Result Race of the Day 18:30 · Newcastle

AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap (Div 2)

Class 5Handicap1m 5yStandard3YO plus · 12 ran£3,716 to the winnerShowers 4 experts

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Analyst verdict Locked 09:43 BST · #958842 · updated 17:46 BST (v2)

Second Fiddle and Sea Legend both look overpriced in a wide-open Newcastle handicap.

Our chance

23% 1 in 4

Market (Betfair)

13% 4.70

Worth it down to

4.40

Confidence

Medium · Tier B

How the race should unfoldWith no obvious pace-setter, the field should race close together and the result should come down to the final stretch. The favourite Chesneys Charm is in good form but faces a step up in class and a much shorter trip, so its price looks fair rather than a bargain.

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle was keeping on well when checked in traffic last time and is quickly back at a track and distance that suit.

23% / 13%

Chesneys Charm

Chesneys Charm is the in-form favourite, but stepping up in class over a notably shorter distance adds real risk.

16% / 18%

Starliner

Starliner has a decent amount in hand on official figures and a sound excuse for its last defeat, though the most recent form reading was modest.

10% / 10%

Sea Legend

Sea Legend drops two levels in grade with a yard in good form, and last time's below-par run looks explainable.

10% / 6%

Poppeye

Poppeye has one eye-catching effort from only five career starts, which is too little evidence to fully trust.

8% / 11%

Red flags

Second Fiddle's price has already shortened a lot, so some of the good news may already be reflected in it.Neither the trainer nor the jockey has had a winner at today's meeting yet.Sea Legend is dropping sharply in grade, which can sometimes flatter a horse's true standard.

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Expert confidence

4 experts

Princess Honey Bee

1 expert · 1 with a strong record

Second Fiddle (IRE)

1 expert · 1 with a strong record

Bajan Bandit

1 expert · 1 with a strong record

Shes Got The Blues (IRE)

1 expert · 1 with a strong record

Our analyst and the proven experts agree on Second Fiddle.

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Betfair Exchange · Win

Second Fiddle (IRE)4.704.80

Chesneys Charm6.006.20

Poppeye (GB)6.807.00

Bajan Bandit9.8010.5

Starliner (IRE)9.8010.5

Hostility (IRE)13.514.0

Second Fiddle (IRE): 5.50 at 17:30 → 4.70 at 18:29.

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Track bias · Newcastle 1m–1m1f

Winners vs expected (A/E), 10+ runners, last 3 seasons

Low drawMiddleHigh draw Led—2.101.30Prominent0.580.940.92Mid-div1.261.381.23Held up1.270.720.85

Above 1.00 = wins more often than the market expects.

Result

Official · time 1m 38.85s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Poppeye (GB)	Oliver Stammers	Grant Tuer	—	6.00	6.00
2	Bajan Bandit	Alexandra Egan	P Morris	1¼L	7.50	12.0
3	Shes Got The Blues (IRE)	Marco Ghiani	Tony Carroll	1½L	13.0	14.3
4	Chesneys Charm	Jason Hart	Ivan Furtado	2½L	5.00	5.90
5	Sea Legend (FR)	Lauren Young	J S Goldie	2¾L	15.0	25.0
6	Princess Honey Bee	D Allan	Craig Lidster	3L	11.0	13.9
7	Hostility (IRE)	Kevin Stott	D O'Meara	3¼L	11.0	14.0
8	Starliner (IRE)	William Pyle	Miss L A Perratt	3¾L	8.50	11.8
9	Second Fiddle (IRE) Our pick	A Mullen	I Jardine	4½L	4.00	5.57
10	Sogniamo	Mark Winn	D O'Meara	9½L	34.0	60.0
11	Arkenstaar	Sean Kirrane	M Dods	13½L	51.0	101.9
12	Henry Halflight (IRE)	Billy Garritty	Liam Bailey	22L	34.0	75.0

How our analyst did

Second Fiddle9thBSP 5.57−1.00 pts to 1 pt stake

Runners

Form, oldest → latest Suitability: strong good untried poor Bookmaker prices — coming soon

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Sea Legend (FR) h

6yo · 9-13 · OR 69

318318 J Lauren Young (5) 15% T J S Goldie 4/26 10% / 5% 19.5 21.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Apr 26	Redcar	1m	Good To Firm	C3	8/9	6¾L	17.0
27 Mar 26	Newcastle	1m	Standard	C5	1/9	—	5.50
06 Mar 26	Newcastle	7f	Standard	C5	3/8	3½L	10.0

