Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)

Newcastle (AW)

19:10

Date 2025-11-17

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 0.73s (slow by 3.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tiriac (GB) Barry McHugh · Paul Midgley	13/2	Won
2nd	Dandy Dinmont (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	5/2F	1.25
3rd	Spirit Of Applause (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	100/30	1.25
4th	Our Absent Friends (IRE) Millie Wonnacott · Tristan Davidson	7/1	1
5th	Opal Storm (GB) Aiden Brookes · Brian Rothwell	33/1	.5
6th	Ay Gee Ell (IRE) Jack Garritty · Richard Fahey	13/2	2
7th	Mersea (FR) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	33/1	0.1
8th	J Street (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Michael & David Easterby	16/1	.5
9th	Macarone (GB) Jonny Peate · Ivan Furtado	11/2	2

Runners (10)

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
7 (8)	Dandy Dinmont Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	132	—	814333	67	81	73	16d	—	—	-3	19.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Reliable sprinter who was 3rd over 6f here last month; each-way shout once more
2 (5)	Spirit Of Applause Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	134	b	551743	69	79	74	10d	—	—	-2	16	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Reliable on AW; close third over C&D ten days ago; in the mix once again
6 (2)	Tiriac Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Paul Midgley	J:Barry McHugh T:Paul Midgley	133	p	606404	68	79	-	25d	—	—	-4	7.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
On a dangerous mark and AW should be fine on pedigree; interesting with headgear returned
8 (3)	Macarone Bay J:Jonny Peate T:Ivan Furtado	J:Jonny Peate T:Ivan Furtado	131	p	96-211	66	81	71	23d	—	—	-5	7.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Chasing hat-trick after two 6f Wolverhampton wins; quick enough for 5f; leading contender
5 (1)	Ay Gee Ell Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	133	t	728765	68	82	65	21d	—	—	-2	8.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ten-race maiden; down in the weights but he still looks vulnerable for win purposes
9 (9)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Tristan Davidson	J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Tristan Davidson	128	—	001843	63	81	58	12d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+2	11.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Prominent racer; two-time C&D winner; in good order but needs more to take this
1 (6)	J Street Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	32-702	70	83	76	23d	—	—	0	6.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good run at Wolverhampton last month; makes stable debut off a handy mark; chance
4 (10)	Mersea Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	134	—	520180	69	81	57	10d	—	—	+9	11.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Never in contention over C&D ten days ago; that was after a break but others are safer
10 (7)	Opal Storm Bay J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Brian Rothwell	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Brian Rothwell	121	tp	244048	56	79	62	10d	—	—	-1	2.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Needs everything to fall right and others in this field have more compelling claims
NR (4)	Jm Jhingree Bay J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	134	—	601484	69	81	-	20d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Didn't stay 6f at Catterick on soft ground latest; dropped 2lb and of interest on AW debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dandy Dinmont	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Spirit Of Applause	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
Tiriac	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Macarone	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Ay Gee Ell	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Our Absent Friends	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
J Street	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Mersea	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Opal Storm	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Jm Jhingree	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dandy Dinmont

19.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Spirit Of Applause

OR: 4.8 Form: 6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Our Absent Friends

11.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Mersea

11.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ay Gee Ell

8.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Tiriac

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Jm Jhingree

7.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Macarone

7.4

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.4

6/1

J Street

6.8

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Opal Storm

2.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
J Street	70	83	76
Spirit Of Applause	69	79	74
Mersea	69	81	57
Jm Jhingree	69	81	—
Tiriac	68	79	—
Ay Gee Ell	68	82	65
Dandy Dinmont	67	81	73
Macarone	66	81	71
Our Absent Friends	63	81	58
Opal Storm	56	79	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spirit Of Applause	10d ago	Quick return
Mersea	10d ago	Quick return
Opal Storm	10d ago	Quick return
Our Absent Friends	12d ago	Quick return
Dandy Dinmont	16d ago	Fit
Jm Jhingree	20d ago	Fit
Ay Gee Ell	21d ago	Fit
Macarone	23d ago	Fit
J Street	23d ago	Fit
Tiriac	25d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Our Absent Friends	Prominent
Jm Jhingree	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 5f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.