Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:15

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2025-11-27

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,956

Runners (14)

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
5 (14)	First Ambition Bay J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	136	—	1127	90	100	82	34d	—	—	+9	26.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Only seventh on turf latest but progressive before that, including 2-2 on AW; considered
8 (7)	Unassuming Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	134	t	101512	88	104	75	9d	—	—	+14	28.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Wolverhampton win in October and close second over 7f here last week; high on shortlist
13 (12)	Rainbow Nebula Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	123	v	225153	79	101	27	19d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in 6f novices last winter and done well over 7f on turf recently; should stay 1m
9 (6)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	133	—	094057	87	105	91	27d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Below par recent starts but has good C&D record and he's dropped to a dangerous mark
2 (4)	Aalto Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ian Williams	J:Colin Keane T:Ian Williams	137	t	920707	91	101	70	24d	—	—	+4	14.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not at best on last four runs but well treated on close second to More Thunder in July
3 (5)	Nikovo Bay J:P J McDonald T:Michael Herrington	J:P J McDonald T:Michael Herrington	137	—	630288	91	102	91	27d	—	—	+6	16	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not at best at Southwell latest but placed in strong handicaps on last two C&D outings
1 (9)	Duke's Command Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	139	—	661072	93	101	-	31d	—	—	+14	20.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two 1m turf wins this year; good second at Redcar latest but went up 4lb; acts on AW
14 (11)	High On Hope Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Michael Appleby	J:Jack Doughty T:Michael Appleby	122	—	224315	78	103	-	50d	—	—	+12	18.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won match at Beverley in August but only fifth in handicap since; others more obvious
10 (10)	Lunar Eclipse Grey J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	129	—	8-7320	83	99	49	19d	—	—	+5	9.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Drawn blank since 2yo debut success and others are much more obvious
11 (13)	Shimmering Spin Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Kevin Stott T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	126	—	092183	80	99	74	21d	—	—	+13	18.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In good form over 1m at Chelmsford lately but below par on previous Tapeta start
12 (3)	Joolianoss Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:James Evans	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:James Evans	123	—	53-111	77	99	-	300d	—	—	+4	7.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
AW hat-trick in January; may do better again this winter but returns in a hot race
6 (1)	Platoon Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stella Barclay	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Stella Barclay	135	—	30-000	89	89	-	19d	—	—	+8	10.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Runner-up in AW Listed race for Aidan O'Brien but well held all starts for this yard
NR (8)	Christian David Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	136	b	44-160	90	101	-	34d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Below par in two runs since reappearance win; blinkers are added now back on AW
NR (2)	Angel Hunter Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	135	—	-58171	91	104	-	28d	—	—	—	25.3	—	—
Forced dead heat on 7f AW debut four weeks ago; just as good at 1m; considered

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
First Ambition	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Unassuming	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Rainbow Nebula	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Fantastic Fox	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Aalto	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Nikovo	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	7/1
Duke's Command	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
High On Hope	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lunar Eclipse	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Shimmering Spin	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Joolianoss	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1
Platoon	80/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	50/1
Christian David	-	-	-	-	-
Angel Hunter	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Unassuming

28.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

First Ambition

26.5

OR: 10 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Angel Hunter

25.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 15 Odds: 0

—

Duke's Command

20.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Rainbow Nebula

19.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Shimmering Spin

18.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

High On Hope

18.2

OR: 7 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Nikovo

OR: 10.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Aalto

14.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Fantastic Fox

12.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Platoon

10.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Christian David

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Lunar Eclipse

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Joolianoss

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Duke's Command	93	101	—
Aalto	91	101	70
Nikovo	91	102	91
Angel Hunter	91	104	—
First Ambition	90	100	82
Christian David	90	101	—
Platoon	89	89	—
Unassuming	88	104	75
Fantastic Fox	87	105	91
Lunar Eclipse	83	99	49
Shimmering Spin	80	99	74
Rainbow Nebula	79	101	27
High On Hope	78	103	—
Joolianoss	77	99	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Unassuming	9d ago	Quick return
Rainbow Nebula	19d ago	Fit
Lunar Eclipse	19d ago	Fit
Platoon	19d ago	Fit
Shimmering Spin	21d ago	Fit
Aalto	24d ago	Fit
Fantastic Fox	27d ago	Fit
Nikovo	27d ago	Fit
Angel Hunter	28d ago	Fit
Duke's Command	31d ago	Fit
First Ambition	34d ago	Fit
Christian David	34d ago	Fit
High On Hope	50d ago	Fresh
Joolianoss	300d ago	Long break