17:55 Newcastle

Saturday 31 January 2026

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  • Off time: 17:55  |   Winning time: 1m 26.45s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(8)
Horse silk
War Howl120
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR:  82| D
20/1
Progressed into quite a useful handicapper for Mick Appleby last season. Sold for 22,000 gns since seen in October. The betting should help guide to expectations.
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Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Northern Spirit11
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR:  80| C
16/1
Course winner last summer but below par on first 2 comeback starts this winter and refused to race here with a visor added last time. No headgear this time. Can only watch.
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Timeform
3
(2)
Horse silk
Benacre20
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR:  78| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Chelmsford (7f) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Went close over C&D off only 1 lb higher last month. Has to enter calculations.
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Timeform
4
(9)
Horse silk
Beattie Is Back11
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-2| J: Ethan Tindall(7)| T: R A Fahey| OR:  75| CD
3/1
C&D winner. 40/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6f) 11 days ago, merely closing up late. Should be sharper for that first outing in 7 months.
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Timeform
5
(4)
Horse silk
Abduction15
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: J S Goldie| OR:  73| D
14/1
16/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) on reappearance 5 days ago. Back on a workable mark.
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Timeform
6
(7)
Horse silk
The Green Mant,v18
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes| T: P A Kirby| OR:  73| BF| CD
10/3
Has thrived since Phil Kirby, notching 3 course wins, including this trip in December. Two good placed efforts over 1m here have followed and another bold show is likely.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Midnight's Dreamb10
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR:  71| D
4/1
Blinkered first time, fifth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Kempton (1m) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort after racing keenly. The drop to 7f may help. Well handicapped again.
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Timeform
8
(6)
Horse silk
Space Cowboyp29
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: R Spencer| OR:  71| C
13/2
First sign ability remains after a long absence when third of 9 at Chelmsford (7f) 4 weeks ago but he typically looked reluctant in the early stages. Not one for maximum faith.
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Timeform
9
(1)
Horse silk
Kitaab7
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR:  67| C
40/1
Course winner. Off 12 months. ninth of 11 in 6f handicap here 7 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot in a short time.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Beattie Is Back (3/1), The Green Man (10/3), Midnight's Dream (4/1), Benacre (5/1), Space Cowboy (13/2), Abduction (14/1), Northern Spirit (16/1), War Howl (20/1), Kitaab (40/1)

Verdict

THE GREEN MAN is taken to make it 4-8 at this venue since joining Phil Kirby. Benacre had an excuse at Chelmsford last time and is likely to play a prominent role if bouncing back to the form he showed when narrowly denied over C&D last month. The shortlist is completed by Midnight's Dream, who may benefit from the drop back to 7f.

  1. The Green Man10/3
  2. Benacre5/1
  3. Midnight's Dream4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,653.002nd: £2,652.003rd: £1,325.004th: £663.005th: £330.00

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