Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Golden Goals EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Newcastle (AW)

18:00

Date 2025-10-21

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,402

Winning Time 1m 40.29s (slow by 3.49s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Winged One (IRE) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	9/1	Won
2nd	Harriet Quimby (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Simon & Ed Crisford	EvensF	3.5
3rd	Light The Night Up (IRE) Shane Gray · K R Burke	10/1	4.5
4th	Adiada (GB) Sean Kirrane · Michael Dods	28/1	1.5
5th	Balkadisha (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Charlie Johnston	7/4	11

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
3 (5)	Harriet Quimby Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Simon & Ed Crisford	128	—	3	-	86	-	19d	—	—	-27	18	0.23/1	10/11 52%
The one to beat having run well when giving up experience to the two who beat her on debut
2 (1)	Balkadisha Grey J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	2	-	85	47	19d	—	—	-13	13	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Odds-on favourite/winner hung fire in front but it was a highly encouraging debut (C&D)
4 (3)	Light The Night Up Roan J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	128	—	52	-	81	69	23d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Showed more last time but that 25k race attracted just four runners; others preferred
5 (4)	Winged One Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	128	—	9	-	62	-	29d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Likely needs more time having ran green when down the field on last month's debut
1 (2)	Adiada Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	128	h	52	-	76	-	28d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Good step forward four weeks ago but more is needed to trouble a couple of these

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Harriet Quimby	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11
Balkadisha	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4
Light The Night Up	9/1	17/2	17/2	15/2	17/2
Winged One	8/1	17/2	15/2	9/1	15/2
Adiada	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Harriet Quimby

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

Balkadisha

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Light The Night Up

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Adiada

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Winged One

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Harriet Quimby	—	86	—
Balkadisha	—	85	47
Light The Night Up	—	81	69
Winged One	—	62	—
Adiada	—	76	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Harriet Quimby	19d ago	Fit
Balkadisha	19d ago	Fit
Light The Night Up	23d ago	Fit
Adiada	28d ago	Fit
Winged One	29d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5

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