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Newcastle (AW)

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

Date 2026-03-21

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,768

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.3°C

Wind 6mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 41.94s (slow by 5.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smartanck (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	50/1	Won
2nd	Kameko Fever (IRE) David Nolan · Richard Fahey	8/1	0.3
3rd	Sailor Batt (IRE) Joanna Mason · David & Nicola Barron	5/1	0.1
4th	Zoustellar (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	10/1	.5
5th	Space Moon (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	25/1	0.1
6th	Norcross Brow (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Ollie Pears	16/5	1.25
7th	Kingofthecarnival (FR) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	6/5F	1.25
8th	Secret Testimony (GB) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	25/1	2
9th	Captain Bruce (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	28/1	24

Runners (9)

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
4 (3)	Kingofthecarnival Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	133	—	476-1	63	72	48	16d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	-17	28.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Won on handicap debut here (7f) last month and he's a big player again back up in trip
1 (6)	Norcross Brow Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ollie Pears	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ollie Pears	135	—	028-24	65	67	35	30d	—	—	-10	9.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Still unexposed after only five runs but he needs improvement back up in trip
5 (8)	Sailor Batt Bay J:Joanna Mason T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Joanna Mason T:David & Nicola Barron	132	—	236-25	62	71	58	43d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Eight-race maiden who was disappointing over C&D last month; others are more convincing
2 (1)	Kameko Fever Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	134	—	04-54	64	70	33	43d	—	—	-3	6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
No impact in four runs so far and he needs to raise his game after wind surgery
8 (7)	Zoustellar Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	127	t	789-6	57	65	35	31d	—	—	-4	4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lightly raced filly but she needs a transformation at this new trip; tongue-tie added
6 (5)	Secret Testimony Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	130	b	88701-	60	66	32	135d	—	—	+9	13.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Big improvement with a 50-1 win in 7f handicap here in November; up 4lb on his return
7 (2)	Space Moon Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	128	—	3-06	58	72	48	25d	—	—	+1	5.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Unexposed filly and she's a possible improver upped to 1m on handicap debut; market useful
9 (4)	Captain Bruce Brown J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	125	t	81516-	55	70	48	149d	—	—	+9	12.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Two AW wins last year and latest was over 1m2f here; market informative on his return
3 (9)	Smartanck Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	133	t	5134-9	63	70	57	43d	—	—	+1	4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Wolverhampton winner but he's been out of sorts in both runs for current yard; had wind op

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kingofthecarnival	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	6/5
Norcross Brow	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
Sailor Batt	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Kameko Fever	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	15/2
Zoustellar	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Secret Testimony	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Space Moon	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Captain Bruce	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Smartanck	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kingofthecarnival

28.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 10 Odds: 15

6/5

2nd

Secret Testimony

13.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

22/1

3rd

Captain Bruce

12.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1

33/1

Norcross Brow

9.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Sailor Batt

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kameko Fever

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Space Moon

5.1

OR: 2 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Zoustellar

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Smartanck

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Norcross Brow	65	67	35
Kameko Fever	64	70	33
Kingofthecarnival	63	72	48
Smartanck	63	70	57
Sailor Batt	62	71	58
Secret Testimony	60	66	32
Space Moon	58	72	48
Zoustellar	57	65	35
Captain Bruce	55	70	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kingofthecarnival	16d ago	Fit
Space Moon	25d ago	Fit
Norcross Brow	30d ago	Fit
Zoustellar	31d ago	Fit
Sailor Batt	43d ago	Fit
Kameko Fever	43d ago	Fit
Smartanck	43d ago	Fit
Secret Testimony	135d ago	Long break
Captain Bruce	149d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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