Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Bands B, C And D) (GBB Race)

Newcastle (AW)

18:30

Date 2026-04-13

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3-5yo

Prize £4,320

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 1.6°C

Wind 5mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 26.19s (slow by 2.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noelan Star (GER) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	2/5F	Won
2nd	Whernside (GB) Connor Beasley · Edward Bethell	12/1	2.5
3rd	Horu Kanu (GB) Shane Gray · Richard & Peter Fahey	100/30	0.2
4th	Record Day (GB) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	12/1	1.25
5th	Eagle Thunder (GB) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	66/1	4.25
6th	Balmoral Boy (IRE) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	40/1	.5
7th	Leelawadee (GB) Mark Winn · Michael Dods	33/1	.5
8th	Wee Dresser (GB) Greg Fairley · Katie Scott	150/1	8.5
9th	Tzarmaggedon (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Bryan Smart	22/1	0.2
10th	Billyjoegold (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	80/1	0.2

Runners (11)

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)	Noelan Star Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	—	1-	-	88	50	121d	—	—	-25	28.7	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Came home 8.5l in front of a next-time-out winner on debut here (1m); leading claims
9 (9)	Viper Bay J:P J McDonald T:Brian Ellison	J:P J McDonald T:Brian Ellison	124	—	7	-	78	-	15d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Shaped quite nicely on his stable debut at Doncaster two weeks ago; this looks easier
6 (1)	Horu Kanu Chestnut J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	124	—	645-	73	75	32	255d	—	—	-6	10.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Pick of his three 2yo runs came over this trip; gelded since last seen; each-way shout
7 (5)	Record Day Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	124	—	8	-	76	-	15d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Finished 1l and one place behind Viper on debut; may struggle to reverse placings
5 (2)	Whernside Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Edward Bethell	J:Connor Beasley T:Edward Bethell	126	—	7-	-	55	17	138d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Didn't live up to market billing over 1m here in November; stable also runs Noelean Star
10 (11)	Leelawadee Bay J:Mark Winn T:Michael Dods	J:Mark Winn T:Michael Dods	121	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Half-sister to three winners out of a winning sprinter; perhaps a longer-term prospect
3 (7)	Balmoral Boy Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	128	—	3	-	41	33	23d	—	—	+1	3.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Beaten 23l into third on debut last month (1m); a big step forward is required
8 (8)	Tzarmaggedon Chestnut J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bryan Smart	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bryan Smart	124	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Closely related to 6f winner Chief Mankato (RPR 92); bred to have a future; check betting
1 (4)	Billyjoegold Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	142	—	3	-	43	17	23d	—	—	+1	3.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran okay on last month's C&D debut but others look more likely candidates today
4 (3)	Eagle Thunder Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	—	-	-	-	19d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Tailed off in a 1m maiden at Kempton last month; should do much better at some point
11 (10)	Wee Dresser Bay J:Greg Fairley T:Katie Scott	J:Greg Fairley T:Katie Scott	119	—	7	-	44	-	32d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
150-1 and ran to just a modest level in a C&D maiden 32 days ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Noelan Star	8/11	8/11	4/6
Viper	3/1	5/2	10/3
Horu Kanu	4/1	4/1	4/1
Record Day	18/1	22/1	18/1
Whernside	25/1	22/1	22/1
Leelawadee	33/1	33/1	33/1
Balmoral Boy	40/1	40/1	40/1
Tzarmaggedon	50/1	40/1	50/1
Billyjoegold	66/1	50/1	50/1
Eagle Thunder	66/1	66/1	50/1
Wee Dresser	250/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Noelan Star

28.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 18.7

8/11

2nd

Horu Kanu

10.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Viper

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Balmoral Boy

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Billyjoegold

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Record Day

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Whernside

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Leelawadee

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Tzarmaggedon

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Eagle Thunder

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Wee Dresser

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Horu Kanu	73	75	32
Noelan Star	—	88	50
Viper	—	78	—
Record Day	—	76	—
Whernside	—	55	17
Leelawadee	—	—	—
Balmoral Boy	—	41	33
Tzarmaggedon	—	—	—
Billyjoegold	—	43	17
Eagle Thunder	—	—	—
Wee Dresser	—	44	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Viper	15d ago	Fit
Record Day	15d ago	Fit
Eagle Thunder	19d ago	Fit
Balmoral Boy	23d ago	Fit
Billyjoegold	23d ago	Fit
Wee Dresser	32d ago	Fit
Noelan Star	121d ago	Long break
Whernside	138d ago	Long break
Horu Kanu	255d ago	Long break
Leelawadee	—	—
Tzarmaggedon	—	—