3 wins from 35 · placed 13

Course winner: 3 wins from 18 here

Returns from a 183-day break

Trainer J S Goldie: 4/26 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Lauren Young: 15% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 3/19Trip 1m: 2/11Course AW: 3/19Class C5: 1/11Field 9–12: 2/21

Our chance 10% · market 5%

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Hostility (IRE)

4yo · 9-12 · OR 68

513936 J Kevin Stott 18% T D O'Meara 5/44 — / 7% 13.5 14.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Oct 26	Leicester	1m 53y	Good to soft	C5	6/9	5¼L	5.50
03 Oct 26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Good	C5	3/9	1½L	5.00
09 Sep 26	Carlisle	7f 173y	Good	C5	9/9	20½L	2.88

2 wins from 24 · placed 13

Won 2 of 6 at around this trip

Last ran 7 days ago

Trainer D O'Meara: 5/44 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Kevin Stott: 18% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/7Trip 1m: 2/7Course AW: 0/7Class C5: 0/15Field 9–12: 1/12

Full profile →Jockey Kevin Stott Trainer D O'Meara

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Princess Honey Bee

3yo · 9-11 · OR 70

422416 J D Allan 12% T Craig Lidster 1/11 — / 7% 14.5 15.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Sep 26	Great Yarmouth	1m 3f 104y	Good To Soft	C4	6/8	7¾L	29.0
03 Sep 26	Lingfield Park	1m 1y	Standard	C5	1/5	—	3.25
10 Aug 26	Windsor	1m 31y	Good To Firm	C5	4/8	1½L	1.57

1 win from 8 · placed 5

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 34 days ago

Trainer Craig Lidster: 1/11 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey D Allan: 12% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/3Trip 1m: 1/5Course AW: 1/3Class C5: 1/5Field 9–12: 0/1

1 expert tipped this horse · 1 with a strong record

Full profile →Jockey D Allan Trainer Craig Lidster

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Arkenstaar p

6yo · 9-10 · OR 66

430680 J Sean Kirrane 0% T M Dods 2/25 — / 1% 95.0 120.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Oct 26	Pontefract	1m 6y	Good	C5	10/13	6¾L	51.0
29 Sep 26	Ayr	1m	Soft-heavy in places	C5	8/8	21L	41.0
09 Sep 26	Carlisle	7f 173y	Good	C5	6/9	7¼L	34.0

8 wins from 41 · placed 17

Won 6 of 28 at around this trip

Last ran 15 days ago

Trainer M Dods: 2/25 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Sean Kirrane: 0% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/2Trip 1m: 1/17Course AW: 0/2Class C5: 6/30Field 9–12: 3/19

Full profile →Jockey Sean Kirrane Trainer M Dods

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Starliner (IRE)

5yo · 9-9 · OR 65

262218 J William Pyle 0% T Miss L A Perratt 0/11 10% / 10% 9.80 10.5

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Sep 26	Ayr	1m	Soft	C5	8/13	15¼L	12.0
05 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C6	1/9	—	2.50
02 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C5	2/11	½L	11.0

5 wins from 55 · placed 21

Course winner: 2 wins from 19 here

Last ran 33 days ago

Trainer Miss L A Perratt: 0/11 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey William Pyle: 0% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 2/25Trip 1m: 2/27Course AW: 2/25Class C5: 1/26Field 9–12: 2/34

Our chance 10% · market 10%

Full profile →Jockey William Pyle Trainer Miss L A Perratt

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Second Fiddle (IRE) Our pick

7yo · 9-8 · OR 64

334204 J A Mullen 4% T I Jardine 3/29 23% / 21% 4.70 4.80

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Oct 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C5	4/11	2½L	5.00
17 Sep 26	Ayr	1m	Soft	C5	10/12	18L	9.50
05 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C6	2/9	½L	4.50

6 wins from 35 · placed 12

Course winner: 5 wins from 11 here

Last ran 8 days ago

Trainer I Jardine: 3/29 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey A Mullen: 4% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 5/13Trip 1m: 5/20Course AW: 5/13Class C5: 1/10Field 9–12: 3/17

1 expert tipped this horse · 1 with a strong record

Our chance 23% · market 21%

Full profile →Jockey A Mullen Trainer I Jardine

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Henry Halflight (IRE)

