17:45 Newcastle

Friday 19 December 2025

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  • Off time: 17:47  |   Winning time: 1m 41.15s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
The Cookstown Cafu17
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-12| J: C J Orr(3)| T: Fionn McSharry| OR:  64| CD
17/2
C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
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2
(8)
Horse silk
Falcon Nineb48
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: Mohammed Tabti(5)| T: I Jardine| OR:  62
15/2
Latest win at Musselburgh in August. Tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.2f, 13/2) 48 days ago. Back down in trip with more required.
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3
(4)
Horse silk
Mercurius Powerp,t63
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-10| J: George Wood| T: Jessica Macey| OR:  62| CD
11/2
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 63 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Taseverp6
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: P Morris| OR:  62| CD
9/4
4-time course winner. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 6 days ago. Can give another good account here.
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5
(9)
Horse silk
Volenti23
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Haslam| OR:  61| BF| CD
6/1
A 4-time C&D scorer. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (3/1) at this C&D 23 days ago and now back down to his last winning mark so big shout.
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6
(2)
Horse silk
Powerful Responsep27
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane| T: G A Harker| OR:  61| C| D
9/2
Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. Good second of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 27 days ago. Can make presence felt.
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7
(3)
Horse silk
Minshaar11
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Warren Fentiman(5)| T: R A Fahey| OR:  61| C
8/1
Course winner. Winner here in November. 11/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 11 days ago. One for the shortlist.
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8
(6)
Horse silk
Shifter23
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Paula Muir(3)| T: W Storey| OR:  59| D
100/1
Last of 10 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 23 days ago. Has work to do.
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9
(5)
Horse silk
Pop Favoriteb71
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR:  47| CD
25/1
7-time C&D winner. 9/1, good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D 71 days ago. Not taken lightly nudged up 1 lb.
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Forecasts

Tasever (9/4), Powerful Response (9/2), Mercurius Power (11/2), Volenti (6/1), Falcon Nine (15/2), Minshaar (8/1), The Cookstown Cafu (17/2), Pop Favorite (25/1), Shifter (100/1)

Verdict

A very open handicap but multiple C&D scorer VOLENTI has slipped back down to a winning mark so looks the way to go. Course specialist Pop Favorite is next on the list on the back of a good C&D second last time, with Powerful Response, Tasever and Mercurius Power all firmly in the picture too.

  1. Volenti6/1
  2. Pop Favorite25/1
  3. Powerful Response9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,140.002nd: £1,474.003rd: £736.004th: £368.005th: £184.00

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