13:34 Newcastle

Thursday 5 November 2026

All12:5913:3414:0714:4015:1515:50

Racing At The Heart Of Our Community Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 6m 3.60s

1^st

William Yeats

511-3

10/3

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up towards rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, switched left and headway 2 out, went third last, switched right flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish tchd 7/2

2^nd

Imperial Merlin

912-1

14/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Oakley Brown (5)

Chased leaders, sent second 2 out, challenged flat, led briefly towards finish, held close home op 11/1

3^rd

Freshers Week

511-9

4/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Led, driven and pressed flat, headed towards finish op 11/2

4^th

7 ½

Aire Spray

610-11

3/1f

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Oscar Palmer (7)

Held up in rear, mistake 7th, effort when short of room 3 out, no impression from 2 out, went fourth flat op 11/4

5^th

1 ¼

Seeyainthesuninn

610-13

9/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Alice Stevens (3)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside 3 out, lost fourth and weakened flat op 10/1

6^th

President Scottie

811-2

11/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leader until 2 out, soon beaten op 14/1

7^th

1 ¼

Letterston Lady

812-1

9/1

T: M BowenJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, switched left before 2 out, no extra before last op 15/2

8^th

Got A Dream

711-10

13/2

T: Nicky MartinJ: James Best

In touch in mid-division, jumped slightly right at times, not fluent 7th, headway 9th, lost place before 2 out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

Evaluation²²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: A Nicol J: Ryan Mania

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.30, £3.40, £1.60EX:£44.20Trifecta:£263.20Tricast:£193.87SF:£46.54Swingers:£7.70, £3.40, £9.10

Forecasts

Aire Spray (3/1), William Yeats (10/3), Freshers Week (4/1), Got A Dream (13/2), Seeyainthesuninn (9/1), Letterston Lady (9/1), President Scottie (11/1), Evaluation (12/1), Imperial Merlin (14/1)

FRESHERS WEEK makes plenty of appeal on the pick of last season's form. He's worth another chance with Brian Hughes taking over and his yard in superb heart. Aire Spray and Letterston Lady head the dangers in an interesting race for the grade.

FRESHERS WEEK (IRE)
AIRE SPRAY (IRE)
LETTERSTON LADY

Previous Winners

2025

Highland Fashion

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: Callum Bewley | T: I A Duncan

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,066.002nd: £1,871.003rd: £936.004th: £468.005th: £233.00