Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:15

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2025-12-02

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 27.26s (slow by 3.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bajan Bandit (GB) Billy Loughnane · Patrick Morris	14/1	Won
2nd	Maxi Boy (GB) Conor Orr · Fionn McSharry	28/1	.5
3rd	Wilde And Dandy (GB) Joey Haynes · Ivan Furtado	11/1	0.2
4th	Gressington (IRE) Jason Hart · Katie Scott	15/2	0.2
5th	Flying Fletcher (GB) Ethan Tindall · Richard Fahey	13/8F	.75
6th	Novak (GB) Archie Young · Iain Jardine	28/1	1
7th	Jesmond Dawn (IRE) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	5/1	.5
8th	King's School (GB) Warren Fentiman · Gemma Tutty	9/2	1
9th	The Cookstown Cafu (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Fionn McSharry	20/1	1.75
10th	Asian Journey (IRE) Tom Eaves · Sam England	11/1	1.5
11th	Bobby Joe Leg (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	40/1	2.5

Runners (11)

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
4 (9)	Flying Fletcher Grey J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	134	—	559329	73	91	62	24d	—	—	-10	20.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Had an excuse (ground) last time and in good form over C&D previously; contender
2 (11)	King's School Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Gemma Tutty	135	tp	631333	74	86	74	28d	—	—	+7	19.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Fine record over C&D and also ran well on turf last month; leading contender
8 (2)	Jesmond Dawn Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	129	—	320132	68	87	75	8d	—	—	+8	21.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
In fine form at the track last month; headed late over C&D last week; major player
5 (10)	Gressington Grey J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	133	b	890266	72	83	60	5d	—	—	0	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ran better than his finishing position over 1m here last week; better expected back at 7f
7 (7)	Asian Journey Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	129	—	32484	68	82	-	64d	—	—	0	9.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Showed promise for B Meehan; sold 6,000gns in October; check market on stable debut
9 (3)	Bajan Bandit Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Patrick Morris	J:Billy Loughnane T:Patrick Morris	129	—	689888	68	85	69	8d	—	—	0	6.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
On a lowly mark; not threatened since wind op in September; Billy Loughnane a good booking
10 (4)	The Cookstown Cafu Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	127	—	660505	66	85	59	35d	—	—	0	5.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Conditions to suit and on a good mark; yet to really shine for new stable though
11 (6)	Wilde And Dandy Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Ivan Furtado	J:Joey Haynes T:Ivan Furtado	122	—	761628	61	86	54	69d	—	—	+5	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Most of his winning in Class 6 company; below par on last start; others are safer
3 (8)	Maxi Boy Bay J:Conor Orr(3) T:Fionn McSharry	J:Conor Orr(3) T:Fionn McSharry	135	—	17-300	74	83	32	14d	—	—	+4	6.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Infrequent winner who has been well beaten on his last two starts; far from solid
1 (1)	Novak Grey J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	135	—	875140	74	86	62	10d	—	—	+8	12	8.25/1	33/1 3%
C&D win in September off 3lb lower; less good twice since but a revival not impossible
6 (5)	Bobby Joe Leg Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	130	—	106754	69	85	59	190d	—	—	+2	5.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Prolific AW winner, including twice over C&D in March; returning from 190-day absence

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Flying Fletcher	7/4	15/8	7/4
King's School	11/2	11/2	11/2
Jesmond Dawn	5/1	5/1	5/1
Gressington	6/1	13/2	13/2
Asian Journey	8/1	15/2	8/1
Bajan Bandit	16/1	14/1	14/1
The Cookstown Cafu	14/1	14/1	14/1
Wilde And Dandy	14/1	14/1	14/1
Maxi Boy	28/1	28/1	28/1
Novak	33/1	28/1	28/1
Bobby Joe Leg	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jesmond Dawn

21.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 13.1 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Flying Fletcher

20.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

King's School

19.8

OR: 6 Form: 10.2 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Novak

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 1

33/1

Gressington

11.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Wilde And Dandy

10.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Asian Journey

9.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Maxi Boy

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Bajan Bandit

6.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

The Cookstown Cafu

5.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Bobby Joe Leg

5.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King's School	74	86	74
Maxi Boy	74	83	32
Novak	74	86	62
Flying Fletcher	73	91	62
Gressington	72	83	60
Bobby Joe Leg	69	85	59
Jesmond Dawn	68	87	75
Asian Journey	68	82	—
Bajan Bandit	68	85	69
The Cookstown Cafu	66	85	59
Wilde And Dandy	61	86	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gressington	5d ago	Quick return
Jesmond Dawn	8d ago	Quick return
Bajan Bandit	8d ago	Quick return
Novak	10d ago	Quick return
Maxi Boy	14d ago	Fit
Flying Fletcher	24d ago	Fit
King's School	28d ago	Fit
The Cookstown Cafu	35d ago	Fit
Asian Journey	64d ago	Fresh
Wilde And Dandy	69d ago	Fresh
Bobby Joe Leg	190d ago	Long break