SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div II) – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div II)

Date 2026-02-06

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,851

Weather Heavy Drizzle

Temp 3.5°C

Wind 16mph E

Rain 100%

Winning Time 58.48s (slow by 0.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lion's House (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt	7/2F	Won
2nd	Amerjeet (GB) P J McDonald · Michael Herrington	6/1	.5
3rd	Our Absent Friends (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Tristan Davidson	8/1	0.3
4th	Water Of Leith (IRE) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	11/2	1
5th	Digital (IRE) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	11/2	0.1
6th	D Flawless (IRE) Jason Hart · Paul Midgley	9/1	1.5
7th	Darlo Pride (GB) Rhys Elliott · Michael Dods	18/1	0.3
8th	Blue Force (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	22/1	0.3
9th	Emperor's Son (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Richard Fahey	5/1	2.25
10th	Catch Cunningham (IRE) Shane Gray · Michael Herrington	28/1	3
11th	The Fixer (IRE) Joey Haynes · Scott Dixon	33/1	6

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
4 (2)	Lion's House Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	133	—	06-693	68	80	65	6d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-8	9.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Best run of winter when C&D third latest; this course winner can make his presence felt
1 (7)	Emperor's Son Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	135	v	23-136	70	81	70	6d	—	—	-4	8.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Suffered a poor run when sixth of ten over C&D last time; he ought to be thereabouts
9 (11)	Digital Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	127	p	61-221	62	83	73	17d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-6	6.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Anticipated start - in touch with leaders - against near rail when headway over 1f out - not clear run and lost ground inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside final 110yds resulting in her being unable to ride out fully to the line for 4th place)(op 5/1)
8 (10)	Water Of Leith Bay J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	128	—	64-224	63	80	68	6d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-6	6.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Holding his form well without winning this winter; this C&D scorer can go well again
11 (5)	Amerjeet Bay J:P J McDonald T:Michael Herrington	J:P J McDonald T:Michael Herrington	122	—	522-73	57	83	73	10d	—	—	-6	4.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Something of a revival for this yard; eye-catching Wolverhampton third latest; interesting
2 (6)	D Flawless Bay J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	134	—	/907-3	69	79	61	33d	—	—	+1	10.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Back on song with Southwell third last month; very much one to consider
5 (9)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tristan Davidson	131	—	451-28	66	82	73	6d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-2	6.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Run of good form ended when eighth over C&D six days ago; he's the sort to bounce back
6 (3)	Darlo Pride Grey J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Michael Dods	129	tb	394-85	64	81	74	17d	—	—	0	4.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Below best since back from a nine-month absence, so more is required from this C&D winner.
3 (1)	Blue Force Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	133	h	491-65	68	81	72	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	5.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Scored at Wolverhampton in December but has failed to back it up in two subsequent outings
7 (4)	The Fixer Bay J:Joey Haynes T:Scott Dixon	J:Joey Haynes T:Scott Dixon	129	p	66239-	64	80	74	40d	—	—	+6	9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
On long losing sequence and he failed to beat a rival in 5f Southwell handicap 40 days ago
10 (8)	Catch Cunningham Bay J:Shane Gray T:Michael Herrington	J:Shane Gray T:Michael Herrington	123	h	7698-7	58	79	53	17d	—	—	0	2.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
C&D scorer but his recent form is far from encouraging; hood refitted; work to do

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lion's House	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Emperor's Son	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	6/1
Digital	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Water Of Leith	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Amerjeet	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	7/1
D Flawless	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Our Absent Friends	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Darlo Pride	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Blue Force	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
The Fixer	33/1	28/1	28/1	40/1	28/1
Catch Cunningham	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

D Flawless

10.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

17/2

2nd

Lion's House

9.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

The Fixer

OR: 3.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Emperor's Son

8.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Water Of Leith

6.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Digital

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Our Absent Friends

6.5

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Blue Force

5.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Amerjeet

4.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Darlo Pride

4.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Catch Cunningham

2.9

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Emperor's Son	70	81	70
D Flawless	69	79	61
Lion's House	68	80	65
Blue Force	68	81	72
Our Absent Friends	66	82	73
Darlo Pride	64	81	74
The Fixer	64	80	74
Water Of Leith	63	80	68
Digital	62	83	73
Catch Cunningham	58	79	53
Amerjeet	57	83	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lion's House	6d ago	Quick return
Emperor's Son	6d ago	Quick return
Water Of Leith	6d ago	Quick return
Our Absent Friends	6d ago	Quick return
Amerjeet	10d ago	Quick return
Blue Force	14d ago	Fit
Digital	17d ago	Fit
Darlo Pride	17d ago	Fit
Catch Cunningham	17d ago	Fit
D Flawless	33d ago	Fit
The Fixer	40d ago	Fit

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 11

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