17:30 Newcastle

Friday 26 September 2025

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 11.71s

1^st

(6)

Royal Blaze

49-9

4/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: D Nolan

Held up towards rear on outside, ridden over 2f out, rapid headway near side approaching final furlong, soon switched out, led final 100 yards, ran on well tchd 7/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(8)

Wyld Bill

410-2

5/2f

T: D P QuinnJ: Elizabeth Gale (5)

Prominent on outside, pulled hard early, led after 2f, ridden and pressed 2f out, length clear final furlong, soon headed, kept on op 9/4 tchd 11/4

3^rd

(3)

Max Of Stars

59-3

10/3

T: Ollie PearsJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)

Led, keen early, soon headed and prominent on inside, ridden almost upsides 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong when hung left, kept on without threatening op 3/1

4^th

1 ¼

(4)

Carnival Zain

89-12

17/2

T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes (3)

Mid-divsion on outside, going well tracking leaders 2f out when repeteadly short of room, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on well final 100 yards op 9/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

We Still Believe

79-9

22/1

T: D BourkeJ: Rowan Scott

Slowly away, in rear, pushed along off pace over 2f out, short of room when going okay over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards (eye-catcher) op 18/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

1 ¾

(5)

Crownthorpe

109-2

20/1

T: A D BrownJ: Barry McHugh

Held up towards rear on inside, pushed along off pace over 2f out, some late headway op 18/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

3 ¼

(7)

Ravenswell

49-7

10/3

T: Paul RobsonJ: P Mulrennan

Awkward start, chased leader on outside, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened final furlong op 5/1

8^th

(1)

Curious Mrs Fox

48-12

80/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Rhys Elliott (5)

Mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, no extra final furlong tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Shamardal Star²⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: R A Fahey J: O J Orr

(10)

Daring Leader¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: C N Kellett J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £1.20, £1.60EX:£15.80Trifecta:£61.70Tricast:£36.36SF:£14.34Swingers:£2.90, £3.20, £2.00

Forecasts

Wyld Bill (5/2), Max Of Stars (10/3), Ravenswell (10/3), Royal Blaze (4/1), Daring Leader (4/1), Shamardal Star (9/2), Carnival Zain (17/2), Crownthorpe (20/1), We Still Believe (22/1), Curious Mrs Fox (80/1)

MAX OF STARS cashed in on a handy Flat mark given her hurdles ability when an all-the-way winner at Thirsk recently and the follow up may well be forthcoming. Shamardal Star impressed when scoring over C&D last time, while Royal Blaze is fairly reliable at this sort of level.

MAX OF STARS (FR)
SHAMARDAL STAR
ROYAL BLAZE

Previous Winners

2024

Three Platoon

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 6

J: Kaiya Fraser | T: R Menzies

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00