16:55 Newcastle

Saturday 31 January 2026

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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 59.47s

(7)

Pal Joey^v,t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 70

8/1

10/1 and visored first time, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 43 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 858857-

(4)

Emperor's Son^v¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| BF| D

13/2

Successful at Wolverhampton at the turn of the year. 15/8, respectable third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 18 days ago.

Form: 2623-13

(8)

Lion's House¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 68| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. 16/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 15 days ago.

Form: 3806-69

(3)

I Need Your Love^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| BF

6/1

Latest win at Bath in October. 15/8, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6f) 25 days ago. The drop to 5f may help this keen goer.

Form: 92153-5

(2)

Our Absent Friends¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: O McSweeney| T: T Davidson| OR: 66| CD

7/2

Three-time C&D winner, the latest in December. Good second of 11 back here since. Should well again.

Form: 43451-2

(5)

Ganesha¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 65| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Runner-up twice over C&D last month but ran one of his lesser races when seventh of 11 here 11 days ago.

Form: 30422-7

(9)

Lucius Aurelius¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 63

15/2

Cheekpieces on first time, below-form sixth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6f) in October. Off since. No headgear this time.

Form: 203056-

(1)

Water Of Leith¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 63| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. 7/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 1 day ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 7664-22

(10)

Wrestling Revenue¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 62| D

80/1

Latest win at Pontefract in October. Ninth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Redcar (5f, good) 11 days later and off since. No impact in AW handicaps at a similar time last year.

Form: 039019-

(6)

Latin Five³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 52| CD

40/1

Three-time C&D winner, the latest in December. Respectable fifth of 12 over C&D (16/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 56381-5

Forecasts

Water Of Leith (7/2), Our Absent Friends (7/2), I Need Your Love (6/1), Emperor's Son (13/2), Lucius Aurelius (15/2), Ganesha (15/2), Pal Joey (8/1), Lion's House (10/1), Latin Five (40/1), Wrestling Revenue (80/1)

OUR ABSENT FRIENDS went down only to a thriving sort here last time and can resume winning ways. I Need Your Love may benefit from the drop to 5f and is feared most ahead of Emperor's Son. Water of Leith would also need to be considered if turning out again following Friday's Wolverhampton second.