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Newcastle (AW)

17:30

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Date 2025-12-20

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 39.88s (slow by 3.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Midnight Lion (GB) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	100/30J	Won
2nd	Flying Fletcher (GB) Shane Gray · Richard Fahey	9/2	1.5
3rd	Callianassa (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	18/1	0.05
4th	Tribal Wisdom (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Ian Williams	11/2	.5
5th	Al Muqdad (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	100/30J	1.75
6th	Lessay (IRE) Ryan Kavanagh · Patrick Morris	15/2	0.3
7th	Starliner (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt	14/1	0.2
8th	Moon Beginnings (IRE) Sam James · David Loughnane	6/1	2.75

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
5 (8)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	133	—	282183	80	92	80	15d	—	—	+4	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
All wins at 7f; good 3rd off this mark two weeks ago; should be fully effective at a mile
2 (4)	Midnight Lion Brown J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	136	—	156156	83	94	70	7d	—	—	+2	17.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Six wins in 2025, the latest over 7f here last month; not quite so good twice this month
6 (3)	Flying Fletcher Grey J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard Fahey	125	—	593295	72	95	71	18d	—	—	-1	12.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Both wins at 6f but stays 7f; whether he wants this far remains to be seen though
1 (5)	Moon Beginnings Chestnut J:Sam James T:David Loughnane	J:Sam James T:David Loughnane	139	—	12	87	90	74	22d	—	—	+10	25.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Winning debut in September (7f, good) and solid second under penalty last month; unexposed
4 (6)	Tribal Wisdom Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ian Williams	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ian Williams	134	t	441411	81	95	70	14d	—	—	+18	31.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Thriving in recent months and latest 3lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run
8 (1)	Lessay Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Patrick Morris	120	p	686512	67	93	74	7d	—	—	+9	18.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Arrives in good form (7f) and fully effective over a mile; this a step up in class though
7 (7)	Starliner Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	124	—	757736	71	93	-	82d	—	—	+3	9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Blew hot and cold after his Hamilton win in May; others look more convincing after a break
3 (2)	Callianassa Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	135	—	163110	82	94	71	121d	—	—	+16	22.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Two C&D wins in midsummer; absent since the Ebor meeting; return to Class 4 and AW a plus

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Al Muqdad	7/2	7/2	7/2
Midnight Lion	4/1	4/1	4/1
Flying Fletcher	9/2	9/2	9/2
Moon Beginnings	5/1	5/1	5/1
Tribal Wisdom	5/1	5/1	5/1
Lessay	9/1	17/2	9/1
Starliner	16/1	14/1	14/1
Callianassa	18/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Tribal Wisdom

31.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 20 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Moon Beginnings

25.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Callianassa

22.6

OR: 8 Form: 12.9 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Al Muqdad

22.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Lessay

18.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Midnight Lion

17.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Flying Fletcher

12.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.4 Odds: 4

9/2

Starliner

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Moon Beginnings	87	90	74
Midnight Lion	83	94	70
Callianassa	82	94	71
Tribal Wisdom	81	95	70
Al Muqdad	80	92	80
Flying Fletcher	72	95	71
Starliner	71	93	—
Lessay	67	93	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Midnight Lion	7d ago	Quick return
Lessay	7d ago	Quick return
Tribal Wisdom	14d ago	Fit
Al Muqdad	15d ago	Fit
Flying Fletcher	18d ago	Fit
Moon Beginnings	22d ago	Fit
Starliner	82d ago	Fresh
Callianassa	121d ago	Long break