Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:12

Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2026-02-24

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,400

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 10.2°C

Wind 9mph S

Rain 3%

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
5 (6)	Domenico Contarini Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	123	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-22	10	0.47/1	15/8 35%
750,000gns (breeze-up) 2yo; entered in two Irish Classics; respected debutant
6 (8)	Exmoor Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	123	—	6	-	62	-	27d	—	—	-21	9.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Made some late headway in a Kempton maiden that has thrown up winners
9 (3)	Midsummer Storm Chestnut J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	123	—	—	-	-	-	—	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-17	7.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
550,000euros (breeze-up) 2yo; by Night Of Thunder; interesting newcomer
3 (5)	Maestro Bernstein Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	142	t	823-	80	78	-	128d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Placed in the last two of his three starts for Aidan O'Brien; the form pick
1 (2)	Alfred Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Iffraaj half-brother to four winners; makes belated debut at the age of five
4 (4)	Multaneighttothree Chestnut J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Grant Tuer	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Grant Tuer	142	—	35	-	61	9	20d	—	—	0	2.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has shown some ability in a couple of C&D events
7 (10)	Haltonwood Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Ivan Furtado	J:Jason Hart T:Ivan Furtado	123	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
£6,500 2yo; Sottsass half-brother to seven winners; check the betting
2 (9)	August Spring Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael & David Easterby	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Suffered a heavy defeat in a bumper
10 (1)	My Dad Frank Grey J:Sean Kirrane T:Alan Brown	J:Sean Kirrane T:Alan Brown	123	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
16,000gns foal; yard isn't associated with winning newcomers
8 (7)	Leysthorpe Star Brown J:Oisin McSweeney T:Roger Fell	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Roger Fell	123	—	8-7	-	55	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Likely to find better opportunities in handicaps shortly

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Domenico Contarini	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8
Exmoor	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	15/8
Midsummer Storm	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4
Maestro Bernstein	10/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Alfred	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Multaneighttothree	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Haltonwood	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
August Spring	125/1	100/1	125/1	100/1	125/1
My Dad Frank	150/1	150/1	150/1	100/1	100/1
Leysthorpe Star	200/1	150/1	150/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Maestro Bernstein

16.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

2nd

Domenico Contarini

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Exmoor

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Midsummer Storm

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Multaneighttothree

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Alfred

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Haltonwood

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

August Spring

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

My Dad Frank

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Leysthorpe Star

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Maestro Bernstein	80	78	—
Domenico Contarini	—	—	—
Exmoor	—	62	—
Midsummer Storm	—	—	—
Alfred	—	—	—
Multaneighttothree	—	61	9
Haltonwood	—	—	—
August Spring	—	—	—
My Dad Frank	—	—	—
Leysthorpe Star	—	55	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Multaneighttothree	20d ago	Fit
Leysthorpe Star	20d ago	Fit
Exmoor	27d ago	Fit
Maestro Bernstein	128d ago	Long break
Domenico Contarini	—	—
Midsummer Storm	—	—
Alfred	—	—
Haltonwood	—	—
August Spring	—	—
My Dad Frank	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 1m5y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Based on 4 draws with historical results at this course and distance.