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Newcastle (AW)

17:00

Date 2026-03-06

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,400

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 4.3°C

Wind 13mph NW

Rain 80%

Runners (7)

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
3 (7)	Silent Strike Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Andrew Balding	137	—	21	-	84	29	16d	—	—	-11	24.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
2nd to Bucklow Hill on debut before an easy Kempton win (1-5f); open to further progress.
6 (6)	Soul Love Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	130	—	1-	-	90	39	123d	—	—	-7	17.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Overcame inexperience to win well on Southwell debut 4 months ago; bred to do better still
4 (1)	Cotai Lights Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	135	—	71-	-	84	65	104d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+2	13.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Impressed over C&D in November on 2nd start; this is much tougher but he is promising
5 (4)	Kimbara Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Richard Spencer	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Richard Spencer	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
£150,000 half-brother to useful winner out of a well-related mare; 6f may be on sharp side
1 (2)	Bucklow Hill Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	137	—	1	-	77	33	36d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Well backed when winning a Lingfield maiden (6f) five weeks ago; plenty more to come
7 (5)	With Glory Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Linda Perratt	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Linda Perratt	125	—	472-	67	76	-	156d	—	—	+8	9.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Promise for I Jardine as a 2yo; sold 7,000gns since latest; others have greater potential
NR (3)	Nursia Chestnut J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	137	—	5-1	-	77	57	41d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Well held on 2yo debut but picked up well to win over C&D in January; plenty more to come

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Silent Strike	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8
Soul Love	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Cotai Lights	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Kimbara	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Bucklow Hill	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
With Glory	100/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Nursia	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Silent Strike

24.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Soul Love

17.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Cotai Lights

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Bucklow Hill

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Nursia

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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With Glory

9.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Kimbara

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
With Glory	67	76	—
Silent Strike	—	84	29
Soul Love	—	90	39
Cotai Lights	—	84	65
Kimbara	—	—	—
Bucklow Hill	—	77	33
Nursia	—	77	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Silent Strike	16d ago	Fit
Bucklow Hill	36d ago	Fit
Nursia	41d ago	Fit
Cotai Lights	104d ago	Long break
Soul Love	123d ago	Long break
With Glory	156d ago	Long break
Kimbara	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Newcastle (AW) over 6f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 11 draws with historical results at this course and distance.