Central - A Decade Running Purely Belta Selling Stakes – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

Central - A Decade Running Purely Belta Selling Stakes

Date 2025-10-17

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,888

Winning Time 1m 42.14s (slow by 5.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cephalus (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	5/1	Won
2nd	Empirestateofmind (IRE) Oisin Orr · John & Sean Quinn	7/2	0.2
3rd	Tempus (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	7/1	.5
4th	Stanage (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	15/8F	0.3
5th	Look Back Smiling (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Gemma Tutty	15/2	.5
6th	Abduction (FR) Shay Farmer · Jim Goldie	5/1	.75

Runners (6)

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 (5)	Empirestateofmind Bay J:Oisin Orr T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Oisin Orr T:John & Sean Quinn	148	b	331521	87	87	-	16d	—	—	+12	32.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Twice runner-up in four visits here and respected despite 15lb worth of penalties
3 (6)	Stanage Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	143	—	676976	78	88	62	19d	—	—	-8	13.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Dual 7f winner; didn't enjoy much luck over C&D last time, but may find a couple too good
5 (3)	Cephalus Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	138	b	063906	78	91	75	14d	—	—	-5	13.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2-2 over C&D; stable doesn't run many here and he's interesting on these terms
6 (1)	Look Back Smiling Chestnut J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Gemma Tutty	133	p	726434	77	93	-	27d	—	—	0	13.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Running well in handicaps lately; record here reads 6231; major player on these terms
2 (4)	Abduction Bay J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jim Goldie	143	—	741088	78	80	-	17d	—	—	0	14	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Not very consistent and this stiff mile may just find him out; others preferred
4 (2)	Tempus Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	143	b	193390	80	85	-	15d	—	—	+3	12.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has only managed to win two of his last 31 starts; may find a couple too strong

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Empirestateofmind	10/3	10/3	10/3
Stanage	3/1	11/4	11/4
Cephalus	10/3	7/2	7/2
Look Back Smiling	5/1	5/1	5/1
Abduction	6/1	13/2	6/1
Tempus	9/1	9/1	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Empirestateofmind

32.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Abduction

OR: 7 Form: 3 Odds: 4

13/2

3rd

Look Back Smiling

13.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 4

5/1

Stanage

13.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Cephalus

13.1

OR: 7 Form: 0.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Tempus

12.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.4 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Empirestateofmind	87	87	—
Tempus	80	85	—
Stanage	78	88	62
Cephalus	78	91	75
Abduction	78	80	—
Look Back Smiling	77	93	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cephalus	14d ago	Fit
Tempus	15d ago	Fit
Empirestateofmind	16d ago	Fit
Abduction	17d ago	Fit
Stanage	19d ago	Fit
Look Back Smiling	27d ago	Fit