Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:45

Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap

Date 2025-10-04

Distance 1m4f98y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,768

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (8)	Bintazzo ch J:Joe Fanning T:Roger Varian	J:Joe Fanning T:Roger Varian	135	—	544	64	65	26	26d	—	—	-17	12.9	15/8 35%
Well-bred filly and she needs a close look upped to 1m4f on handicap debut
2 (9)	Rubellite b J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	138	—	133613	61	71	58	9d	—	—	-4	22.3	5/2 29%
Close third over C&D last week and is closely matched with Percy Willis on that form
5 (6)	Karthon b J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	135	v	382326	64	69	59	38d	—	—	-6	16.7	10/3 23%
0-8 but he's been placed in three handicaps and had some traffic issues at Kempton latest
1 (3)	Percy Willis b J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd O'Keeffe	J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd O'Keeffe	141	p	434742	64	73	65	9d	—	—	+2	12	8/1 11%
Tapeta specialist who went close off this mark over C&D last week; respected
9 (1)	Free Pic ch J:Andrew Mullen T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Andrew Mullen T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	124	—	070234	47	71	46	16d	—	—	0	6.3	18/1 5%
Looks worth a try at this new trip but she's 0-8 and others are more persuasive
8 (7)	Bruce Banner b J:Dylan Hogan T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Dylan Hogan T:Rebecca Menzies	131	—	-13155	60	66	58	9d	—	—	+7	11.7	22/1 4%
C&D winner in April but well held in both subsequent runs and has bit to prove
7 (5)	Tracker Issue b J:Jason Hart T:Adam Nicol	J:Jason Hart T:Adam Nicol	131	—	376406	60	67	-	9d	—	—	0	3.5	33/1 3%
0-7 and has finished down the field in four handicaps including over C&D last week
4 (2)	Star Cast b J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Gemma Tutty	136	—	673-84	65	67	42	145d	—	—	+2	4.3	100/1 1%
Handicap newcomer but she needs a transformation after 145 days off
NR (4)	Cloudside Rock b J:Jack Dace(5) T:David Simcock	J:Jack Dace(5) T:David Simcock	136	—	463741	59	71	51	36d	—	—	—	13.2	—
Off the mark with an emphatic win at Ffos Las and 4lb rise looks fair; key player

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bintazzo	7/4	15/8	7/4	13/8	7/4
Rubellite	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Karthon	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Percy Willis	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Free Pic	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Bruce Banner	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Tracker Issue	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Star Cast	100/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	33/1
Cloudside Rock	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Rubellite

22.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Karthon

16.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

Cloudside Rock

13.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 0

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Bintazzo

12.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Percy Willis

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Bruce Banner

11.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Free Pic

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 4.6 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Star Cast

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Tracker Issue

3.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Cast Top Rated	65	67	42
Bintazzo	64	65	26
Karthon	64	69	59
Percy Willis	64	73	65
Rubellite	61	71	58
Bruce Banner	60	66	58
Tracker Issue	60	67	—
Cloudside Rock	59	71	51
Free Pic	47	71	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rubellite	9d ago	Quick return
Percy Willis	9d ago	Quick return
Bruce Banner	9d ago	Quick return
Tracker Issue	9d ago	Quick return
Free Pic	16d ago	Fit
Bintazzo	26d ago	Fit
Cloudside Rock	36d ago	Fit
Karthon	38d ago	Fit
Star Cast	145d ago	Long break