19:00 Newcastle

Friday 26 September 2025

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Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150k Increase! Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 5y  |   Standard  |   5 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:00  |   Winning time: 1m 40.32s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Livonian18
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R M Beckett| D
5/4
€130,000 yearling, New Bay gelding. Runner-up on debut (subsequent winner back in third) and confirmed that promise to open his account in a 14-runner novice at Windsor (8.1f, good) 18 days ago, won easily by 4 lengths from Canopus. Should improve and strong claims to follow up under a penalty.
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Timeform
2
(5)
Horse silk
Hazem473
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: Rowan Scott| T: S bin Suroor
11/1
Down the field in 2 similar events in May/June 2024. Could be one for handicaps back over middle-distances and market should prove informative with yard also saddling newcomer Wesam.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
Wesam
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: S bin Suroor
5/4
Exceed And Excel gelding. Half-brother to 1½m winner Foxlight. Dam, 11.5f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Flotilla and smart 1½m winner Big Five out of useful 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Louvain. Belated debut but makes plenty of appeal on paper for powerful connections.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Canopus18
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: E Walker
12/1
170,000 gns yearling, Australia gelding. Down the field in a warm Kempton maiden on debut but caught the eye when 18/1 second behind Livonian at Windsor, making good late headway under hands-and-heels riding. Open to improvement and interesting to see if there's market confidence behind him.
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Timeform
5
(4)
Horse silk
Surprise Rally
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: W J Haggas
16/1
60,000 gns yearling, Iffraaj filly. Dam twice-raced half-sister to very smart 7f-9f winner Haatheq and smart winner up to 9f Farhaan out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner Alshadiyah. Quality pedigree and one to note on debut for a top yard.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Wesam (5/4), Livonian (5/4), Hazem (11/1), Canopus (12/1), Surprise Rally (16/1)

Verdict

LIVONIAN shaped well when second in a strong all-weather maiden on debut and having easily got off the mark at Windsor earlier this month, he can follow up under a penalty. Canopus caught the eye when second under a hands-and-heels ride in the same Windsor maiden and any market confidence would be significant, while Surprise Rally may do best of the pair of interesting newcomers.

  1. Livonian5/4
  2. Canopus12/1
  3. Surprise Rally16/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,888.002nd: £1,825.003rd: £913.004th: £456.00

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