Newcastle (AW)

17:55

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Date 2026-02-14
Distance 1m5y
Class Class 4
Going Standard To Slow
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £5,653
Weather Clear
Temp -2.9°C
Wind 5mph NW

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
2 (3)
Inspired
Bay
J:Jack Nicholls(5)
T:K R Burke
J:Jack Nicholls(5)
T:K R Burke
 134 — 21-2
79
96
51
 35d — — -6
20.3
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Three sound runs over C&D (won on second occasion); interesting contender on h'cap debut
4 (4)
Aisling Oscar
Bay
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
 130 — 1-1111
75
91
77
 9d — — -4
20.5
0.56/1
9/4
31%
Bids for 9th successive h'cap win having won 7 here and one at Southwell; up 29lb; chance
8 (1)
Francesi
Grey
J:Myla Coppins(7)
T:Tony Carroll
J:Myla Coppins(7)
T:Tony Carroll
 124 — -11222
69
92
71
 4d — — +9
25.8
1.13/1
9/2
18%
In fine form in 2026 and should give another good account after good C&D second on Tuesday
6 (5)
Flying Fletcher
Grey
J:Shane Gray
T:Richard Fahey
J:Shane Gray
T:Richard Fahey
 129 — 952-21
74
91
67
 32d — — -2
9.3
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Three wins here, the latest over 1m last month; only 1lb higher but this is a tougher race
3 (2)
Rajapour
Chestnut
J:Billy Garritty
T:David O'Meara
J:Billy Garritty
T:David O'Meara
 131 v 916-95
76
93
69
 8d — — +1
8.6
2.75/1
11/1
8%
Wolverhampton win in December with first-time visor; not done quite as well since
9 (9)
Bajan Bandit
Bay
J:Luke Morris
T:Patrick Morris
J:Luke Morris
T:Patrick Morris
 124 — 2-5330
69
93
68
 9d — — +4
9.9
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Well behind Aisling Oscar at Southwell last week but had been in decent form prior to that
7 (6)
Qazaq
Bay
J:Mark Winn
T:Iain Jardine
J:Mark Winn
T:Iain Jardine
 127 t 708-96
72
90
73
 15d — — +3
6.5
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Won first three races, all on AW, for Roger Varian; mainly below that form since
5 (8)
Helmsley
Bay
J:Jason Hart
T:Ivan Furtado
J:Jason Hart
T:Ivan Furtado
 130 — 418-86
75
88
70
 23d — — +5
6.8
20.00/1
80/1
1%
45,000gns buy after 1m2f Redcar novice win in October; plenty to find on current form
NR (7)
Tribal Wisdom
Chestnut
J:Ryan Kavanagh(5)
T:Ian Williams
J:Ryan Kavanagh(5)
T:Ian Williams
 135 t 3-3459
80
91
80
 2d — — —
9.6
— —
Three AW wins in 2025; C&D fourth three runs back but not so good since; others stronger
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Inspired
 9/4 9/4 9/4
Aisling Oscar
 9/4 9/4 9/4
Francesi
 9/2 4/1 4/1
Flying Fletcher
 6/1 6/1 11/2
Rajapour
 11/1 10/1 10/1
Bajan Bandit
 14/1 14/1 14/1
Qazaq
 28/1 25/1 25/1
Helmsley
 80/1 40/1 50/1
Tribal Wisdom
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Predictor

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

1st Francesi
25.8
OR: 4.8 Form: 16 Odds: 5
9/2
2nd Aisling Oscar
20.5
OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3
9/4
3rd Inspired
20.3
OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8
9/4
4 Bajan Bandit
9.9
OR: 4.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6
14/1
5 Tribal Wisdom
9.6
OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
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6 Flying Fletcher
9.3
OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3
6/1
7 Rajapour
8.6
OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
11/1
8 Helmsley
6.8
OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6
80/1
9 Qazaq
6.5
OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1
28/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Tribal Wisdom
80
91
80
Inspired
79
96
51
Rajapour
76
93
69
Aisling Oscar
75
91
77
Helmsley
75
88
70
Flying Fletcher
74
91
67
Qazaq
72
90
73
Francesi
69
92
71
Bajan Bandit
69
93
68

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Tribal Wisdom 2d ago Quick return
Francesi 4d ago Quick return
Rajapour 8d ago Quick return
Aisling Oscar 9d ago Quick return
Bajan Bandit 9d ago Quick return
Qazaq 15d ago Fit
Helmsley 23d ago Fit
Flying Fletcher 32d ago Fit
Inspired 35d ago Fit