ARC £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

20:30

ARC £1Million Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap

Date 2025-10-17

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,245

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (4)	Second Fiddle b J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Iain Jardine	124	t	701111	54	81	65	3d	—	—	-7	43.1	4/5 56%
Bolted up over C&D on Tuesday, making it 4-4 for I. Jardine; tough to beat under 5lb extra
2 (6)	Electric Avenue b J:David Egan T:Ivan Furtado	J:David Egan T:Ivan Furtado	133	tp	956642	63	77	69	22d	—	—	-7	14.9	3/1 25%
Runner-up to the rejuvenated Parish Councillor over C&D (9-4) last month; now 4lb higher.
4 (2)	Barleybrown b J:Hollie Doyle T:Ruth Carr	J:Hollie Doyle T:Ruth Carr	130	p	265474	60	77	44	17d	—	—	-5	5.4	7/1 13%
Late headway, fourth to tonight's rival Second Fiddle (C&D) latest; on last winning mark.
3 (3)	Mercurius Power b J:George Wood T:Jessica Macey	J:George Wood T:Jessica Macey	131	tp	-27693	61	74	47	17d	—	—	-1	9.6	10/1 9%
Winless for 14 months; no match for Second Fiddle over C&D recently; easing mark helpful.
1 (5)	Tasever b J:David Nolan T:Patrick Morris	J:David Nolan T:Patrick Morris	135	p	286947	65	74	42	36d	—	—	0	5.4	20/1 5%
Showed pace before weakening over 7f here (9-2) five weeks ago; drops back into a Class 6.
8 (7)	Vecchio b J:Cam Hardie T:Scott Dixon	J:Cam Hardie T:Scott Dixon	116	—	600797	46	70	62	18d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
23-race maiden; opposed.
6 (8)	She's Got Bottle b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Lizzie Quinlan	129	p	7-0060	59	66	-	16d	—	—	+1	2.8	50/1 2%
Disappointing (0-13) since joining Lizzie Quinlan; cheekpieces now applied seeking a spark
NR (1)	Tees George b J:TBC T:Adrian Nicholls	J: T:Adrian Nicholls	130	p	092527	60	74	49	17d	—	—	—	7.5	—
2-25; plenty of work to do with Second Fiddle, Mercurius Power & co on recent C&D evidence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Second Fiddle	4/5	4/5	4/5	8/11	4/5
Electric Avenue	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Barleybrown	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Mercurius Power	8/1	9/1	17/2	10/1	15/2
Tasever	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Vecchio	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
She's Got Bottle	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Tees George	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Second Fiddle

43.1

OR: 1 Form: 25 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Electric Avenue

14.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

3rd

Mercurius Power

9.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 4 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Tees George

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Barleybrown

5.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Tasever

5.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

She's Got Bottle

2.8

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Vecchio

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tasever Top Rated	65	74	42
Electric Avenue	63	77	69
Mercurius Power	61	74	47
Barleybrown	60	77	44
Tees George	60	74	49
She's Got Bottle	59	66	—
Second Fiddle	54	81	65
Vecchio	46	70	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Second Fiddle	3d ago	Quick return
She's Got Bottle	16d ago	Fit
Barleybrown	17d ago	Fit
Mercurius Power	17d ago	Fit
Tees George	17d ago	Fit
Vecchio	18d ago	Fit
Electric Avenue	22d ago	Fit
Tasever	36d ago	Fit