18:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 20 October 2026

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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 38.85s

(2)

Sea Legend^h¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 69| CD

14/1

Disappointed when last seen at Redcar in April but scored twice over C&D earlier this year and needs monitoring in market on return here.

Form: 318318

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(10)

Hostility⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K Stott| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| D

10/1

Not the most straightforward but landed a couple of 1m Carlisle handicaps this summer. Been a mixed bag since, however, and others appeal more.

Form: 513936

(5)

Princess Honey Bee³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 70| D

10/1

Found some improvement when chasing home a useful prospect at Ripon (1m) in July and ran to similar level when opening account at Lingfield (1m) last month. Not in same form over longer trip at Yarmouth latest but can't be ruled out here.

Form: 4-22416

(9)

Arkenstaar^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR: 66| D

50/1

Thrived last autumn when a 3-time 1m winner on turf. Ran well when third at Hamilton on return in May but below par all 4 starts since.

Form: 4-30680

(1)

Starliner³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 65| CD

15/2

Runner-up 4 of 5 starts prior to winning C&D handicap last month. Needs to bounce back from a poor run at Ayr since, though.

Form: 262218

(8)

Second Fiddle⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| CD

3/1

Multiple course winner who returned to form when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (4/1) over C&D 8 days ago, never nearer. Races off same mark here and must enter calculations.

Form: 334204

(7)

Henry Halflight¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 67| C

33/1

Confirmed his debut promise at the second attempt when winning a C&D maiden in March and back to that sort of form when good sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, 66/1) 19 days ago. More needed to defy current mark.

Form: 271806

(3)

Chesneys Charm⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 63| C

4/1

Course winner back in 2024 but yet to win this year and has been tried over longer trips of late. Others are more convincing.

Form: 737345

(6)

Poppeye⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 63| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted another fair effort when creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Redcar (1¼m, good, 10/3) 59 days ago. Drop back in trip may well suit.

Form: 47425

(11)

Bajan Bandit^v²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Alexandra Egan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 61| CD

13/2

Capitalised on falling mark when scoring here last month and backed that up with solid third of 11 in handicap over C&D 25 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 232013

(4)

Shes Got The Blues²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| D

12/1

Made it 4 wins from 14 starts this year when landing 10-runner handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 10/1) 22 days ago. Just 2 lb higher now and is not taken lightly.

Form: 133131

(12)

Sogniamo^b1,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 60

33/1

Has struggled since winning a Hamilton novice (80/1) on stable debut/ reappearance in May, going with little encouragement when sixth of 11 in handicap over longer trip at this course 19 days ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: 756886

Forecasts

Second Fiddle (3/1), Chesneys Charm (4/1), Poppeye (5/1), Bajan Bandit (13/2), Starliner (15/2), Princess Honey Bee (10/1), Hostility (10/1), Shes Got The Blues (12/1), Sea Legend (14/1), Sogniamo (33/1), Henry Halflight (33/1), Arkenstaar (50/1)

SECOND FIDDLE is back on her last winning mark and looked unlucky not to finish closer here last week. She makes fair appeal. Shes Got The Blues and Bajan Bandit should also go well.