BetUK All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Newcastle (AW)

4:42

Date 2025-04-18

Distance 2m56y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £90,195

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (2)	Plage De Havre ch Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	124	—	22-212	92	115	94	34d	—	—	-6	17.8	5/2 29%
Progressive 4yo and Wonder Legend got first run when beaten by him at Wolverhampton
1 (11)	Roaring Legend gr David Probert · Hugo Palmer	David Probert · Hugo Palmer	138	t	21/111	104	111	90	49d	—	—	0	19.2	4/1 20%
Improving having gone 3-3 since joining Hugo Palmer; hosed up in a trial for this
2 (8)	Wonder Legend b Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	Daniel Muscutt · James Ferguson	134	—	231-21	100	113	100	34d	—	—	+3	16.5	5/1 17%
Had the run of things at Wolverhampton last time but up just 4lb and now 3-4 on Tapeta
3 (1)	Duke Of Oxford b Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	130	t	38311-	96	112	96	128d	—	—	+23	33.5	15/2 12%
6lb lower when runner-up in this 12 months ago but was still improving late last year
12 (9)	Wonder ch Hollie Doyle · James Fanshawe	Hollie Doyle · James Fanshawe	114	—	4-2312	82	108	100	21d	—	—	+2	10.4	10/1 9%
Early days as a stayer and improving, but he's 4lb wrong here
6 (13)	Heathen b Mark Winn · David O'Meara	Mark Winn · David O'Meara	119	—	8014-1	85	110	88	66d	—	—	+15	20.4	14/1 7%
Prevailed in a steadily-run 1m6f race last time; hasn't excelled over 2m in the past
9 (7)	Midnight Lion br Lauren Young(7) · Jim Goldie	Lauren Young(7) · Jim Goldie	116	—	432311	82	112	97	20d	—	—	+25	30	18/1 5%
Excellent record here; last win was at 1m2f but hasn't had many goes over this far
7 (4)	Tribal Star b Jamie Powell(3) · Adrian McGuinness	Jamie Powell(3) · Adrian McGuinness	118	p	4312-2	86	110	79	28d	—	—	+10	15.4	20/1 5%
Can look as though he lacks concentration in a finish and he's unraced beyond 1m4f
5 (12)	Tritonic ch Rossa Ryan · Alan King	Rossa Ryan · Alan King	124	p	6320-5	90	114	92	20d	—	—	+7	11.1	25/1 4%
Hard to win with now and never dangerous back on the Flat three weeks ago at Kempton (2m)
8 (10)	Humble Spark b Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	118	—	221614	84	114	102	14d	—	—	+17	20.3	28/1 3%
Best form has been over shorter and didn't appear to stay 1m6f last time
10 (6)	Circuit Breaker b Joe Fanning · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Joe Fanning · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	116	—	36-356	82	114	94	21d	—	—	+6	8.7	33/1 3%
Has finished behind some of today's opposition in his last two races; up against it
13 (3)	Weddell Sea b Andrew Mullen · Mike Sowersby	Andrew Mullen · Mike Sowersby	114	tp	525-11	80	103	89	37d	—	—	+6	8.2	33/1 3%
Seeks a hat-trick after narrow wins in two Class 5s over C&D; 8lb out of the weights
11 (5)	King Chaos gr Laura Coughlan(3) · Rebecca Menzies	Laura Coughlan(3) · Rebecca Menzies	114	—	3331-5	82	108	93	8d	—	—	+6	8.6	50/1 2%
Has stamina to prove over this far and being 2lb out of the weights won't help
14 (14)	Chillhi b Ethan Tindall(7) · Brian Ellison	Ethan Tindall(7) · Brian Ellison	114	—	057-60	80	95	71	20d	—	—	+6	8	80/1 1%
Has been struggling for a while under both codes and he's 15lb out of the weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Plage De Havre	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Roaring Legend	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2
Wonder Legend	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Duke Of Oxford	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Wonder	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Heathen	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Midnight Lion	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Tribal Star	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	14/1
Tritonic	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Humble Spark	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Circuit Breaker	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Weddell Sea	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
King Chaos	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Chillhi	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Duke Of Oxford

33.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 19.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Midnight Lion

OR: 8 Form: 20.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Heathen

20.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Humble Spark

20.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 11 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Roaring Legend

19.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Plage De Havre

17.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Wonder Legend

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Tribal Star

15.4

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Tritonic

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Wonder

10.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Circuit Breaker

8.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

King Chaos

8.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Weddell Sea

8.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Chillhi

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Roaring Legend Top Rated	104	111	90
Wonder Legend	100	113	100
Duke Of Oxford	96	112	96
Plage De Havre	92	115	94
Tritonic	90	114	92
Tribal Star	86	110	79
Heathen	85	110	88
Humble Spark	84	114	102
Wonder	82	108	100
Midnight Lion	82	112	97
Circuit Breaker	82	114	94
King Chaos	82	108	93
Weddell Sea	80	103	89
Chillhi	80	95	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Plage De Havre	34d ago	Fit
Roaring Legend	49d ago	Fresh
Wonder Legend	34d ago	Fit
Duke Of Oxford	128d ago	Long break
Wonder	21d ago	Fit
Heathen	66d ago	Fresh
Midnight Lion	20d ago	Fit
Tribal Star	28d ago	Fit
Tritonic	20d ago	Fit
Humble Spark	14d ago	Fit
Circuit Breaker	21d ago	Fit
Weddell Sea	37d ago	Fit
King Chaos	8d ago	Quick return
Chillhi	20d ago	Fit

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