16:20 Newcastle

Saturday 20 December 2025

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Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 1m 29.39s

(4)

Surgeon Commander^b¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 55

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 5 months, good fifth of 9 in nursery at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Won't need to pull out much more for first-time blinkers. Engaged 4.15 here Friday,

Form: 67856

(3)

Diamond Aura^p1¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: H Palmer| OR: 55

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, eighth of 9 in C&D novice 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time now handicapping.

Form: 388

(10)

Runninman^p1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 52

4/1

Modest maiden. Respectable third of 7 in nursery (6/1) at this course (1m) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 90663

(6)

Sunniva¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 52

11/1

Off 4 months, looked rusty when last of 9 in nursery (25/1) at this course (6f) 15 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: P03639

(7)

Charcon³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Haslam| OR: 52

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in novice (300/1) at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 084

(8)

Lope Harswell¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Mark Winn| T: Roger Fell| OR: 45

10/3

11/1, respectable fourth of 8 in nursery at this course (1m) 18 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 777424

(5)

Elemental²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Joanna Mason| T: K Frost| OR: 45

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 9 in novice at Southwell (6f) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 758

(1)

Nutbean^b1⁹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 45

11/2

Down the field in 3 turf runs at the end of the summer. Blinkered are added now handicapping from a basement mark after a break. Check the betting.

Form: 099

Non-Runners

(2)

Lina Codina¹⁴⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: N Tinkler J: Jonny Peate

(9)

Calypso Breeze⁵³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: D P Quinn J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Surgeon Commander (9/4), Lope Harswell (10/3), Runninman (4/1), Nutbean (11/2), Calypso Breeze (7/1), Sunniva (11/1), Elemental (16/1), Charcon (18/1), Diamond Aura (25/1), Lina Codina (25/1)

LOPE HARSWELL has been very competitive on all 3 nursery starts here and might prove the answer. Runninman is second choice ahead of Calypso Breeze.