SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap (Div II) – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap (Div II)

Date 2026-03-27

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,851

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 88%

Winning Time 1m 14.64s (slow by 3.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	D Flawless (IRE) Jason Hart · Paul Midgley	9/1	Won
2nd	Tickets (GB) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	16/1	1.75
3rd	Teardrops (GB) Jack Callan · Richard Spencer	5/1	0.2
4th	Kings Merchant (GB) Cam Hardie · Philip Kirby	17/2	.75
5th	Pianoforte (GB) Dylan Hogan · Julie Camacho	5/1	1.75
6th	Miss Rainbow (IRE) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	33/1	.75
7th	Elvetham (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Conrad Allen	28/1	1.5
8th	Velvet Skies (IRE) Conor Whiteley · Stephen Hanlon	5/1	3
9th	Sherlock (IRE) Kevin Stott · Kevin Ryan	2/1F	1

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
6 (8)	Sherlock Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	3-8541	62	81	62	31d	—	—	-13	13.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Dropped to sprinting for first time when off the mark over 5f here latest; should go well
1 (4)	Pianoforte Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Julie Camacho	J:Dylan Hogan T:Julie Camacho	135	—	774-79	69	80	53	44d	—	—	-6	9.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
This is a drop in grade but he isn't obviously in good enough form to take advantage
3 (2)	Velvet Skies Chestnut J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Stephen Hanlon	134	—	2-2357	68	80	67	17d	—	—	-3	12.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
In form on Dundalk's AW this winter; met trouble on yard debut so that run can be excused
5 (9)	Teardrops Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Richard Spencer	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Richard Spencer	128	tb	-12302	62	80	61	21d	—	—	+3	17	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Three C&D wins this winter and another good effort here when second latest; player
4 (1)	D Flawless Bay J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	134	h	907-36	68	79	61	49d	—	—	-2	7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Third over 5f at Southwell in January but only sixth here since; hooded first time
2 (6)	Kings Merchant Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Philip Kirby	J:Cam Hardie T:Philip Kirby	135	—	8740-7	69	80	59	15d	—	—	-1	7.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hasn't placed in six runs for this yard, including on recent C&D reappearance
9 (7)	Tickets Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	117	p	50-613	51	78	71	16d	—	—	-4	1.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Things dropped right in C&D classified last month but below-par third since; headgear on
7 (5)	Miss Rainbow Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	126	p	12527-	60	79	57	176d	—	—	+7	10.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Four wins last summer (including C&D) but no great record fresh so far
8 (3)	Elvetham Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Conrad Allen	J:Darragh Keenan T:Conrad Allen	122	—	966-17	56	80	72	16d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-2	2.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Second start at 6f when off mark at Kempton this month; run possibly came too soon since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sherlock	9/4	2/1	9/4
Pianoforte	9/2	9/2	9/2
Velvet Skies	5/1	5/1	5/1
Teardrops	11/2	11/2	11/2
D Flawless	9/1	9/1	9/1
Kings Merchant	9/1	9/1	9/1
Tickets	16/1	16/1	16/1
Miss Rainbow	28/1	28/1	28/1
Elvetham	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Teardrops

OR: 3 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Sherlock

13.1

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Velvet Skies

12.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Miss Rainbow

10.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Pianoforte

9.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Kings Merchant

7.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

D Flawless

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Elvetham

2.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Tickets

1.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pianoforte	69	80	53
Kings Merchant	69	80	59
Velvet Skies	68	80	67
D Flawless	68	79	61
Sherlock	62	81	62
Teardrops	62	80	61
Miss Rainbow	60	79	57
Elvetham	56	80	72
Tickets	51	78	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kings Merchant	15d ago	Fit
Tickets	16d ago	Fit
Elvetham	16d ago	Fit
Velvet Skies	17d ago	Fit
Teardrops	21d ago	Fit
Sherlock	31d ago	Fit
Pianoforte	44d ago	Fit
D Flawless	49d ago	Fresh
Miss Rainbow	176d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Elvetham	Class Class 6	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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