19:20 Newcastle

Saturday 10 January 2026

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Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 1m 13.13s

(7)

Asadjumeirah^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 55| CD

5/1

Five-time C&D winner. Three wins from 27 runs last year. Eighth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back but will be a danger to all if able to do so.

Form: 252348-

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(4)

Instant Bond¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Wigham| OR: 55

7/4

3/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 12 days ago. Deserves to get his head in front and may well do just that now back at 6f.

Form: 340332-

(1)

Ramon Di Loria^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 53| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Three wins from 22 runs last year. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Southwell (6.1f) 6 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 70345-3

(8)

Bella Love^h²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jordan Nason⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 52

20/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 28/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 942609-

(2)

Superior Council^b,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Cara Tuke⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 50| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 10/3, respectable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 251333-

(6)

Athollblair Boy⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 9-2| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 48| CD

11/2

Nine-time C&D winner. Twenty-three runs since last win in 2024. Below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (8/1) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 99502-7

(3)

Queen For Adaay^v³⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

33/1

Third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) when last seen 11 months ago. Remains to be seen if she will be able to back that up.

Form: 9607/83-

(5)

Poet^b⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 45| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in minor event (50/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 4 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 57800-9

Forecasts

Instant Bond (7/4), Superior Council (7/2), Ramon Di Loria (5/1), Asadjumeirah (5/1), Athollblair Boy (11/2), Bella Love (20/1), Queen For Adaay (33/1), Poet (50/1)

INSTANT BOND and Superior Council have both been knocking on the door of late and are taken to fight out the finish. Marginal preference is for the former, who went down narrowly over 7f here last time and the return to this trip will be in his favour. Ramon Di Loria is third choice.