15:15 Newcastle

Friday 19 December 2025

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Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f 42y  |   Standard  |   6 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:16  |   Winning time: 2m 15.56s
1st
Horse silk
1
(2)
Machete
610-2
5/4f
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Wore red hood to post, tracked front pair, ridden over 1f out, challenged between rivals inside last, stayed on to lead closing stages op 6/5 tchd 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(4)
Desert Emperor
89-12
9/2
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Lewis Chalkley (7)
Mid-division, took third well over 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, kept on, headed closing stages tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(3)
Humble Spark
510-2
8/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on and went third well inside final furlong, never threatened op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2
4th
Horse silk
½
4
(5)
Light Speed
59-7
11/4
T: G TuttyJ: Aiden Brookes (3)
Mounted in chute and went early to post, handy in second, led 3f out, pushed along 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra op 7/2 tchd 9/4
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
(1)
Maui Breeze
39-2
50/1
T: W StoreyJ: Paula Muir (3)
Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened under 2f out op 33/1 tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
4
5
(6)
Popeye Doyle
39-3
11/1
T: J BediJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
In rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.50, £2.10EX:£5.90Trifecta:£23.60SF:£7.08Swingers:£1.60, £2.50, £4.30

Forecasts

Machete (5/4), Light Speed (11/4), Desert Emperor (9/2), Humble Spark (8/1), Popeye Doyle (11/1), Maui Breeze (50/1)

Verdict

None of the sextet can be ruled out but David O'Meara's MACHETE signalled he is ready to end a long losing sequence when runner-up here last time out so edges the vote from recent C&D scorer Desert Emperor. Course winner Light Speed also commands plenty of respect.

  1. MACHETE (FR)
  2. DESERT EMPEROR
  3. LIGHT SPEED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Sol Cayo
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 4
J: Sean Kirrane  |  T: Fionn McSharry
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,972.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £583.005th: £291.00

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