19:15 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 December 2025

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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap

3YO plus | Class 6 | 5f | 13 Runners | Allweather

(9)

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 65| C

Course winner. Three wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win here (6f) in November. 13/2, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford (6f) 19 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 419512

(5)

Water Of Leith²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 65| CD

C&D winner. Not seen to best effect when sixth of 12 over C&D 28 days ago. Interesting back in a Class 6 for the first time in while.

Form: 907676

(2)

Harb⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: T Davidson| OR: 65| D

Latest win at Ayr in August. 15/2, last of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 45 days ago.

Form: 414560

(6)

Ganesha¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 64| CD

C&D winner. Good second of 9 over C&D 11 days ago. Claims if in similar form.

Form: 433042

(8)

High Opinion⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 64| CD

Three-time winner over 5f last season but more miss than hit in 2025. It remains to be seen whether a return to AW sparks this former C&D scorer back to life.

Form: 348797

(10)

Good Point¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 64| D

One win from 21 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5f, 16/5) 17 days ago.

Form: 204256

(13)

Bibendum^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 62| CD

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner C&D handicap 19 days ago, running on. A 6 lb rise demands more of him.

Form: 136271

(3)

Thunderstorm Katie¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62| CD

Five wins from 18 runs this year, the latest over C&D in October. Bit below form when sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, 10/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 534116

(4)

Our Absent Friends¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 60| CD

C&D winner. Latest win at Redcar in September. Bit below form fifth of 9 over C&D (6/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 184345

(12)

Invincible Annice^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 55| CD

C&D winner in November but below par back here twice since.

Form: 403188

(7)

Tickets²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 55| C

Course winner. 13/2, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 26 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 841805

(11)

Stroxx²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 53| CD

C&D winner. Three wins from 67 starts. 17/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good) in May. Off since so probably best watched this time.

Form: 214826

(1)

Lady Of The Garr⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 51| CD

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on first time, 12¼ lengths last of 14 to Thunderstorm Katie over C&D (10/1) 50 days ago. The headgear is quickly discarded.

Form: 255250

Forecasts

Bibendum (9/2), Carlton And Co (5/1), Ganesha (11/2), Our Absent Friends (15/2), Good Point (8/1), Thunderstorm Katie (10/1), Water Of Leith (12/1), High Opinion (12/1), Harb (14/1), Stroxx (14/1), Invincible Annice (16/1), Tickets (16/1), Lady Of The Garr (20/1)

WATER OF LEITH has been better than his recent form figures suggest and is worth chancing back in a Class 6. Carlton And Co arrives at the top of his game and is second choice ahead of Ganesha, who was back on song when runner-up over C&D earlier in the month.