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Newcastle (AW)

4:23

Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2026-02-04

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Weather Drizzle

Temp 1°C

Wind 7mph E

Rain 75%

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (8)	Trust No One b J:Taryn Langley(5) T:Lemos De Souza	J:Taryn Langley(5) T:Lemos De Souza	125	tb	385-13	53	69	58	14d	—	—	-14	6.9	10/3 23%
C&D winner; finished behind Onyeisi latest (1m4f); now tried in blinkers
4 (2)	Saxophonic b J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	131	—	880-	59	63	31	39d	—	—	-8	6.3	9/2 18%
Fine pedigree but modest form in 3 runs at up to 8.6f; potential improver on h'cap debut
3 (3)	Onyeisi b J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	133	v	13-222	61	70	60	14d	—	—	-7	6.8	5/1 17%
Series of good runs since headgear went on; should be in the thick of it once more
2 (10)	Farabove The Limit b J:Sam James T:Phillip Makin	J:Sam James T:Phillip Makin	134	—	67038-	62	67	27	47d	—	—	-4	8.7	7/1 13%
Encouraging stable debut here in November but failed to build on it next time; up in trip
7 (6)	Mr Nippy b J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joanna Mason T:Charlie Johnston	124	—	85624-	52	67	39	72d	—	—	-4	7.3	8/1 11%
Consistent rather than progressive as a 2yo; encouragement for this new trip on pedigree
10 (5)	Sunday Sinatra ch J:Sean D Bowen T:Ollie Sangster	J:Sean D Bowen T:Ollie Sangster	117	p	0000-3	45	68	25	26d	—	—	-3	5.5	8/1 11%
Behind two of these over C&D on handicap debut but it was more promising; headgear on now
9 (7)	Lope Harswell b J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	118	—	74241-	46	65	54	46d	—	—	+7	14.6	10/1 9%
Forced a dead-heat over 7f here in December; needs more for today's additional distance
8 (4)	Wicksey b J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	123	—	008-	51	64	26	70d	—	—	-3	1.5	22/1 4%
First sign of ability on AW debut latest; up in trip for handicap debut; bred to do better
5 (9)	Very Demure b J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	126	—	65-6	54	69	43	20d	—	—	-3	2.4	20/1 5%
Down the field in three 1m AW runs; needs improvement for new trip now handicapping
NR (1)	Lord Mayor b J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	135	—	093-3	63	-	-	18d	—	—	—	6.3	—
Improving run by run; closely matched with Onyeisi on latest run; unexposed at 1m2f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Trust No One	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Saxophonic	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Onyeisi	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Farabove The Limit	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	7/1
Mr Nippy	7/1	15/2	15/2	13/2	8/1
Sunday Sinatra	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Lope Harswell	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Wicksey	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Very Demure	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	20/1
Lord Mayor	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Lope Harswell

14.6

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

2nd

Farabove The Limit

8.7

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

7/1

3rd

Mr Nippy

7.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Trust No One

6.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Onyeisi

6.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Saxophonic

6.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Lord Mayor

6.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Sunday Sinatra

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Very Demure

2.4

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Wicksey

1.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lord Mayor Top Rated	63	—	—
Farabove The Limit	62	67	27
Onyeisi	61	70	60
Saxophonic	59	63	31
Very Demure	54	69	43
Trust No One	53	69	58
Mr Nippy	52	67	39
Wicksey	51	64	26
Lope Harswell	46	65	54
Sunday Sinatra	45	68	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Trust No One	14d ago	Fit
Onyeisi	14d ago	Fit
Lord Mayor	18d ago	Fit
Very Demure	20d ago	Fit
Sunday Sinatra	26d ago	Fit
Saxophonic	39d ago	Fit
Lope Harswell	46d ago	Fresh
Farabove The Limit	47d ago	Fresh
Wicksey	70d ago	Fresh
Mr Nippy	72d ago	Fresh