Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

18:45

Win £1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2025-01-21

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,140

Winning Time 1m 28.76s (slow by 4.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bantz (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Gemma Tutty	11/4	Won
2nd	A Fine Claret (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	5/1	0.1
3rd	Penelope Valentine (GB) Luke Morris · Alice Haynes	5/2F	1.5
4th	General Gordon (IRE) Shane Gray · Adrian Nicholls	20/1	4
5th	Magic Topissima (FR) Harrison Shaw · Grant Tuer	14/1	0.3
6th	Final Angel (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	7/2	0.2
7th	Black Sky (IRE) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	14/1	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
1 (2)	Penelope Valentine Bay J:Luke Morris T:Alice Haynes	J:Luke Morris T:Alice Haynes	135	—	0542-2	59	65	55	10d	—	—	-16	17.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Runner-up in both handicaps, the latest over C&D ten days ago; shortlisted off same mark
2 (5)	Bantz Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Gemma Tutty	134	—	985-93	58	69	40	10d	—	—	-14	8.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Third over C&D ten days ago, just over a length behind Penelope Valentine; needs more
4 (7)	Final Angel Grey J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	—	57038-	55	68	44	24d	—	—	-8	8.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed a couple of times but makes limited appeal despite another 2lb drop
5 (1)	A Fine Claret Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	128	p	236-18	52	66	51	4d	—	—	-10	4.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Disappointing last time but won well the time before; return to 7f no problem; respected
3 (6)	Magic Topissima Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	134	—	037-	58	59	37	31d	—	—	-2	6.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Third over C&D on second start; open to progress on handicap debut but it will be needed
6 (4)	Black Sky Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	125	b	0850-8	49	64	52	17d	—	—	-5	1.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Caught the eye here in November but twice held since; needs a resurgence back up in trip
7 (3)	General Gordon Bay J:Shane Gray T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Shane Gray T:Adrian Nicholls	124	—	6005-0	48	58	36	17d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Moderate form, including when behind two of these at Southwell last time
NR (8)	Manton Road Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Gay Kelleway	J:Hollie Doyle T:Gay Kelleway	129	eb	243-21	53	70	54	1d	—	—	—	0.8	—	—
Demoted after first past the post eight days ago; no mistake yesterday but now has penalty

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Penelope Valentine	13/8	7/4	15/8
Bantz	11/4	11/4	5/2
Final Angel	11/2	9/2	5/1
A Fine Claret	6/1	11/2	6/1
Magic Topissima	12/1	11/1	11/1
Black Sky	14/1	16/1	12/1
General Gordon	28/1	20/1	22/1
Manton Road	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Penelope Valentine

17.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

15/8

2nd

Bantz

8.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Final Angel

8.1

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.7

11/2

Magic Topissima

6.3

OR: 2 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

12/1

A Fine Claret

4.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Black Sky

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

General Gordon

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Manton Road

0.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Penelope Valentine	59	65	55
Bantz	58	69	40
Magic Topissima	58	59	37
Final Angel	55	68	44
Manton Road	53	70	54
A Fine Claret	52	66	51
Black Sky	49	64	52
General Gordon	48	58	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Manton Road	1d ago	Quick return
A Fine Claret	4d ago	Quick return
Penelope Valentine	10d ago	Quick return
Bantz	10d ago	Quick return
Black Sky	17d ago	Fit
General Gordon	17d ago	Fit
Final Angel	24d ago	Fit
Magic Topissima	31d ago	Fit