Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

16:55

Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap

Date 2026-01-31

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,397

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 5.7°C

Wind 14mph SE

Rain 11%

Winning Time 59.47s (slow by 1.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pal Joey (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Ben Haslam	8/1	Won
2nd	I Need Your Love (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	6/1	0.3
3rd	Lion's House (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt	10/1	0.2
4th	Water Of Leith (IRE) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	7/2J	1.25
5th	Lucius Aurelius (GB) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	15/2	1
6th	Emperor's Son (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Richard Fahey	13/2	0.3
7th	Latin Five (IRE) Alex Jary · Paul Midgley	40/1	.75
8th	Our Absent Friends (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Tristan Davidson	7/2J	1.25
9th	Ganesha (GB) Rowan Scott · Phillip Makin	15/2	1
10th	Wrestling Revenue (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	80/1	15

Runners (10)

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 (1)	Water Of Leith Bay J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	128	—	664-22	63	79	70	1d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-9	8.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Runner-up over 6f at Wolverhampton 12 days ago; declared over that C&D (8.30) on Friday
5 (2)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	131	—	3451-2	66	82	73	11d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-4	14.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all over C&D last month and was a close second here last time; key player
4 (3)	I Need Your Love Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	131	v	2153-5	66	80	66	25d	—	—	-5	7.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Faded when favourite at Southwell latest but he looks interesting back at this trip
2 (4)	Emperor's Son Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	135	v	623-13	70	81	70	18d	—	—	-2	7.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won at Wolverhampton but was well below that form at Southwell latest; risks attached
1 (7)	Pal Joey Brown J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	135	tv	58857-	70	80	65	43d	—	—	-2	7.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won at Haydock last summer but he's been disappointing since and is untried at this trip
7 (9)	Lucius Aurelius Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	03056-	63	78	38	107d	—	—	-3	6.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
6 (5)	Ganesha Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	130	—	0422-7	65	81	72	11d	—	—	-2	6.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not easy to predict but he had a couple of close calls over C&D last month; in the mix
3 (8)	Lion's House Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	133	—	806-69	68	77	65	15d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	6.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Triple Tapeta winner but he's finished down the field at Newcastle in his last five starts
10 (6)	Latin Five Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Paul Midgley	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Paul Midgley	117	—	6381-5	52	80	63	30d	—	—	-1	1.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won over C&D last month and he had an excuse against a pace bias last time; not ruled out
9 (10)	Wrestling Revenue Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	127	—	39019-	62	77	-	106d	—	—	+10	11	25.00/1	100/1 1%
5yo who is not easy to predict and has uninspiring record on AW; has work to do on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Water Of Leith	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Our Absent Friends	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
I Need Your Love	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Emperor's Son	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Pal Joey	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1
Lucius Aurelius	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ganesha	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	9/1
Lion's House	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1
Latin Five	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Wrestling Revenue	100/1	80/1	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

Our Absent Friends

14.2

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Wrestling Revenue

OR: 3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.4

100/1

3rd

Water Of Leith

8.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Emperor's Son

7.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Pal Joey

7.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

I Need Your Love

7.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Lucius Aurelius

6.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Lion's House

6.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ganesha

6.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Latin Five

1.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Emperor's Son	70	81	70
Pal Joey	70	80	65
Lion's House	68	77	65
Our Absent Friends	66	82	73
I Need Your Love	66	80	66
Ganesha	65	81	72
Water Of Leith	63	79	70
Lucius Aurelius	63	78	38
Wrestling Revenue	62	77	—
Latin Five	52	80	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Water Of Leith	1d ago	Quick return
Our Absent Friends	11d ago	Quick return
Ganesha	11d ago	Quick return
Lion's House	15d ago	Fit
Emperor's Son	18d ago	Fit
I Need Your Love	25d ago	Fit
Latin Five	30d ago	Fit
Pal Joey	43d ago	Fit
Wrestling Revenue	106d ago	Long break
Lucius Aurelius	107d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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