Newcastle (AW)
19:45
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Newcastle (AW) Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 4 Surface: AW
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.80 £2.40 £2.20 Exacta: £12.70 Tricast: £107.71 Trifecta: £99.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Spell Master (GB) 3 C AVG Andrew Balding 136 lbs 7/2J Won In touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - ridden out inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
2nd 1 Sword (GB) 4 G AVG David O'Meara 137 lbs 7/2J .5 Squeezed out start - raced in last - switched left and good headway over 1f out - went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 6/1 tchd 10/3)
3rd 2 Aramis Grey (IRE) 8 M AVG Jack Jones 136 lbs 9/1 1.25 Held up in rear - headway towards near side 2f out - soon waiting for room - switched left and in the clear over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - no extra and lost position final 110yds(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
4th 5 Bold Impact (IRE) 2 C AVG Ralph Beckett 130 lbs 11/2 .5 Prominent behind clear leaders - pressed leader against near rail over 2f out - no extra and lost two places inside final furlong(op 9/2)
5th 11 Silent Move (GB) 4 G AVG Richard Fahey 130 lbs 33/1 3 Took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(tchd 40/1)
6th 8 Daring Legend (GB) 4 G AVG Michael Appleby 127 lbs 9/1 0.3 Held up in rear - smooth headway on far side of group over 2f out - unbalanced and hung right over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
7th 7 Monsieur Bondy (GB) 3 G Elite Geoff Oldroyd 134 lbs 5/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - lost position over 2f out - weakened against near rail from over 1f out(op 7/2)
8th 9 Arctic Voyage (GB) 3 G AVG Iain Jardine 132 lbs 40/1 2 Midfield - weakened from 2f out(op 50/1)
9th 6 The Turpinator (IRE) 8 G AVG Grant Tuer 135 lbs 12/1 3.5 Midfield - edged right and weakened quickly from 2f out(op 14/1)
10th 3 Master Richard (GB) 6 G AVG Ann Duffield 136 lbs 15/2 2 Started quickly - led but pestered - joined briefly 3f out - headed and weakened quickly 2f out - eased final 110yds (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 13/2)
11th 10 Present Times (GB) 2 G AVG Stella Barclay 128 lbs 66/1 8 Pressed leader - briefly disputed lead 3f out - weakened from 2f out - hampered over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running 1 1/2f out)(tchd 50/1)