18:00 Newcastle

Thursday 5 March 2026

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 5y  |   Standard  |   4 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:01  |   Winning time: 1m 39.66s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Billecart237
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: K R Burke
1/6
Bred to be useful and made an encouraging start when fourth of 12 in a Newmarket maiden in July, form which has worked out very well. Absent since but the one to beat with improvement to come.
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Timeform
2
(1)
Horse silk
Shimmering Spirit14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler
80/1
With hood applied for debut, showed a bit to work on amidst inexperience when fourth of 5 in novice at this course (7f) 2 weeks ago. Looks one for further down the line, though.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
Wuood
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Hannon
5/1
Night Of Thunder colt. Dam, runner-up at 7f, sister to very smart winner up to 9f Diego Velazquez and closely related to very smart winner up to 2m Broome out of useful 2-y-o 5f winner Sweepstake. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Too Darn Spicy
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey
28/1
35,000 gns yearling, £320,000 2-y-o, resold 2,000 2-y-o. Too Darn Hot filly. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¾m (stayed 2m) Red Galileo out of useful 1½m winner Ivory Gala. May just be better for this first experience.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Billecart (1/6), Wuood (5/1), Too Darn Spicy (28/1), Shimmering Spirit (80/1)

Verdict

A 380,000 gns purchase as a yearling, BILLECART knew his job on debut when fourth in a hotly-contested Newmarket maiden last summer and looks to hold leading claims on his return. Well-bred newcomer Wuood could be the one to give the selection most to think about.

  1. Billecart1/6
  2. Wuood5/1
  3. Too Darn Spicy28/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,400.002nd: £2,535.003rd: £1,268.004th: £634.00

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