Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

15:47

Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Handicap

Date 2025-12-20

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,972

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Comic Strip Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	—	45411	81	89	73	19d	—	—	0	36.5	—	11/8 42%
Progressive sort who is 2-2 in 5f nurseries and can defy the handicapper again
3 (1)	Sands Of Josepi Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	128	—	471	78	93	90	30d	—	—	-1	25	—	9/4 31%
Took keen hold - prominent against far rail early - led after 1f - headed and lost second over 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 11/4)
4 (3)	Straight Ahead Bay J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	122	—	652201	72	88	68	28d	—	—	+5	25.4	—	3/1 25%
First run on AW and since being gelded when leading late in C&D nursery latest; up 3lb
1 (2)	Jack The Bachelor Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	137	h	722160	87	90	56	71d	—	—	+11	19.1	—	10/1 9%
5f winner in Ireland but useful effort will be needed on yard debut; hooded first time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Comic Strip	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	11/8
Sands Of Josepi	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Straight Ahead	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Jack The Bachelor	9/1	17/2	9/1	8/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Comic Strip

36.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 17 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Straight Ahead

25.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 14 Odds: 5.9

3/1

3rd

Sands Of Josepi

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 8

9/4

Jack The Bachelor

19.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jack The Bachelor	87	90	56
Comic Strip	81	89	73
Sands Of Josepi	78	93	90
Straight Ahead	72	88	68

Last Run

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Sands Of Josepi	Prominent
Straight Ahead	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 4 runners classified.

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4

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