Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

5:15

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2025-12-13

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £13,190

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (2)	Pocklington b J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	131	—	0-2532	96	115	63	90d	—	—	-11	21.5	15/8 35%
Has gone down by less than a length in his last four starts; 7f looks worth exploring
2 (4)	Storm Star ch J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	135	—	33-111	100	114	102	239d	—	—	-6	20.5	9/4 31%
Record here is 13111; major player if market suggests he is ready after eight months off
7 (7)	Apotheosis ch J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	121	ht	4-3300	86	114	99	145d	—	—	-4	14.2	7/2 22%
4lb lower than when third of 13 behind Eldrickjones over C&D in May; worth a market check
6 (6)	Eldrickjones b J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	123	—	909741	88	113	87	8d	—	—	+13	21.9	9/1 10%
Five wins here, but has found this level a bit too warm for him in the past
1 (8)	Houquetot b/br J:Luke Morris T:David O'Meara	J:Luke Morris T:David O'Meara	135	—	217-06	100	108	-	188d	—	—	+8	14.3	14/1 7%
Group 3 turf winner in France; watch market on stable/AW debut after six months off
4 (3)	Doctor Khan Junior b J:Ben Robinson T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:Ben Robinson T:Geoff Oldroyd	128	v	/115-7	93	114	-	302d	—	—	+8	11.9	22/1 4%
5-9 on the AW but well held on his return in February and has been off again since
8 (1)	Midnight Lion br J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	119	—	015615	84	111	87	8d	—	—	+14	18.6	22/1 4%
Has won seven times here over 7f/1m2f, but will do well to dominate this field
NR (5)	Nikovo b J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	125	—	302887	90	112	95	16d	—	—	—	11.5	—
Off same mark as when winning over C&D in March, but needs to improve on recent efforts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Pocklington	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	15/8
Storm Star	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Apotheosis	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Eldrickjones	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Houquetot	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Doctor Khan Junior	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Midnight Lion	22/1	20/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
Nikovo	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Eldrickjones

21.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

2nd

Pocklington

21.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Storm Star

20.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Midnight Lion

18.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 9 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Houquetot

14.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

14/1

Apotheosis

14.2

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Doctor Khan Junior

11.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Nikovo

11.5

OR: 10 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Storm Star Top Rated	100	114	102
Houquetot	100	108	—
Pocklington	96	115	63
Doctor Khan Junior	93	114	—
Nikovo	90	112	95
Eldrickjones	88	113	87
Apotheosis	86	114	99
Midnight Lion	84	111	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eldrickjones	8d ago	Quick return
Midnight Lion	8d ago	Quick return
Nikovo	16d ago	Fit
Pocklington	90d ago	Fresh
Apotheosis	145d ago	Long break
Houquetot	188d ago	Long break
Storm Star	239d ago	Long break
Doctor Khan Junior	302d ago	Long break