Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:05

Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap

Date 2024-10-03

Distance 1m4f98y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 2m 42.70s (slow by 4.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Damascus Steel (IRE) P J McDonald · Ed Dunlop	25/1	Won
2nd	Thundering (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	9/2	.5
3rd	Appier (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · S Woods	5/1	1.25
4th	Saratoga Gold (GB) Billy Loughnane · Kevin Frost	15/2	1.25
5th	Machete Beach (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Harry Charlton	6/5F	3
6th	Haptics (FR) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	18/1	8
7th	Big Team (USA) Sean Kirrane · Saeed bin Suroor	9/1	2.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Machete Beach Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Harry Charlton	135	—	112	84	87	63	27d	—	—	-1	38	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Two wins over 1m2f before second over 1m4f on h'cap debut (AW); unexposed; big player
5 (8)	Thundering Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	700303	79	91	40	68d	—	—	-2	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not the best of strike-rates; good third over C&D last time; each-way chance.
3 (4)	Appier Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:S Woods	J:Daniel Muscutt T:S Woods	139	—	122553	82	91	81	28d	—	—	+3	17.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Last four wins have been on the AW, two here; creditable AW third last time; a possible
4 (5)	Saratoga Gold Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Kevin Frost	J:Billy Loughnane T:Kevin Frost	138	b	595432	81	89	-	14d	—	—	+7	17.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Dual AW winner; in fair form on turf recently; one with a chance on this switch to Tapeta
1 (1)	Big Team Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Sean Kirrane T:Saeed bin Suroor	144	p	902-96	87	90	46	16d	—	—	+4	11.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Both wins on Tapeta and best recent efforts on the dirt at Meydan; chance
7 (7)	Damascus Steel Grey J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	132	b	320010	75	88	59	35d	—	—	+12	15.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two 1m4f wins at Kempton this term; well beaten last time but this race looks easier
2 (6)	Haptics Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	142	—	3-3095	85	91	-	26d	—	—	+7	12.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Four wins in France (two on the AW); should come on for latest run; quite interesting
NR (3)	Furzig Bay J:TBC T:Richard Fahey	J: T:Richard Fahey	130	—	158207	73	89	75	1d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Won at Catterick in July and second last month; down the field back at Catterick yesterday

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Machete Beach	5/4	11/10	5/4
Thundering	4/1	4/1	4/1
Appier	9/2	9/2	9/2
Saratoga Gold	15/2	15/2	7/1
Big Team	12/1	12/1	12/1
Damascus Steel	25/1	22/1	22/1
Haptics	18/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Machete Beach

OR: 8.5 Form: 17 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Appier

17.9

OR: 8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Saratoga Gold

17.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Thundering

17.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Damascus Steel

15.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1

25/1

Haptics

12.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Big Team

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Furzig

8.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Team	87	90	46
Haptics	85	91	—
Machete Beach	84	87	63
Appier	82	91	81
Saratoga Gold	81	89	—
Thundering	79	91	40
Damascus Steel	75	88	59
Furzig	73	89	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Furzig	1d ago	Quick return
Saratoga Gold	14d ago	Fit
Big Team	16d ago	Fit
Haptics	26d ago	Fit
Machete Beach	27d ago	Fit
Appier	28d ago	Fit
Damascus Steel	35d ago	Fit
Thundering	68d ago	Fresh