18:30
Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,140, 14 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Stalls
- 1m2f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Educating Rita heads our ratings on 74, three pounds better than Wise Crack on 71, and that edge is enough to make her the one to beat in a competitive 14-runner Class 6 sprint on the Newcastle all-weather. Wise Crack is the chief danger, with Cairdeas (69) and Blazing Son (68) also close enough to take advantage if she is below her best. With the field so tightly packed behind her, a clean run from the stalls matters, but she has the strongest profile on our figures. Educating Rita is our selection.
Runners
Conor Whiteley (5)
Liam Bailey 1/8
Won last time out and only seven days ago, so he's fit and in form, but that came after a run of sixth, eighth, seventh and eighth finishes. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 139 lb from stall seven is a hefty burden for a midfield type.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Reprieval (FR) by Kendargent
- Owner
- Colin Stirling
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 67
Oisin McSweeney
Bryan Smart 0/6
Blazing Son arrives a last-time-out winner and has run over today's trip and going, so he's a leading threat, with a 35-day break suggesting he's been freshened up. The main risk is a patchy record before that win, with an eighth two starts back and an eighth six starts back.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Emblaze (GB) by Showcasing
- Owner
- The Smart Emblaze Partnership
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Sutton Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 67
Andrew Mullen
Dylan Cunha 2/17
Noelies Dream was a fifth last time out and a winner four starts back, but he has not won since and returns after 53 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, though 135 lb from stall 14 and a mid-pack rating of seventh of 14 suggest a modest chance.
- Sire
- Dream Ahead (USA)
- Dam
- Excelette (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Hold My Beer D Cunha Gee Gees Racing
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 17 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 61
Ryan Sexton
Paul Midgley 0/8
Fit after just 11 days, Cairdeas was fourth last time out and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 69 ranks him third of 14. The main risk is that he's yet to win in his last six starts, with a third three starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Avengers Queen (GB) by Brazen Beau
- Owner
- Colin Alton P T Midgley
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Westow, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 69
Kevin Stott
Philip Kirby 0/14
Educating Rita is the one to beat: she has run over today's trip and going, and she's been in the frame regularly, a fourth last time out and a third two starts back, with only seven days since that run. Yet to win in her last six, though our 74 rating tops the field and sits well clear of her official 64.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Excel And Succeed (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Redhotgardogs P Kirby
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2022
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 73
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr 1/13
Wise Crack arrives fit after 11 days, having finished third last time out, a third two starts back, and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 71 ranks him second of 14, but he is yet to win in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Veiled Intrigue (GB) by Pastoral Pursuits
- Owner
- Ruth Carr Racing Club
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 66
Sam James
Grant Tuer 0/6
Showtime Mahomes has a win four starts back and a second two runs ago, but he was unplaced last time out and returns after just 11 days. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 67 ranks him sixth of 14, though 132 lb from stall 11 is no easy task.
- Sire
- Dabirsim (FR)
- Dam
- Magic Florence (IRE) by Zebedee
- Owner
- The Muffed Punt Partnership
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 66
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn 1/10
The Tunguska Event has gone seventh, fourth, sixth in his last three runs after a third and a win earlier in the sequence, and he returns from 93 days off carrying 131 lb from draw 13. He has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 68 sits above his official 61, but the recent fade and long absence temper the appeal.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Let's (IRE) by Shalaa
- Owner
- Ross Harmon
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 58
Cam Hardie
Stephen Hanlon 0/8
Winless in his last five, Delagate This Lord was unplaced last time and eighth two starts back, though a third four starts back shows he can get involved, and he's back quickly after 11 days. He has run over today's trip and going, but 131 lb from stall six is no easy task.
- Sire
- Delegator (GB)
- Dam
- Lady Filly (GB) by Atraf
- Owner
- Mrs M S Teversham
- Foaled
- 3 May 2014
- Stable
- Constable Burton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 60
Oisin Orr
Mark Walford 2/22
Solar Cooper has been well beaten lately, an eighth last time out following a sixth three starts back, though he did win six starts back and is back quickly after 11 days. He has run over today's trip and going, but carrying 128 lb from stall 9 leaves plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Harry Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Tunkwa (FR) by Gold Away
- Owner
- Farming Renewable Energy Limited
- Foaled
- 18 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 22 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 57
Billy Garritty
Liam Bailey 1/8
Winter Crown is winless in his last five and was beaten into sixth or worse in three of them, though a third last time out is a step forward and he's back quickly after seven days. He has run over this trip and on this going, but ranking 11th of 14 on our figures makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Berengaria (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Mrs C M Clarke Foulrice Park Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 66
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
Julie Camacho 1/21
Bibendum has finished seventh, eighth, fifth, fifth and sixth since his win six starts back, and the yard is cold at 1/20 in the last fortnight, so he is hard to fancy. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going before and is officially rated 54, though our figures rank him 13th of 14.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Eminently (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 61
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 0/22
Spun To Gold is hard to fancy after 221 days off, having finished sixth last time out, and he is yet to score in his last six starts, while the yard is 0/21 lately. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going, and a third three starts back shows some ability.
- Sire
- Justify (USA)
- Dam
- Rumplestiltskin (IRE) by Danehill
- Owner
- James Callow J S Goldie
- Foaled
- 18 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 22 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 56
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams 2/30
Montpellier Green is winless in his last five, with a fifth last time out the best of a string that also includes a ninth five starts back, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going and drops in at 120 lb from stall 2, but our figures rank him last of 14.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Cumbfree (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- Ian Williams
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 30 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 74
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.