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Newcastle (AW)

19:15

Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,140

Winning Time 1m 27.28s (slow by 3.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jesmond Dawn (IRE) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	7/2	Won
2nd	Travis (GB) David Allan · Geoffrey Harker	100/30F	4.25
3rd	Jkr Cobbler (IRE) Archie Young · Iain Jardine	4/1	.5
4th	Wait For It (IRE) Billy Garritty · Liam Bailey	33/1	4
5th	Swiss Ace (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	7/2	3.5
6th	Cooperation (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Katie Scott	5/1	0.3
7th	Yaahobby (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	11/1	.5

Runners (8)

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
3 (7)	Travis Bay J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	137	p	452823	64	72	45	11d	—	—	-5	18.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won at 7f on turf in July; 0-7 on AW but running well over 1m here; close up back at 7f
4 (2)	Jkr Cobbler Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	137	—	534913	64	74	-	23d	—	—	+1	19.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won over 7f at Ayr in September; just 3lb higher than the 2nd of two C&D wins last autumn
1 (6)	Swiss Ace Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	138	—	678376	65	77	58	15d	—	—	-7	10.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three C&D wins; well handicapped on course form early in 2025; shaped nicely latest
7 (3)	Jesmond Dawn Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	131	—	557320	58	74	54	31d	—	—	-6	12.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well held latest; unexposed on AW and weighted to go well on best C&D form in 2024
5 (4)	Cooperation Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Katie Scott	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Katie Scott	136	h	252254	63	75	66	11d	—	—	-1	10.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
First 7f win (turf) in May; 1-22 on AW but unlucky in his sole C&D run, in September
8 (8)	Yaahobby Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	120	t	946073	47	75	58	15d	—	—	-2	4.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two C&D wins last autumn; back in better form following wind op when 3rd over C&D latest
6 (1)	Wait For It Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	135	h	-67849	63	68	-	40d	—	—	+1	4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Useful 2nd at Dundalk (7f, AW) as 2yo; not gone on in turf handicaps since; Tapeta debut
NR (5)	Bass Player Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Frost	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Frost	138	p	830258	65	73	-	26d	—	—	—	6.9	—	—
Two Wolverhampton wins (about 1m) in 2024; not in the same form now; having a rare 7f run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Travis	3/1	3/1	9/4	3/1	11/4
Jkr Cobbler	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	10/3
Swiss Ace	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Jesmond Dawn	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cooperation	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Yaahobby	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Wait For It	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	50/1
Bass Player	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Jkr Cobbler

19.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Travis

18.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 8 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Jesmond Dawn

12.2

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Cooperation

10.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 4 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Swiss Ace

10.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Bass Player

6.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0

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Yaahobby

4.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Wait For It

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Swiss Ace	65	77	58
Bass Player	65	73	—
Travis	64	72	45
Jkr Cobbler	64	74	—
Cooperation	63	75	66
Wait For It	63	68	—
Jesmond Dawn	58	74	54
Yaahobby	47	75	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Travis	11d ago	Quick return
Cooperation	11d ago	Quick return
Swiss Ace	15d ago	Fit
Yaahobby	15d ago	Fit
Jkr Cobbler	23d ago	Fit
Bass Player	26d ago	Fit
Jesmond Dawn	31d ago	Fit
Wait For It	40d ago	Fit