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Newcastle (AW)

20:30

Date 2025-10-09

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,245

Winning Time 1m 42.96s (slow by 5.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Second Fiddle (IRE) Aiden Brookes · Iain Jardine	5/6F	Won
2nd	Pop Favorite (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · Scott Dixon	9/1	1.25
3rd	Wheres The Crumpet (GB) Alex Jary · David Thompson	13/2	2
4th	Spirit Of Bowland (GB) Zak Wheatley · Stella Barclay	5/1	.75
5th	Blue Siam (IRE) Elizabeth Gale · Hugo Palmer	11/2	1.25
6th	Showmethewayhome (IRE) Morgan Cole · Ewan Whillans	25/1	17
7th	Shoptilyoudrop (FR) Andrew Breslin · Philip Kirby	100/1	37

Runners (7)

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
2 (1)	Second Fiddle Bay J:Aiden Brookes T:Iain Jardine	J:Aiden Brookes T:Iain Jardine	133	t	0-7011	53	67	33	9d	—	—	-28	14.9	0.25/1	Evens 50%
On a hat-trick after winning at Hamilton (8.5f, soft) and over C&D; serious player
1 (2)	Spirit Of Bowland Bay J:Zak Wheatley T:Stella Barclay	J:Zak Wheatley T:Stella Barclay	135	—	145798	55	69	50	20d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/1P 2 runs	-9	5.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Didn't get the breaks over C&D 3 weeks ago; pace meltdown did for him latest; interesting
3 (7)	Blue Siam Bay J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Hugo Palmer	131	p	899-4	54	62	-	25d	—	—	-7	4.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Handicap & cheekpieces didn't prompt improvement last month; might build on that, though
4 (4)	Wheres The Crumpet Chestnut J:Alex Jary T:David Thompson	J:Alex Jary T:David Thompson	130	p	731437	50	68	21	31d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-2	8.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D winner one year ago; may have needed it after small break latest; not ruled out
6 (3)	Pop Favorite Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(3) T:Scott Dixon	J:Mikkel Mortensen(3) T:Scott Dixon	126	b	454804	46	67	56	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-7	2.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Seven-time C&D winner, including this race last year; poor lately and can't be recommended
7 (5)	Showmethewayhome Bay J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Ewan Whillans	J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Ewan Whillans	126	—	62-090	46	64	-	75d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
This term's campaign has been a write off; wind surgery will need to have worked wonders
5 (6)	Shoptilyoudrop Grey J:Andrew Breslin T:Philip Kirby	J:Andrew Breslin T:Philip Kirby	129	—	066079	52	65	-	154d	—	—	-1	1.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Little to show for 13 starts in France, including for Phil Kirby; heed any market clues

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Second Fiddle	evn	evn	Evens
Spirit Of Bowland	9/2	5/1	5/1
Blue Siam	11/2	11/2	11/2
Wheres The Crumpet	13/2	13/2	13/2
Pop Favorite	7/1	7/1	7/1
Showmethewayhome	25/1	22/1	25/1
Shoptilyoudrop	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Second Fiddle

14.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Wheres The Crumpet

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.7 Odds: 3.2

13/2

3rd

Spirit Of Bowland

5.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Blue Siam

4.3

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Pop Favorite

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Shoptilyoudrop

1.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Showmethewayhome

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spirit Of Bowland	55	69	50
Blue Siam	54	62	—
Second Fiddle	53	67	33
Shoptilyoudrop	52	65	—
Wheres The Crumpet	50	68	21
Pop Favorite	46	67	56
Showmethewayhome	46	64	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Second Fiddle	9d ago	Quick return
Pop Favorite	14d ago	Fit
Spirit Of Bowland	20d ago	Fit
Blue Siam	25d ago	Fit
Wheres The Crumpet	31d ago	Fit
Showmethewayhome	75d ago	Fresh
Shoptilyoudrop	154d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 1m5y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 4 draws with historical results at this course and distance.