14:10 Newcastle

Saturday 21 February 2026

All13:0513:3514:1014:4315:2015:5816:33

Jimmy Hunter 60th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 75y  |   Good to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 4m 13.38s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
2
The Grafter
5/2, 9/4, 2/1, 9/4, 85/40
2/1
1
Spadestep
2/1, 15/8, 2/1, 15/8
2/1
4
Always A Reason
11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1
11/2
5
Stick With Me Sam
6/1, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2, 7/1, 15/2
8/1
7
Galidam
8/1, 17/2, 9/1, 10/1, 11/1
10/1
3
Sleeping Satellite
17/2, 9/1, 10/1, 10/1, 11/1, 10/1
11/1
SP Book Percentage 110.59

Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Ballyedward11
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 6
T: S R B Crawford  J: Sean Quinlan
NR

Forecasts

The Grafter (2/1), Spadestep (2/1), Always A Reason (11/2), Stick With Me Sam (8/1), Galidam (10/1), Sleeping Satellite (11/1), Ballyedward (12/1)

Verdict

THE GRAFTER has always promised to make a better chaser and having justified support in comfortable fashion on his recent C&D debut, he looks capable of defying an 8 lb rise in the weights. Always A Reason and Stick With Me Sam also arrive on the up and they head the opposition in an interesting affair that is likely to prove strong form for the grade.

  1. THE GRAFTER (IRE)
  2. ALWAYS A REASON (IRE)
  3. STICK WITH ME SAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Bois Guillbert
Weight: 11-11  |Age: 6
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,281.002nd: £2,430.003rd: £1,215.004th: £608.005th: £303.00

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