15:34 Newcastle

Thursday 1 January 2026

All13:4914:2414:5915:3416:0516:3517:0517:35

Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 1m 1.23s

(8)

Mesaafi^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley| T: R Burdon| OR: 80| BF| C

85/40

Course winner. Three wins from 16 runs last year. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 10/3) 14 days ago. Can make his presence felt off an unchanged mark.

Form: 544344-

(4)

Coronado King²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 79

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Wolverhampton in October. 7/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 24 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 35/19-

(3)

Pineapple Island³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 78| D

33/1

33/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f) 3 days ago and she's hard to warm to on this occasion.

Form: 916/075

(9)

Bonnie's Boy¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| CD

9/2

C&D winner in October. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 19 days ago. The headgear is discarded this time and he will be a threat if able to bounce back.

Form: 674149-

(1)

Juan Les Pins¹¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 76

13/2

Twenty five runs since last win in 2023. 14/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to soft) on latest start in September, met some trouble. Down another 2 lb and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 653589-

(7)

King's Crown^t,p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 75| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Five wins from 25 runs last year, the latest here in November. 16/1, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Live each-way chance. Yard also saddles Darlo Pride.

Form: 734612-

(11)

Dandy Magic¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 74| BF| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Eighth of 12 in handicap (10/3) at this course (6f) 13 days ago. In good form prior to that and she can't be safely discounted.

Form: 985138-

(2)

Lion's House¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 72| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 8/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others make more appeal.

Form: 573806-

(10)

Dark Kestrel^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 72| CD

22/1

C&D winner in October. 9/2, 5 lengths eighth of 9 to Hover On The Wind in handicap back at this C&D 27 days ago. One or two of the others look more solid.

Form: 914048-

(6)

Blue Lakota⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 71| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 44 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 068617-

(5)

Hover On The Wind²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 71| CD

10/1

16/1, won 9-runner handicap at this C&D 27 days ago, always holding on. 3 lb rise fair enough and while more will be needed in this higher grade, he will have a chance if in a similar mood.

Form: 054481-

(12)

Darlo Pride^t,p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 68| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Respectable 2 lengths fourth of 9 to Hover On The Wind in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 27 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 624394-

Forecasts

Mesaafi (85/40), Bonnie's Boy (9/2), Juan Les Pins (13/2), King's Crown (15/2), Dandy Magic (15/2), Hover On The Wind (10/1), Lion's House (14/1), Blue Lakota (18/1), Coronado King (20/1), Dark Kestrel (22/1), Darlo Pride (25/1), Pineapple Island (33/1)

MESAAFI has proved rather expensive to follow of late, but he wasn't beaten far off this mark in a Class 2 handicap at Chelmsford a fortnight ago and a reproduction of that would probably suffice. Juan Les Pins has fallen a long way in the weights and merits respect for all he's on a long losing run. Bonnie's Boy and King's Crown are live each-way contenders.