16:45 Newcastle

Monday 29 December 2025

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 28.93s

(7)

Towerlands¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 79

15/8

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap (5/6) at Southwell (8.1f) 10 days ago. Well in the mix once more.

Form: 925111

(5)

Selection⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: I Furtado| OR: 76| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 17/2, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 21-0153

(2)

Blazing Son⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 76| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Poorly drawn when eighteenth of 21 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, heavy) 51 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 933130

(4)

Gressington^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: K Scott| OR: 71| D

9/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable 2½ lengths fourth of 10 to Bobby Joe Leg in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 9 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 026644

(1)

Yaaser¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71| CD

9/4

3 wins from 21 runs this year. 5/2, won 8-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago, always holding on. Up 2 lb but not taken lightly. Engaged 3.20 Southwell Sunday.

Form: 574417

(3)

Bobby Joe Leg^b⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| CD

12/1

10-time C&D winner who improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap (28/1) at this C&D 9 days ago, driven out. Must enter calculations.

Form: 754061

Non-Runners

(6)

Al Muqdad⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

Forecasts

Towerlands (15/8), Yaaser (9/4), Blazing Son (4/1), Al Muqdad (8/1), Gressington (9/1), Selection (10/1), Bobby Joe Leg (12/1)

A case can be made for all of these but C&D winner BLAZING SON figures on a handy mark so could prove the answer having not been seen to best effect from a poor draw at Doncaster last time. Course scorer Selection heads the list of dangers, although Bobby Joe Leg, Yaaser and Towerlands all seem sure to be on the premises too.