Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

4:45

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2025-12-29

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Runners 7

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (1)	Yaaser b Lauren Young(5) · Jim Goldie	Lauren Young(5) · Jim Goldie	126	—	574417	71	92	63	1d	—	—	-7	20.7	9/4 31%
Winner off 2lb lower last time; harder they go the better for him from the outside stall
2 (7)	Towerlands b Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	134	—	925111	79	93	68	10d	—	—	+11	38.7	5/2 29%
4 (2)	Blazing Son ch Aiden Brookes(3) · Bryan Smart	Aiden Brookes(3) · Bryan Smart	131	—	933130	76	92	60	51d	—	—	+2	20.4	4/1 20%
C&D winner in September and was poorly drawn when down the field at Doncaster latest
3 (5)	Selection ch Tom Eaves · Ivan Furtado	Tom Eaves · Ivan Furtado	131	—	1-0153	76	90	44	42d	—	—	+6	16.6	8/1 11%
Has looked in the grip of the handicapper since her 1m win here in October
5 (4)	Gressington gr Darragh Keenan · Katie Scott	Darragh Keenan · Katie Scott	126	b	026644	71	91	67	9d	—	—	-1	8.9	10/1 9%
Has a bit to find with Bobby Joe Leg on their recent clash but can still be involved
7 (3)	Bobby Joe Leg ch James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	125	b	754061	70	90	52	9d	—	—	+11	16.7	16/1 6%
Always well positioned when holding on narrowly over C&D nine days ago; up 3lb
NR (6)	Al Muqdad ch TBC · David O'Meara	· David O'Meara	135	—	821835	80	90	78	9d	—	—	—	13.6	—
Hit hard by the handicapper for his Wolverhampton win; has run well here since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Yaaser	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	15/8
Towerlands	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	15/8
Blazing Son	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	4/1
Selection	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	8/1
Gressington	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	10/1
Bobby Joe Leg	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Al Muqdad	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Towerlands

38.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 23 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Yaaser

20.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Blazing Son

20.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 5.3

4/1

Bobby Joe Leg

16.7

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Selection

16.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Al Muqdad

13.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 0

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Gressington

8.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Muqdad Top Rated	80	90	78
Towerlands	79	93	68
Blazing Son	76	92	60
Selection	76	90	44
Yaaser	71	92	63
Gressington	71	91	67
Bobby Joe Leg	70	90	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yaaser	1d ago	Quick return
Towerlands	10d ago	Quick return
Blazing Son	51d ago	Fresh
Selection	42d ago	Fit
Gressington	9d ago	Quick return
Bobby Joe Leg	9d ago	Quick return
Al Muqdad	9d ago	Quick return

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