Midnite All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Newcastle (AW)

16:42

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £90,195

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.9°C

Wind 13mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 36.60s (slow by 6.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Berkshire Sundance (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	16/1	Won
2nd	Prydwen (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · George Scott	18/1	3.5
3rd	Beylerbeyi (GB) Billy Loughnane · Ian Williams	5/2F	2.25
4th	Tribal Star (IRE) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	9/1	1
5th	Duke Of Oxford (GB) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	7/2	.5
6th	Artisan Dancer (FR) Callum Shepherd · Charlie Johnston	28/1	1
7th	Dramatic Star (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	11/4	2.75
8th	Sax Appeal (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Charlie Johnston	33/1	4.75
9th	Barenboim (GB) Hollie Doyle · Tom Dascombe	40/1	.75
10th	Enemy (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ian Williams	11/1	13
11th	Tryfan (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Harry Charlton	16/1	2.5
12th	Charging Thunder (GB) Sam James · James Owen	40/1	0.3

Runners (12)

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
2 (6)	Beylerbeyi Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	137	t	31-322	101	113	89	35d	—	—	-4	20	0.56/1	9/4 31%
2m2f Cesarewitch winner; in good form over 1m2f/1m3f this year; leading player
5 (9)	Dramatic Star Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	129	—	2942-6	93	111	104	32d	—	—	-4	16.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
2l fourth on sole previous attempt at 2m and he may yet be capable of better
1 (8)	Duke Of Oxford Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	138	t	0051-1	102	109	98	77d	—	—	+9	28.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
He's won his last two; up to a career-high mark but clearly thriving; has to be respected
3 (5)	Enemy Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ian Williams	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ian Williams	136	t	55-131	100	110	76	35d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
9yo who has won two of his last three & there's still mileage in his mark on his old form
7 (7)	Tribal Star Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	127	—	30-334	91	110	93	35d	—	—	+5	12.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second in this last year & fourth of 20 in the Northumberland Plate last June; a possible
9 (12)	Berkshire Sundance Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	125	p	181-01	89	110	80	62d	—	—	+6	11.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
In and out but this steadily progressive 6yo has won three of his last five starts
11 (4)	Tryfan Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Charlton	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Charlton	122	h	913-92	86	111	100	50d	—	—	+5	10.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
2nd in Northumberland Vase last June, and also at Chelmsford latest; capable of bold show
4 (10)	Prydwen Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:George Scott	J:Daniel Tudhope T:George Scott	132	—	289-68	96	111	66	35d	—	—	+8	12.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won this in 2024 but AW exploits this winter indicate it's best to look elsewhere
10 (1)	Artisan Dancer Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	124	—	5617-1	88	110	73	20d	—	—	+17	20.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Two wins from last three starts; back up in grade today but he did it readily last time
8 (11)	Sax Appeal Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	125	b	1-2573	89	113	101	21d	—	—	+15	17.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
4 wins in the second half of last year but has to produce more than on his last 3 starts
12 (2)	Barenboim Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Tom Dascombe	J:Hollie Doyle T:Tom Dascombe	114	p	44-126	78	111	81	30d	—	—	+5	7.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Some good form this year and course form figures read 12139; has an each-way shout
6 (3)	Charging Thunder Bay J:Sam James T:James Owen	J:Sam James T:James Owen	129	p	106-75	93	111	83	21d	—	—	+9	11.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won at Wolverhampton (1m6f, Tapeta) last July but not at top of game on AW since December

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Beylerbeyi	9/4	9/4	9/4
Dramatic Star	3/1	3/1	11/4
Duke Of Oxford	10/3	7/2	10/3
Enemy	11/1	11/1	11/1
Tribal Star	12/1	11/1	11/1
Berkshire Sundance	14/1	14/1	14/1
Tryfan	16/1	16/1	16/1
Prydwen	22/1	20/1	20/1
Artisan Dancer	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sax Appeal	40/1	33/1	33/1
Barenboim	50/1	50/1	40/1
Charging Thunder	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Duke Of Oxford

28.7

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Artisan Dancer

20.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

28/1

3rd

Beylerbeyi

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Sax Appeal

17.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Dramatic Star

16.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Enemy

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Prydwen

12.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Tribal Star

12.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Berkshire Sundance

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Charging Thunder

11.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Tryfan

10.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Barenboim

7.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Duke Of Oxford	102	109	98
Beylerbeyi	101	113	89
Enemy	100	110	76
Prydwen	96	111	66
Dramatic Star	93	111	104
Charging Thunder	93	111	83
Tribal Star	91	110	93
Berkshire Sundance	89	110	80
Sax Appeal	89	113	101
Artisan Dancer	88	110	73
Tryfan	86	111	100
Barenboim	78	111	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Artisan Dancer	20d ago	Fit
Sax Appeal	21d ago	Fit
Charging Thunder	21d ago	Fit
Barenboim	30d ago	Fit
Dramatic Star	32d ago	Fit
Beylerbeyi	35d ago	Fit
Enemy	35d ago	Fit
Tribal Star	35d ago	Fit
Prydwen	35d ago	Fit
Tryfan	50d ago	Fresh
Berkshire Sundance	62d ago	Fresh
Duke Of Oxford	77d ago	Fresh

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Barenboim	Class Class 4	Class Drop

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

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Sax Appeal	Prominent
Dramatic Star	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.