Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2026-03-05

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,956

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 5.6°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners (8)

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
3 (6)	Nikovo Bay J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	131	—	87-233	91	108	71	8d	—	—	-10	19.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Took this a year ago; promising third at Kempton eight days ago; big shout off same mark
1 (4)	Doctor Khan Junior Bay J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:P J McDonald T:Geoff Oldroyd	135	v	/77-41	95	109	92	34d	—	—	-3	17.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Gamely scored at Southwell latest; up 3lb but this C&D winner can go very well again
8 (3)	Aisling Oscar Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Hollie Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	119	—	111127	79	104	88	5d	—	—	+12	24.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Eighth win on spin at Southwell last month; seventh there latest but can't be ruled out
4 (8)	Talis Evolvere Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	128	—	05-125	88	106	86	34d	—	—	0	13.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Below-par fifth over 7f at Southwell latest; this course winner needs to bounce back
2 (2)	Grand Traverse Bay J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	132	—	2665-6	92	107	90	57d	—	—	+2	13.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Signed off for Archie Watson with solid sixth at Kempton; can't be discounted for new yard
5 (1)	Eldrickjones Bay J:Mark Winn T:Roger Fell	J:Mark Winn T:Roger Fell	127	—	414-44	87	106	85	13d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+3	11.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Gained fourth C&D win in December and he's continued in good nick; ought to be thereabouts
6 (7)	Persuasion Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	J:William Pyle(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	127	—	40260-	87	108	-	142d	—	—	+10	12.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Beat one in 7f Leicester handicap in October; needs to hit ground running on his comeback
7 (5)	Sunriseontheboyne Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	124	—	2671-9	84	104	55	27d	—	—	+7	9.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Rusty after five months off when C&D ninth on yard debut 27 days ago; can build on it

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Nikovo	7/4	7/4	7/4
Doctor Khan Junior	10/3	3/1	3/1
Aisling Oscar	5/1	5/1	5/1
Talis Evolvere	11/2	11/2	11/2
Grand Traverse	7/1	13/2	13/2
Eldrickjones	12/1	12/1	12/1
Persuasion	66/1	50/1	50/1
Sunriseontheboyne	80/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aisling Oscar

24.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

2nd

Nikovo

19.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

7/4

3rd

Doctor Khan Junior

17.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Grand Traverse

13.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

7/1

Talis Evolvere

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Persuasion

12.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Eldrickjones

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Sunriseontheboyne

9.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Doctor Khan Junior	95	109	92
Grand Traverse	92	107	90
Nikovo	91	108	71
Talis Evolvere	88	106	86
Eldrickjones	87	106	85
Persuasion	87	108	—
Sunriseontheboyne	84	104	55
Aisling Oscar	79	104	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aisling Oscar	5d ago	Quick return
Nikovo	8d ago	Quick return
Eldrickjones	13d ago	Quick return
Sunriseontheboyne	27d ago	Fit
Doctor Khan Junior	34d ago	Fit
Talis Evolvere	34d ago	Fit
Grand Traverse	57d ago	Fresh
Persuasion	142d ago	Long break