Make The Move To Midnite Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

16:13

Make The Move To Midnite Handicap

Date 2026-01-20

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,716

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
5 (8)	Dandy Dinmont Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	130	p	33245-	65	82	75	32d	—	—	-7	13.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Closest when keeping-on second to Tiriac (Our Absent Friends fourth) over C&D in November.
2 (11)	Ganesha Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	131	—	30422-	66	80	71	35d	—	—	-1	18.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Runner-up on last two starts, pushing Our Absent Friends hard (Bibendum third) latest.
10 (5)	Digital Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	124	p	861-22	59	82	73	7d	—	—	-8	6.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Flying since reintroduced to cheekpieces; latest C&D second (7-4 fav) confirmed wellbeing
4 (4)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	130	—	43451-	65	80	60	35d	—	—	+7	17.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Made all, accounting for Ganesha, Bibendum, and others over C&D five weeks ago; 5lb higher
7 (9)	Bibendum Bay J:George Wood T:Julie Camacho	J:George Wood T:Julie Camacho	126	v	2713-0	61	79	68	18d	—	—	-3	5.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Disadvantaged by wide draw at Wolverhampton latest; this is potentially asking too much.
1 (1)	Dark Kestrel Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	135	t	4048-9	70	80	63	19d	—	—	0	6.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Justified favouritism off this mark over C&D in October; slow starts problematic lately.
6 (3)	Harb Bay J:Luke Morris T:Tristan Davidson	J:Luke Morris T:Tristan Davidson	129	—	45604-	64	79	60	35d	—	—	-2	5.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fourth to Our Absent Friends (Ganesha/Bibendum involved) over C&D latest; on winning mark.
3 (2)	Darlo Pride Grey J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	131	tb	4394-8	66	79	72	19d	—	—	-1	6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Slipped back to his last winning mark but might lack the pace to be positively involved.
9 (6)	Thunderstorm Katie Bay J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Jim Goldie	126	—	41168-	61	79	73	35d	—	—	+7	12.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Beat Bibendum by a nose over C&D in Oct; progress has slowed (from marks in 60s) since.
8 (10)	Mersea Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Grant Tuer	J:Sean Kirrane T:Grant Tuer	126	—	0786-5	61	76	65	14d	—	—	0	3.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Kept on from behind to finish fifth at Southwell (5f; 33-1) recently; on a career-low mark
11 (7)	Doon The Glen Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Jim Goldie	116	—	8241-0	51	80	39	19d	—	—	-1	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won 6f classified contest here in March; in rear throughout (last of 12) on recent return.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dandy Dinmont	10/3	10/3	7/2
Ganesha	10/3	7/2	10/3
Digital	11/2	5/1	5/1
Our Absent Friends	13/2	13/2	13/2
Bibendum	9/1	9/1	9/1
Dark Kestrel	11/1	11/1	11/1
Harb	10/1	10/1	10/1
Darlo Pride	11/1	11/1	11/1
Thunderstorm Katie	18/1	18/1	18/1
Mersea	22/1	20/1	20/1
Doon The Glen	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ganesha

18.8

OR: 4 Form: 9.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Our Absent Friends

17.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Dandy Dinmont

13.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 4 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Thunderstorm Katie

12.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dark Kestrel

6.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Digital

6.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Darlo Pride

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Harb

5.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2

10/1

Bibendum

5.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Mersea

3.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Doon The Glen

0.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dark Kestrel	70	80	63
Ganesha	66	80	71
Darlo Pride	66	79	72
Dandy Dinmont	65	82	75
Our Absent Friends	65	80	60
Harb	64	79	60
Bibendum	61	79	68
Thunderstorm Katie	61	79	73
Mersea	61	76	65
Digital	59	82	73
Doon The Glen	51	80	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Digital	7d ago	Quick return
Mersea	14d ago	Fit
Bibendum	18d ago	Fit
Dark Kestrel	19d ago	Fit
Darlo Pride	19d ago	Fit
Doon The Glen	19d ago	Fit
Dandy Dinmont	32d ago	Fit
Ganesha	35d ago	Fit
Our Absent Friends	35d ago	Fit
Harb	35d ago	Fit
Thunderstorm Katie	35d ago	Fit