13:38 Newcastle

Tuesday 13 January 2026

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Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 3m 42.42s

(4)

Tarbat Ness^b⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan| T: John Berry| OR: 60| D

15/2

Unreliable sort. One win from 2 runs last year. 8/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (19.6f, soft) 52 days ago. Unplaced all 3 previous starts on the AW and he's probably worth taking on.

Form: 6221/21-

(3)

Billy Bathgate¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: P J McDonald| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 58| CD

11/4

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (22/1) at this course (12.4f) 15 days ago, not much room. Significantly back up in trip and should make his presence felt.

Form: 382155-

(1)

Inspire Hope^t1,v1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: R Menzies| OR: 55

50/1

Last of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (18.1f, soft, 33/1) 15 days ago. Latest effort in this sphere was poor, too, and hopes now pinned on the addition of a visor and tongue strap working synergistically to help spark sudden improvement,

Form: 64/4458-

(6)

Dollar's Dream¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Good fifth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 17 days ago but he again looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 4775-

(5)

Young Merlin^v,t1⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Menzies| OR: 55| D

6/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, soft, 10/1) 44 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and each-way shout if he takes well to this surface and the first-time visor (also tongue strap is refitted).

Form: 6-23522

(7)

Tupero^t1,p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 57

11/2

Sixth of 12 in maiden (50/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago. Very much has the look of an improver-in-waiting now faced with a stiffer test on this handicap debut. First-time cheekpieces and tongue strap enlisted.

Form: 586-

(2)

Khangai^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 50

40/1

Three wins from 19 runs last year. Fifth of 11 in minor event at Southwell (11.1f, 14/1) 7 days ago, barely adequate test. This trip will be more suitable but others are preferred all the same.

Form: 34808-5

(8)

Arcimboldo¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 46

3/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Southwell (16.5f) 10 days ago. Placed both previous starts over this C&D and he should again have a part to play.

Form: 47323-5

Forecasts

Billy Bathgate (11/4), Arcimboldo (3/1), Dollar's Dream (4/1), Tupero (11/2), Young Merlin (6/1), Tarbat Ness (15/2), Khangai (40/1), Inspire Hope (50/1)

It's hard not to be drawn to the ex-French handicap debutant TUPERO, who represents a shrewd yard and it's highly likely that he'll leave his maiden form well behind now handicapping over a trip that promises to be right up his street. The others are comparatively exposed, with Arcimboldo and Billy Bathgate taken to emerge as the main dangers.