17:30 Newcastle

Friday 26 September 2025

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 11.71s

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Wyld Bill^b⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Elizabeth Gale⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 59| CD

5/2

C&D winner in June and cast aside a lesser effort on turf when winning 8-runner handicap at Chelmsford 8 days ago, staying on strongly. Returns to a winning course with blinkers back on but penalty does demand more.

Form: 565161

(4)

Carnival Zain^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 60

17/2

Without a win in 20 runs, finishing third of 14 at Beverley (10f) in July before running fourth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (11/2) 32 days ago, stamin stretched over 10.9f in a well-run race. Return to this 10f AW trip may help his cause.

Form: 489934

(6)

Royal Blaze^p,t1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 57| BF| D

4/1

Won at Ayr (10f) in August before finishing third of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (7/4) 23 days ago. Same mark here and he can remain competitive with a tongue strap fitted.

Form: 699613

(9)

We Still Believe¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: D Bourke| OR: 57| CD

22/1

Ayr winner in July 2024 but unable to add to tally since. Deployed a change of tactics and weakened to finish 10th of 13 in handicap here (22/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 257330

(7)

Ravenswell^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Paul Robson| OR: 55

10/3

Neck second at Carlisle in quest to break maiden status, then fourth over C&D last month. Backward step when seventh of 8 at Hamilton (6/1) when dropped out 23 days ago.

Form: 878247

(3)

Max Of Stars¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 51

10/3

Better known as a hurdler, adding 2 further wins this spring. Won 9-runner 12f handicap at Thirsk (3/1) 11 days ago, making all and running on well despite throwing head around under pressure. Escapes a penalty for that so holds major claims.

Form: 4/27-961

(5)

Crownthorpe^p¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: A D Brown| OR: 50| C

20/1

Winless for 18 runs since April 2023. Third of 8 at Chelmsford (8/1) 15 days ago when labouring late and seemingly going through the motions.

Form: 582553

(1)

Curious Mrs Fox¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 45

80/1

Showed poor form when ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (80/1) 15 days ago, taking a strong hold over 2m. Bound to be suited by return to 10f but she's a long-standing maiden.

Form: 989769

Non-Runners

(2)

Shamardal Star²⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: R A Fahey J: O J Orr

(10)

Daring Leader¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: C N Kellett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wyld Bill (5/2), Max Of Stars (10/3), Ravenswell (10/3), Royal Blaze (4/1), Daring Leader (4/1), Shamardal Star (9/2), Carnival Zain (17/2), Crownthorpe (20/1), We Still Believe (22/1), Curious Mrs Fox (80/1)

MAX OF STARS cashed in on a handy Flat mark given her hurdles ability when an all-the-way winner at Thirsk recently and the follow up may well be forthcoming. Shamardal Star impressed when scoring over C&D last time, while Royal Blaze is fairly reliable at this sort of level.