19:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 9 December 2025

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Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 13.45s

(11)

Opal Storm^t,p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Rothwell| OR: 55

12/1

50/1, last of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 10 days ago, badly hampered. Readily passed over, for all that she's lurking on a dangerous mark.

Form: 404850

(10)

Instant Bond¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: M Wigham| OR: 54

5/1

12/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 19 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Wouldn't be without a chance if bounce back to his best.

Form: 787340

(13)

Mister Sky Blue⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 53| D

7/2

8/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 4 days ago. Should make his presence felt once again.

Form: 834424

(14)

Run This Way^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 51| D

22/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Visor refitted here in place of the cheekpieces she sported last time and this 7-y-o will be a serious player off this career-low mark if on-song.

Form: 768550

(8)

Pinpoint^t1,p¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Greg Fairley| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 50| D

40/1

Latest win at Hamilton in June. Seventh of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Ayr (6f, good) when last seen in August. Tongue strap on 1st time and cheekpieces refitted. Opposable.

Form: 761467

(2)

Korroor^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 50| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 11/8, tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and claims if back to his best, but his record is a little too patchy for comfort.

Form: 064010

(7)

Call Glory^p³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 49

6/1

Twenty-six runs since last win in 2023. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/4) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and wouldn't be without a chance off this attractive mark if he were to put his best foot forward.

Form: 700440

(9)

A Lady Forever⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: W G Harrison| OR: 47| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 11/1) 8 days ago. Caught wide on that occasion and better judged on solid C&D second on penultimate start.

Form: 373229

(1)

Yorkshire Glory¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 47| BF

4/1

9/4, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. 0-15 record tempers enthusiasm somewhat, but he's been knocking on the door and should be in the mix.

Form: 337322

(4)

Yellow Lemons^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: K Scott| OR: 45

22/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Good fourth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 19 days ago. Should run her race once more, but chances are one or two will again prove too strong when it comes to the crunch.

Form: 890274

(12)

Lady Sonata¹⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: I Furtado| OR: 45

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in novice (250/1) at Southwell (8.1f). Off 175 days. Down in trip for this handicap debut and big step forward needed.

Form: 808

(3)

Bernie The Bear^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Thirty runs since last win in 2023. 50/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Others look stronger.

Form: 939487

Non-Runners

(5)

Madame Plaintiff²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: A D Brown J: Barry McHugh

(6)

Northerner¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: B Ellison J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mister Sky Blue (7/2), Yorkshire Glory (4/1), Instant Bond (5/1), Korroor (5/1), Call Glory (6/1), A Lady Forever (8/1), Opal Storm (12/1), Run This Way (22/1), Yellow Lemons (22/1), Madame Plaintiff (25/1), Northerner (25/1), Bernie The Bear (40/1), Lady Sonata (40/1), Pinpoint (40/1)

The vote goes to A LADY FOREVER, who was caught wide tried in cheekpieces at Wolverhampton recently and is better judged on back-to-back second-place finishes at this course prior to that. A reproduction of form akin to those efforts would give her more than a fighting chance. Run This Way needs to bounce back, but she continues to slide down the weights and is dangerous to discount, while Mister Sky Blue and consistent maiden Yorkshire Glory should both be on the premises, too.