Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Apprentice Handicap (Div I)

Newcastle (AW)

12:30

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,851

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 13.69s (slow by 2.99s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Blue Lakota (IRE) Jack Nicholls · Kevin Ryan	10/1	Won
2nd	True Promise (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Fionn McSharry	4/1	0.3
3rd	Cargin Bhui (IRE) Ryan Kavanagh · David & Nicola Barron	5/2F	1.25
4th	Kirkdale (IRE) Alec Voikhansky · Edward Bethell	6/1	0.2
5th	Jkr Cobbler (IRE) Mohammed Tabti · Iain Jardine	18/1	1
6th	Abduction (FR) Shay Farmer · Jim Goldie	16/1	0.3
7th	Pianoforte (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Julie Camacho	13/2	.75
8th	Expert Agent (GB) Jack Dace · Stuart Williams	13/2	0.2
9th	Lion's House (GB) Alfie Redman · Linda Perratt	16/1	2.5

Runners (9)

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
8 (9)	Cargin Bhui Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Ryan Kavanagh(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	130	—	796-23	65	81	55	3d	—	—	-15	12.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beaten in Class 6 last twice but wasn't far away and neither race went ideally to plan
2 (1)	True Promise Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	139	—	22236-	74	81	72	19d	—	—	+1	18.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not as good as he was but twice placed here over 5f before going off too fast at Southwell
6 (3)	Kirkdale Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:Edward Bethell	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Edward Bethell	136	b	46224-	71	81	68	45d	—	—	+3	14.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Twice runner-up over C&D before another good run here in December
3 (8)	Pianoforte Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) T:Julie Camacho	138	—	50774-	73	78	50	28d	—	—	-2	8.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Again the race didn't pan out ideally when fourth from off the pace over C&D latest
5 (4)	Expert Agent Bay J:Jack Dace(3) T:Stuart Williams	J:Jack Dace(3) T:Stuart Williams	136	v	50544-	71	81	67	37d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	8.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Midfield - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2)
4 (6)	Blue Lakota Chestnut J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Kevin Ryan	137	—	8617-2	72	79	72	15d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+4	13	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Isn't proving the easiest to predict but only went down by a length here last time
7 (2)	Lion's House Bay J:Alfie Redman(7) T:Linda Perratt	J:Alfie Redman(7) T:Linda Perratt	135	—	3806-6	70	77	63	15d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	6.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Beaten only 2l into sixth of 12 over 5f here recently when not far behind Blue Lakota
1 (7)	Abduction Bay J:Shay Farmer(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Shay Farmer(5) T:Jim Goldie	140	—	08860-	75	82	34	83d	—	—	+3	7.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won a turf claimer in August but down the field in his subsequent handicaps
9 (5)	Jkr Cobbler Bay J:Mohammed Tabti T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti T:Iain Jardine	126	—	33698-	61	79	59	31d	—	—	+1	5.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Tends to win at either Ayr or here but not been firing of late and ideally wants further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cargin Bhui	2/1	9/4	85/40	9/4	85/40
True Promise	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Kirkdale	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Pianoforte	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Expert Agent	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Blue Lakota	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Lion's House	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Abduction	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Jkr Cobbler	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

True Promise

18.1

OR: 6 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Kirkdale

14.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 6 Odds: 3.3

6/1

3rd

Blue Lakota

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Cargin Bhui

12.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Pianoforte

8.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Expert Agent

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Abduction

7.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Lion's House

6.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Jkr Cobbler

5.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Abduction	75	82	34
True Promise	74	81	72
Pianoforte	73	78	50
Blue Lakota	72	79	72
Kirkdale	71	81	68
Expert Agent	71	81	67
Lion's House	70	77	63
Cargin Bhui	65	81	55
Jkr Cobbler	61	79	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cargin Bhui	3d ago	Quick return
Blue Lakota	15d ago	Fit
Lion's House	15d ago	Fit
True Promise	19d ago	Fit
Pianoforte	28d ago	Fit
Jkr Cobbler	31d ago	Fit
Expert Agent	37d ago	Fit
Kirkdale	45d ago	Fit
Abduction	83d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Expert Agent	Mid-Pack
Kirkdale	Hold Up
Pianoforte	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 9 runners classified.

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 6f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.