18:30
Awc Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 5, 1m (1m5y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, £3,716, 12 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Light Rain
- Stalls
- 1m4f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Hostility looks the call in a tightly knit Newcastle eight-furlong event, sharing top billing on our ratings at 75 with Sea Legend and holding a fitness edge that gives him the nod over that rival. Sea Legend is the chief danger on level terms, while Poppeye is just a pound behind and Starliner only three back, so there is little room for error in a competitive Class 5. Hostility's sharper condition should be the deciding factor, and he is our selection, though confidence is low.
Runners
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 6/30
Sea Legend won two starts back and five starts back, and was third six starts back, so he has a strong record in recent runs, while his rating of 75 tops the field of 12 and he has run over today's trip and going. The main risk is a 183-day absence after an eighth last time out, with 139 lb to carry from stall two.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Dame Du Roi (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- Whitestonecliffe Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 30 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 75
Kevin Stott
David O'Meara 4/50
Hostility is our pick on profile, having run just seven days ago and finished third two starts back, with a win five starts back in his last six outings. He has run over today's trip and going before, though a sixth last time out is a small reservation from draw 10.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Gallitea (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 7
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 50 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 68
David Allan
Craig Lidster 1/15
Won two starts back and has hit the frame in three of her last five, but Princess Honey Bee was only sixth last time and returns after 34 days; she has run over today's trip and going, though 137 lb from stall five and a 68 rating (seventh of 12) suggest a midfield role.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Bee Ina Bonnet (GB) by Helmet
- Owner
- Nick Bradley 45 Craig Lidster
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 74
Sean Kirrane
Michael Dods 1/26
Arkenstaar is winless in his last five, with an eighth two starts back and a sixth three starts back, though a third five runs ago shows some ability. He has run over today's trip and is fresh enough after 15 days, but the yard's 1/31 form is a worry.
- Sire
- Kessaar (IRE)
- Dam
- Never Lose (GB) by Diktat
- Owner
- P Appleton Mrs Anne Elliott
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Piercebridge, Co Durham
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 26 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 67
William Pyle
Linda Perratt 0/8
Starliner won two starts back and has finished second three times in his last six runs, and he has run over today's trip and going before, so he looks a leading danger, while our rating of 72 sits above his official 65. The main risk is an eighth last time out, with 33 days since that run.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Dawning (USA) by War Chant
- Owner
- David Orr Miss L A Perratt
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2021
- Stable
- East Kilbride, S Lanarks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 77
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine 5/32
Second Fiddle is yet to win in her last six starts, though a fourth last time out, eight days ago, and a second three starts back show she is competitive. Ranked ninth of 12 on our figures and carrying 134 lb from draw 8, she is hard to fancy, even with experience of today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Fulbright (GB)
- Dam
- Somedaysrdiamonds (GB) by Equiano
- Owner
- Valerie Renwick Kevin Kerr Ijr
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 32 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 64
Billy Garritty
Liam Bailey 0/2
Henry Halflight was sixth last time out, after an unplaced run and an eighth in the two outings before that, so he is hard to fancy. In his favour, he won four starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and returns after 19 days carrying 134 lb from draw 7.
- Sire
- Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Dam
- Luminaria (IRE) by Danehill
- Owner
- Foulrice Park Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 65
Jason Hart
Ivan Furtado 3/29
Chesneys Charm is winless in his last six but has finished third twice in that spell, and a fifth last time out came only five days ago, so he's fit. He has run over today's trip and going, though 133 lb from draw 3 asks plenty off an official mark of 63.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Velvet Charm (GB) by Excelebration
- Owner
- James Paul Services To Industry Ltd
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 29 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 70
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 0/9
Poppeye is a leading danger, having been a second two starts back and run to a fourth five starts back, with experience of both today's trip and the going. The main risk is a 59-day absence after a fifth last time out, though our rating of 74 ranks him third of 12.
- Sire
- Expert Eye (GB)
- Dam
- Easy Terms (GB) by Trade Fair
- Owner
- Grant Tuer
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 67
Alexandra Egan (5)
Patrick Morris 1/2
Consistent type, third last time out and a winner two starts back, with a fresh 25-day gap and experience of today's trip and going; however, he carries 131 lb from stall 11, and our rating of 67 ranks him only eighth of twelve.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Dirayah (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- Ambrose Turnbull
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Prescott, Merseyside
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 66
Marco Ghiani
Tony Carroll 2/35
Winner last time out and a third two starts back, with three wins in her last six, so the form reads well, and she has run over today's trip and going. Ranked 10 of 12 on our figures, though, with 131 lb from stall four and a trainer going 2/37 lately, she is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Valtina (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Ian Furlong
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 35 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 53
Mark Winn
David O'Meara 4/50
Sogniamo is hard to fancy, winless in her last six starts with a sixth last time out, and eighth finishes two and three runs back, and our figures rank her last of 12. She is fit after 19 days and has run over this trip and going before, but that is thin comfort from draw 12.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Grace And Favour (GB) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Aurelius Racing
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 50 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 69
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.