18:15 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 December 2025

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Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:18 | Winning time: 1m 13.40s

(5)

Pit Boss^t,p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 55

8/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 16/1) 11 days ago. Knocking on the door prior to that and he's one to consider.

Form: 693237

(2)

Bella Love^h⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Nason⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 55WS

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 18/1, last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 59 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 594260

(3)

Laurens Dream⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 54| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft, 18/1) 41 days ago. Again likely to find a few too good.

Form: 343076

(11)

Green Valentine^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: A D Brown| OR: 53| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 22/1, last of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 016010

(8)

Eco Power Boy¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spencer| OR: 53

33/1

First run since leaving John & Sean Quinn when sixth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm, 50/1). Off 111 days and others make more appeal.

Form: 8/0765-6

(14)

Penny Mountain²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: Gary Rutherford| OR: 52

8/1

4½ lengths seventh of 14 to Green Valentine in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 409607

(4)

Mount Ruapehu¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Gray| T: M Fahey| OR: 51| BF| D

3/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, seventeenth of 21 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm). Off 144 days. Would be a threat if the switch to this surface were to help spark a return to form.

Form: 090040

(7)

Superior Council^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Cara Tuke⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 50| BF| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 2/1, respectable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 325133

(10)

Call Glory^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Ian Williams| OR: 47

5/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 7 days ago. Booking of Morris a plus and he's expected to be bang there.

Form: 004402

(1)

Yaahobby^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 46| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2024. 22/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 26 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 073759

(6)

Grown Ups³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Davies| T: J S Goldie| OR: 46

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, first run since leaving Ms Claire O'Connell when last of 9 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 39 days ago.

Form: 0009

(12)

Bothy Park⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott| T: T Davidson| OR: 45

28/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (12/1) at this course (7.1f) 82 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Likely to come up short once more.

Form: 450047

(13)

She's A Dark Horse²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood| T: W G Harrison| OR: 45

50/1

50/1, first run since leaving Dean Ivory when seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 457677

(9)

Bernie The Bear^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Thirty-one runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 394879

Forecasts

Mount Ruapehu (3/1), Superior Council (10/3), Call Glory (5/1), Laurens Dream (7/1), Pit Boss (8/1), Penny Mountain (8/1), Yaahobby (18/1), Green Valentine (22/1), Bella Love (28/1), Bothy Park (28/1), Eco Power Boy (33/1), Bernie The Bear (40/1), Grown Ups (50/1), She's A Dark Horse (50/1)

CALL GLORY produced his best effort for a while when runner-up over C&D with cheekpieces refitted last week and is taken to go one better this time with Luke Morris doing the steering. Irish raider Mount Ruapehu will be a potent threat if he puts his best foot forward, while Pit Boss and Superior Council are others to consider.