3yo · 9-8 · OR 67

271806 J Billy Garritty 6% T Liam Bailey 0/5 — / 1% 65.0 80.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Oct 26	Newcastle	7f 14y	Standard	C5	6/10	2L	67.0
15 Sep 26	Redcar	7f 219y	Good	C5	13/13	36L	151.0
05 Apr 26	Southwell	7f	Standard	C4	8/8	22L	34.0

1 win from 6 · placed 2

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

Last ran 19 days ago

Trainer Liam Bailey: 0/5 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Billy Garritty: 6% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/6Trip 1m: 0/3Course AW: 1/6Class C5: 0/3Field 9–12: 1/4

Full profile →Jockey Billy Garritty Trainer Liam Bailey

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Chesneys Charm

4yo · 9-7 · OR 63

737345 J Jason Hart 11% T Ivan Furtado 2/31 16% / 16% 6.00 6.20

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Oct 26	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Standard	C6	5/7	10L	6.50
05 Oct 26	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Standard to slow	C6	4/10	2¾L	6.00
21 Sep 26	Wolverhampton	1m 1f 104y	Standard	C6	3/11	¾L	7.00

4 wins from 28 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

Last ran 5 days ago

Trainer Ivan Furtado: 2/31 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Jason Hart: 11% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 3/12Trip 1m: 0/11Course AW: 3/12Class C5: 2/12Field 9–12: 1/14

Our chance 16% · market 16%

Full profile →Jockey Jason Hart Trainer Ivan Furtado

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Poppeye (GB)

4yo · 9-7 · OR 63

47425 J Oliver Stammers 20% T Grant Tuer 4/15 8% / 14% 6.80 7.00

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Aug 26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Good	C5	5/9	2½L	4.33
20 Jun 26	Redcar	7f 219y	Good	C6	2/12	1½L	5.50
26 May 26	Redcar	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C4	4/6	8½L	51.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 1

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 59 days ago

Trainer Grant Tuer: 4/15 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Oliver Stammers: 20% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/2Trip 1m: 1/2Course AW: 1/2Class C5: 1/2Field 9–12: 1/4

Our chance 8% · market 14%

Full profile →Jockey Oliver Stammers Trainer Grant Tuer

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Bajan Bandit v

6yo · 9-5 · OR 61

232013 J Alexandra Egan (5) 17% T P Morris 1/9 — / 10% 9.80 10.5

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C6	3/11	¾L	4.33
19 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 5y	Standard	C6	1/10	—	6.00
31 Aug 26	Southwell	1m 13y	Standard	C6	12/14	7¼L	7.50

7 wins from 55 · placed 19

Course winner: 2 wins from 12 here

Last ran 25 days ago

Trainer P Morris: 1/9 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Alexandra Egan: 17% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 4/30Trip 1m: 2/31Course AW: 4/30Class C5: 2/16Field 9–12: 6/33

1 expert tipped this horse · 1 with a strong record

Full profile →Jockey Alexandra Egan Trainer P Morris

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Shes Got The Blues (IRE)

3yo · 9-5 · OR 64

133131 J Marco Ghiani 5% T Tony Carroll 2/34 — / 5% 18.5 20.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Sep 26	Brighton	6f 210y	Good to firm-good in places	C6	1/10	—	11.0
12 Sep 26	Bath	1m	Good	C6	3/11	1L	5.00
01 Sep 26	Brighton	7f 216y	Good	C6	1/9	—	4.33

4 wins from 21 · placed 9

Won 1 of 12 at around this trip

Last ran 22 days ago

Trainer Tony Carroll: 2/34 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Marco Ghiani: 5% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/8Trip 1m: 1/11Course AW: 0/8Class C5: 0/3Field 9–12: 3/10

1 expert tipped this horse · 1 with a strong record

Full profile →Jockey Marco Ghiani Trainer Tony Carroll

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Sogniamo b1,t1

3yo · 9-1 · OR 60

756886 J Mark Winn 25% T D O'Meara 5/44 — / 2% 55.0 65.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Oct 26	Newcastle	1m 4f 98y	Standard	C5	6/11	11¾L	41.0
20 Sep 26	Hamilton Park	1m 1f 35y	Heavy	C5	8/9	35¼L	51.0
22 Aug 26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Good	C5	8/9	8¾L	17.0

1 win from 8 · placed 1

1 run here without a win

First time in blinkers and a tongue strap

Trainer D O'Meara: 5/44 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Mark Winn: 25% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/2Trip 1m: 0/3Course AW: 0/2Class C5: 0/6Field 9–12: 0/6

Full profile →Jockey Mark Winn Trainer D O'Meara

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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap (Div 2)

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Result

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