Margaret Macklam Memorial Nursery Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

Margaret Macklam Memorial Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-10-14

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,245

Runners (9)

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
2 (9)	Somebody Bay J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	135	tv	722669	65	69	47	21d	—	—	-11	13.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Runner-up in three novice events but has been below that form in three nurseries since.
6 (2)	Taaklam Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	133	—	785	63	68	38	23d	—	—	-11	9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
In good hands and no surprise if he shows significant improvement on nursery debut.
5 (3)	Fizzy Cristal Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	134	—	6342	64	65	27	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	15.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Almost broke her duck when beaten a neck on her nursery debut over C&D ten days ago.
4 (6)	Eclipser Bay J:David Nolan T:Charlie Clover	J:David Nolan T:Charlie Clover	135	—	41447	65	68	63	68d	—	—	-2	10.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won on her AW debut at Chelmsford in June but beaten in three nurseries since.
7 (4)	Blazing Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Edward Bethell	J:Archie Young(5) T:Edward Bethell	131	—	42640	61	66	26	20d	—	—	-2	6.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Best form when second in a Chester maiden in July; has been below that form since.
3 (1)	Thornaby Annie Chestnut J:Harrison Shaw T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Harrison Shaw T:Adrian Nicholls	135	—	0373	65	67	27	10d	—	—	+4	10	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Third in a couple of contests, latest over C&D ten days ago on nursery debut.
1 (8)	Rajak Bay J:P J McDonald T:Michael Bell	J:P J McDonald T:Michael Bell	135	v	711573	65	67	46	17d	—	—	+8	13.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Landed a couple of nurseries in July on turf but below that form since.
8 (7)	Madame Koko Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:John & Sean Quinn	J:James Sullivan T:John & Sean Quinn	128	—	564	58	62	34	24d	—	—	-1	3.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has shown ability but refused to settle on her last two starts over 7f.
9 (5)	Long Shot Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	125	—	808	55	63	-	27d	—	—	-2	2.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Unplaced on his three starts to date; needs to show improvement on nursery debut.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Somebody	11/4	11/4	11/4
Taaklam	3/1	3/1	10/3
Fizzy Cristal	7/2	7/2	7/2
Eclipser	13/2	13/2	6/1
Blazing	11/1	10/1	10/1
Thornaby Annie	14/1	14/1	12/1
Rajak	16/1	16/1	16/1
Madame Koko	22/1	22/1	22/1
Long Shot	22/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fizzy Cristal

15.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Somebody

13.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Rajak

13.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Eclipser

10.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Thornaby Annie

OR: 3.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Taaklam

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Blazing

6.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Madame Koko

3.2

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Long Shot

2.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Somebody	65	69	47
Eclipser	65	68	63
Thornaby Annie	65	67	27
Rajak	65	67	46
Fizzy Cristal	64	65	27
Taaklam	63	68	38
Blazing	61	66	26
Madame Koko	58	62	34
Long Shot	55	63	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fizzy Cristal	10d ago	Quick return
Thornaby Annie	10d ago	Quick return
Rajak	17d ago	Fit
Blazing	20d ago	Fit
Somebody	21d ago	Fit
Taaklam	23d ago	Fit
Madame Koko	24d ago	Fit
Long Shot	27d ago	Fit
Eclipser	68d ago	Fresh