16:45 Newcastle

Monday 29 December 2025

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 28.93s

1^st

(4)

Gressington

49-0

9/1

T: K ScottJ: Darragh Keenan

Mid-division, waited with travelling strongly 2f out, burst through between rivals over 110yds out, soon led and won going away op 8/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

(7)

Towerlands

39-8

15/8f

T: A W CarrollJ: Jack Doughty

Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside last, took second closing stages, not trouble winner op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2

3^rd

(3)

Bobby Joe Leg

118-13

12/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Handy, pushed along and led narrowly under 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on, no extra final 110yds op 14/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

(5)

Selection

39-5

10/1

T: I FurtadoJ: T Eaves

Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong op 15/2 tchd 13/2

5^th

(2)

Blazing Son

79-5

4/1

T: B SmartJ: Aiden Brookes (3)

Mounted in chute and went early to post, fly jumped start, prominent, pushed along pressing leaders 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out and ridden, headed final 110yds, faded op 7/2 tchd 10/3

6^th

2 ½

(1)

Yaaser

79-0

9/4

T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (5)

Steadied in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, no response tchd 2/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Al Muqdad⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£4.30, £1.50EX:£31.20Trifecta:£226.00SF:£26.42Swingers:£5.60, £7.50, £8.20

Forecasts

Towerlands (15/8), Yaaser (9/4), Blazing Son (4/1), Al Muqdad (8/1), Gressington (9/1), Selection (10/1), Bobby Joe Leg (12/1)

A case can be made for all of these but C&D winner BLAZING SON figures on a handy mark so could prove the answer having not been seen to best effect from a poor draw at Doncaster last time. Course scorer Selection heads the list of dangers, although Bobby Joe Leg, Yaaser and Towerlands all seem sure to be on the premises too.

BLAZING SON
SELECTION (IRE)
BOBBY JOE LEG

Previous Winners

2024

King's School

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: Warren Fentiman | T: G Tutty

11/1

Prize Money

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