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Newcastle (AW)

17:25

Date 2025-10-21

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

Winning Time 1m 29.33s (slow by 5.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Moonlight Warrior (IRE) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	9/4	Won
2nd	Loma Express (IRE) David Egan · James Ferguson	8/1	0.3
3rd	Saxophonist (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	7/2	1.75
4th	Beny Nahar (GB) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	5/4F	0.2

Runners (5)

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 (3)	Beny Nahar Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	220	82	90	62	60d	—	—	-12	26.5	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Runner-up over C&D & at Haydock on first two starts; down field in hot York maiden latest
3 (5)	Moonlight Warrior Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	133	—	4	-	85	-	26d	—	—	-24	11.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Promising 4th at Newmarket on debut (1m) last month; open to improvement & AW should suit
4 (4)	Saxophonist Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	133	—	38	-	74	55	53d	—	—	-8	6.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Promising 3rd over C&D on debut; well held over 1m since; been gelded
5 (2)	Loma Express Chestnut J:David Egan T:James Ferguson	J:David Egan T:James Ferguson	128	—	6	-	71	-	126d	—	—	-5	2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
No threat over 6f on June's debut; new trip/surface needs to spark serious improvement
NR (1)	Menwirr Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Archie Watson	J:NON-RUNNER T:Archie Watson	133	—	8	-	-	-	26d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Weakened from 1f out on C&D debut last month; open to improvement but needs it

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Beny Nahar	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/5
Moonlight Warrior	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Saxophonist	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2
Loma Express	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Menwirr	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Beny Nahar

26.5

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Moonlight Warrior

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Saxophonist

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Loma Express

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Menwirr

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beny Nahar	82	90	62
Moonlight Warrior	—	85	—
Saxophonist	—	74	55
Loma Express	—	71	—
Menwirr	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moonlight Warrior	26d ago	Fit
Menwirr	26d ago	Fit
Saxophonist	53d ago	Fresh
Beny Nahar	60d ago	Fresh
Loma Express	126d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 7f14y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5

Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.