Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

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

Date 2026-02-10

Distance 1m4f98y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 5.8°C

Wind 11mph E

Rain 24%

Winning Time 2m 47.46s (slow by 10.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Wicksey (GB) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	11/8F	Won
2nd	Trust No One (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Lemos De Souza	9/2	1.25
3rd	Lord Mayor (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	100/30	1
4th	Contemplation (GB) Harry Vigors · James Ferguson	15/2	11
5th	Cospicua (GB) Lewis Edmunds · James Tate	6/1	4
6th	Red House (GB) Warren Fentiman · Stephen Hanlon	80/1	26

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (6)	Wicksey Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	129	—	008-1	57	71	48	6d	—	—	-13	23.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Kept on strongly to win over 1m2f here on recent handicap debut; carries 6lb penalty
1 (1)	Lord Mayor Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	135	—	093-3	63	71	61	24d	—	—	-6	11.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third of five on last month's handicap debut at Lingfield (1m2f); up in trip again
5 (4)	Trust No One Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Lemos De Souza	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Lemos De Souza	125	tb	85-132	53	70	58	6d	—	—	-9	4.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Twice in the frame (1m4f/1m2f) since last month's breakthrough win here (1m2f)
3 (2)	Cospicua Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:James Tate	J:Lewis Edmunds T:James Tate	126	—	70-71	54	69	52	20d	—	—	-8	4.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Swooped from the rear to cause 25-1 when upped to 1m4f for handicap debut
4 (5)	Contemplation Bay J:Harry Vigors(7) T:James Ferguson	J:Harry Vigors(7) T:James Ferguson	126	—	96-6	54	62	33	35d	—	—	-7	4.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well held in three novices (7f-8.6f) but improvement likely in middle-distance handicaps
6 (3)	Red House Chestnut J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Stephen Hanlon	124	p	6-47	52	63	-	19d	—	—	-1	1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Soundly beaten in three novice races here (7f-1m); big improvement needed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Wicksey	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4	5/4
Lord Mayor	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Trust No One	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Cospicua	11/2	5/1	6/1	5/1	6/1
Contemplation	8/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Red House	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wicksey

23.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Lord Mayor

11.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Trust No One

4.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.1

5/1

Cospicua

4.6

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Contemplation

4.3

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Red House

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lord Mayor	63	71	61
Wicksey	57	71	48
Cospicua	54	69	52
Contemplation	54	62	33
Trust No One	53	70	58
Red House	52	63	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wicksey	6d ago	Quick return
Trust No One	6d ago	Quick return
Red House	19d ago	Fit
Cospicua	20d ago	Fit
Lord Mayor	24d ago	Fit
Contemplation	35d ago	Fit