15:42 Newcastle

Tuesday 24 February 2026

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Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   6f  |   Standard  |   12 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:42  |   Winning time: 1m 13.49s
1st
Horse silk
5
(8)
4/1
T: P T MidgleyJ: D Nolan
Held up in rear of mid-division, made headway over 2f out, squeezed through on inner when ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, faced challenge towards finish, just held on op 9/2 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
(4)
16/1
T: B SmartJ: P Mulrennan
Mounted in chute, ducked right start, chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, switched right when ridden over 2f out, briefly outpaced inside final furlong, kept on and went second towards finish, just denied op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
(2)
8/1
T: K A RyanJ: K Stott
Took keen hold, prominent, led after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost second towards finish op 15/2 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
½
10
(5)
79-2
10/1
T: I JardineJ: Mohammed Tabti (5)
Squeezed out start, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, kept on and went fourth inside final furlong, nearest finish
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(6)
3/1f
T: Fionn McSharryJ: Callum Rodriguez
Went left and bumped rival start, mid-division, waiting for room over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
1
6
(10)
7/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Dwelt start, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
9
(12)
8/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane
Front rank, shaken up over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and ran on again inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
8th
Horse silk
nse
8
(1)
28/1
T: Fionn McSharryJ: O McSweeney
Close up, shaken up over 2f out, ridden along and weakened from over 1f out op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(7)
50/1
T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, ridden and made no impression over 2f out, made brief headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 33/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
(11)
11/2
T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (5)
Dwelt start, held up in rear, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden and made no impression, weakened inside final furlong op 13/2
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
(9)
28/1
T: Grant TuerJ: S H James
Mid-division, switched left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1
12th
Horse silk
9
12
(3)
78-12
25/1
T: P A KirbyJ: Cam Hardie
Led, prominent when headed after 2f, lost position over 2f out, beaten over 1f out op 16/1 tchd 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£2.10, £5.40, £3.30EX:£77.80Trifecta:£773.00Tricast:£512.20SF:£65.97Swingers:£16.80, £10.80, £22.60

Forecasts

True Promise (3/1), Grant Wood (4/1), Dandy Magic (11/2), The Green Man (7/1), Blue Lakota (8/1), Fan Mail (8/1), Novak (10/1), Beale Street (16/1), Kitaab (25/1), Maxi Boy (28/1), Showtime Mahomes (28/1), Alpine Girl (50/1)

Verdict

KITAAB caught the eye a bit when fourth over 5f at Southwell earlier in the month and is given a chance to build on that promise with the return to 6f looking ideal. Dandy Magic is another who may benefit from the return to 6f and is second choice ahead of Novak and the selection's stablemate The Green Man.

  1. KITAAB
  2. DANDY MAGIC (IRE)
  3. NOVAK

Previous Winners

2025
Harry Did
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 4
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,716.002nd: £1,744.003rd: £871.004th: £436.005th: £217.00

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