5
4th	Sweet Kiss (GB) Amie Waugh · Tim Easterby	7/1	1
5th	Shimmering Sands (GB) Dale Swift · Michael & David Easterby	16/1	0.3
6th	Advancing (GB) Jonny Peate · James Ferguson	11/4F	.5
7th	Molinari (IRE) Harry Russell · Martin Todhunter	12/1	2.75
8th	Ninth Life (USA) Jason Hart · Ruth Carr	16/1	6
9th	Naturalia (GB) Shay Farmer · Donald Whillans	66/1	.5
10th	Natzor (FR) Dylan Hogan · Lizzie Quinlan	80/1	0.05
11th	Lightening Company (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	33/1	7
12th	It's A Love Thing (GB) Jack Garritty · Sam England	10/1	11

Runners (12)

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
8 (6)	Telepathic Bay J:P J McDonald T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:P J McDonald T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	ht	472140	75	89	25	20d	—	—	0	18	1.00/1	4/1 20%
1m2f winner in August and had an excuse on tacky ground last time; could bounce back
2 (9)	Advancing Bay J:Jonny Peate T:James Ferguson	J:Jonny Peate T:James Ferguson	135	b	14337	79	86	44	17d	—	—	+2	17.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed 3yo; had excuse on soft last time and could be dangerous in new headgear
5 (3)	Cloth Of Gold Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	223-0	78	86	-	16d	—	—	-4	11.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed colt and had tough task in Class 2 on his comeback; one to keep an eye on
3 (10)	Renewal Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Ralph Beckett	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Ralph Beckett	134	—	42-32	78	83	57	67d	—	—	-2	10.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Solid record in maiden/novice events and she's an interesting contender on handicap debut
12 (12)	Sweet Kiss Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	119	—	371411	63	88	-	16d	—	—	+13	27.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has won three of her last four handicaps and she's open to more progress; big player
6 (2)	Molinari Grey J:Harry Russell T:Martin Todhunter	J:Harry Russell T:Martin Todhunter	133	—	-23442	73	87	79	70d	—	—	+8	14.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two wins here last autumn and has solid record this season; in the mix after a break
7 (5)	Ninth Life Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	132	—	436464	72	87	78	10d	—	—	+2	7.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well held in both runs for current yard and needs to raise his game back on AW
9 (8)	It's A Love Thing Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Sam England	J:Jack Garritty T:Sam England	131	—	106260	71	84	-	29d	—	—	+4	9.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Seven-time AW winner but he needs a major revival back in this sphere
10 (7)	Shimmering Sands Bay J:Dale Swift T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Dale Swift T:Michael & David Easterby	128	t	6-6074	68	87	-	49d	—	—	0	6.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Last win was in 2023 but he's on dangerous mark and ran respectably at Doncaster latest
4 (11)	Lightening Company Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	134	—	54-856	74	88	-	—	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+3	7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Pulled up over hurdles last time and last Flat win was in April 2023; down the list
11 (1)	Naturalia Bay J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Donald Whillans	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Donald Whillans	124	—	413624	64	85	-	13d	—	—	+8	10.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
In-form 4yo but she needs to find more to make an impact in this competitive race
1 (4)	Natzor Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Dylan Hogan T:Lizzie Quinlan	139	t	2301-8	79	-	-	70d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	7.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won this last year but he's generally struggled for new yard since; lots to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Telepathic	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Advancing	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Cloth Of Gold	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Renewal	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Sweet Kiss	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	9/1
Molinari	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Ninth Life	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
It's A Love Thing	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Shimmering Sands	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Lightening Company	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	22/1
Naturalia	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Natzor	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sweet Kiss

27.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 20 Odds: 4

9/1

2nd

Telepathic

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Advancing

17.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Molinari

14.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Cloth Of Gold

11.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Naturalia

10.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 6.4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Renewal

10.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

It's A Love Thing

9.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ninth Life

7.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Natzor

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Lightening Company

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Shimmering Sands

6.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Advancing	79	86	44
Natzor	79	—	—
Cloth Of Gold	78	86	—
Renewal	78	83	57
Telepathic	75	89	25
Lightening Company	74	88	—
Molinari	73	87	79
Ninth Life	72	87	78
It's A Love Thing	71	84	—
Shimmering Sands	68	87	—
Naturalia	64	85	—
Sweet Kiss	63	88	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ninth Life	10d ago	Quick return
Naturalia	13d ago	Quick return
Cloth Of Gold	16d ago	Fit
Sweet Kiss	16d ago	Fit
Advancing	17d ago	Fit
Telepathic	20d ago	Fit
It's A Love Thing	29d ago	Fit
Shimmering Sands	49d ago	Fresh
Renewal	67d ago	Fresh
Molinari	70d ago	Fresh
Natzor	70d ago	Fresh
Lightening Company	—	—

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 12

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