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Newcastle (AW)

20:30

Date 2025-09-26

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,978

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (2)	Izzari Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(3) T:Iain Jardine	136	—	838301	74	86	28	18d	—	—	-1	26.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Made it 2-4 on AW when scoring over 1m2f here last time; respected back in trip
7 (7)	Ocean Odyssey Bay J:Mason Paetel(3) T:James Owen	J:Mason Paetel(3) T:James Owen	130	ht	951702	68	86	67	11d	—	—	0	17.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Got back on track with clear second at Kempton and has claims if he can back that up
1 (6)	Valley Ofthe Kings Bay J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Dylan Cunha	J:Morgan Cole(3) T:Dylan Cunha	136	—	42226	74	83	-	15d	—	—	0	19.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Still unexposed but he needs to kick on again now upped to 1m on AW debut
3 (3)	Bernalda Chestnut J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:James Ferguson	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:James Ferguson	135	tb	032321	73	83	44	20d	—	—	+11	27.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made her breakthrough with a comfortable success at Wolverhampton; respected up 5lb
4 (4)	Hale End Bay J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Michael Dods	J:Rhys Elliott(3) T:Michael Dods	134	p	257523	72	89	-	34d	—	—	+4	15.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-10 this year but he's run well off this mark in last two starts; in the mix
6 (5)	Samra Star Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	130	—	850670	68	85	66	81d	—	—	+2	5.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has struggled in five runs for current yard and has plenty to prove after a break
5 (1)	Cusack Bay J:Aiden Brookes T:David Thompson	J:Aiden Brookes T:David Thompson	131	p	251170	69	86	52	28d	—	—	+11	13.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Course specialist but he's struggled here in last two starts and needs a major revival

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Izzari	9/4	9/4	9/4
Ocean Odyssey	10/3	10/3	10/3
Valley Ofthe Kings	7/2	7/2	7/2
Bernalda	4/1	7/2	4/1
Hale End	13/2	13/2	13/2
Samra Star	33/1	28/1	33/1
Cusack	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bernalda

27.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 17.1 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Izzari

26.6

OR: 6 Form: 12.1 Odds: 8.5

9/4

3rd

Valley Ofthe Kings

19.2

OR: 6 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ocean Odyssey

17.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 8 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Hale End

15.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Cusack

13.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Samra Star

5.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Izzari	74	86	28
Valley Ofthe Kings	74	83	—
Bernalda	73	83	44
Hale End	72	89	—
Cusack	69	86	52
Ocean Odyssey	68	86	67
Samra Star	68	85	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ocean Odyssey	11d ago	Quick return
Valley Ofthe Kings	15d ago	Fit
Izzari	18d ago	Fit
Bernalda	20d ago	Fit
Cusack	28d ago	Fit
Hale End	34d ago	Fit
Samra Star	81d ago	Fresh