17:30 Newcastle

Friday 17 October 2025

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High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 41.99s

(2)

Bunker Bay^t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 65

12/1

Off 4 months, good second of 10 at Wolverhampton (1½m) 45 days ago, clear of rest. Claims if in similar form.

Form: 49/4362

(7)

Swinging London^p,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: J Mackie| OR: 65| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Chester (14.5f, heavy, 18/1) 27 days ago. Ought to be competitive.

Form: 347743

(8)

Star Cast⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alexandra Egan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 63

4/1

Very good second of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Ayr (1¼m, heavy) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Has made a positive start to her handicap career and should go well.

Form: 73-8442

(1)

Educate^p,t⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Lauren Young⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 57| D

3/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Carlisle (11f, good to firm, 9/2) 58 days ago (final start for Pat Morris). Cheekpieces back on. Starts out for good new yard off the mark he defied on AW in April. Has to enter calculations.

Form: 691244

(6)

Big Win^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: George Wood| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 60| BF

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f, 11/10) 18 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on first time. Remains unexposed.

Form: 0553

(4)

Bruce Banner¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: R Menzies| OR: 59| CD

20/1

Made a winning start for Rebecca Menzies over C&D in April but hasn't built on that since.

Form: 131558

(5)

Blue Siam^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: H Palmer| OR: 54

25/1

Modest maiden. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (1m) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 899-45

(3)

Cushty^v²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 52| CD

12/1

Won 8-runner C&D handicap under Hollie Doyle 22 days ago. That was his first win at the fifteenth attempt so doesn't strike as an obvious one to follow up.

Form: 655691

Forecasts

Big Win (5/2), Educate (3/1), Swinging London (4/1), Star Cast (4/1), Bunker Bay (12/1), Cushty (12/1), Bruce Banner (20/1), Blue Siam (25/1)

STAR CAST can cement her positive start to her handicap career by gaining a first win here. If fellow low-mileage 3-y-o Big Win reacts well to first-time cheekpieces he may pose the chief threat ahead of last month's Wolverhampton runner-up Bunker Bay.