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Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, £3,140, 10 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Light Rain
- Stalls
- 1m4f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Pockley is our pick for this 5f Newcastle sprint, and his progressive profile is the reason we prefer him to the top-rated Aleppo Pepper, who is only five pounds better on our figures at 58 to his 53. That is a modest gap in a competitive, low-grade 12-runner field, and a horse still improving can close it. The dangers are Aleppo Pepper herself, plus Ellie's de Vega and Liquid Cooled, who are both rated 56 and sit narrowly ahead of our man. Pockley's upward trend makes him the one to side with, and he is the selection.
Runners
Luke Morris
John Ryan 0/4
Aleppo Pepper comes in fresh from a 15-day break, with a second and a third in her last four starts and experience of both today's trip and going; she is top of our ratings on 58, but a ninth last time out is the one concern.
- Sire
- Approve (IRE)
- Dam
- Cheworee (GB) by Milk It Mick
- Owner
- Stack Media Ltd
- Foaled
- 3 May 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 64
- Wind surgery
- w 2
David Allan
Linda Perratt 0/8
Pockley is our pick on profile: he's fit after a fourth last time out just four days ago, and he has run over today's trip and on the going before. He's yet to win in his last five starts, but he sits on a workable mark of 55 from stall 12.
- Sire
- Shalaa (IRE)
- Dam
- Wanting (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- William Burns Miss L A Perratt
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2018
- Stable
- East Kilbride, S Lanarks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 57
Sean Dylan Bowen
Katie Scott 1/6
Auntie Jo is a consistent sort, with a win four starts back and a third two starts back, but she was only seventh last time out and returns after 91 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, and carries 134 lb from stall 6.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Mary Stewart (IRE) by Dawn Approach
- Owner
- Making Headway Racing And K Scott
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 53
Cam Hardie
Philip Kirby 1/13
Ellie's de Vega arrives fit enough after 31 days, a winner two starts back with a second and another second also in his last six, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 56 ranks him second of 12, though a fifth last time out is the risk.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Peak Spirit (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- The Ellie Hunter Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2023
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 54
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 6/30
Winless in her last six, Wee Mary has been consistent at fourth four times in that spell, including a fourth two starts back, but was unplaced last time and returns after 57 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, though 130 lb from stall eight and a rating of 49 leave her midfield.
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam
- Ty Rock Brandy (IRE) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- Johnnie Delta Racing
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 30 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 59
Andrew Mullen
Ben Haslam 1/11
Liquid Cooled was third last time out and has run over today's trip and on this going, while our rating of 56 ranks him third of 12; the main risk is a 47-day break after a patchy run of form, with a sixth two starts back.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Leen (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Mps Racing Ltd Ben Haslam
- Foaled
- 16 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 55
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie 6/30
Doon The Glen is winless in his last six, with a fourth last time out his best finish in that run and nothing better than a fifth before it, so he's hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, but 128 lb off a mark of 48 is a big ask, and our rating of 45 ranks him eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Orientor (GB)
- Dam
- Glenlini (GB) by Bertolini
- Owner
- Johnnie Delta Racing
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 30 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 45, Speed 57
Warren Fentiman (3)
Tina Jackson 0/1
Dinamo is winless in her last five, with a sixth last time out, a seventh and a ninth in that spell, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going, and a 48 mark is modest, but 128 lb from draw 7 and a ranking of tenth of twelve on our figures say plenty.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- J'Ouvert (IRE) by Dawn Approach
- Owner
- Thompson, Thompson, & Hutchinson
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Liverton, Cleveland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 54
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 0/9
Winless in her last six, Siviez was seventh last time out and a fourth two starts back, and she returns after 153 days off; she has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 52 sits above her official 47, but 127 lb from stall five is no gift.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- Darrfonah (IRE) by Singspiel
- Owner
- Grant Tuer
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 53
Myla Coppins (5)
Tony Carroll 2/35
Spirited Dancer is winless in her last six, though she has finished a fifth last time out, and a second six starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before. Fresh enough after 18 days, she's rated 55 by us against an official 46, but a cold yard (2/37) and a 126 lb burden hold her back.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Danseuse De Reve (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- A W Carroll
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 35 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 52
Amie Waugh (3)
Simon Waugh 0/4
Moretons is winless in his last six, finishing sixth last time out, sixth two starts back and no better than that since, which makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after four days, but 126 lb from draw 2 offers little to lean on.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Millvina (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Northumberland Racing Club
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Molesden, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 51
Kevin Stott
Mark Walford 1/12
Winless in his last four and unplaced last time out, Harry Whodeanie is hard to fancy after 350 days off, though a third two starts back and previous experience of today's trip and going offer a crumb. Our rating of 39 ranks him last of twelve.
- Sire
- Harry Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Bond's Gift (GB) by Monsieur Bond
- Owner
- South Yorkshire Racing
- Foaled
- 5 May 2022
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 39, Speed 60
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.