Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

16:45

Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Date 2025-12-05

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 26.52s (slow by 2.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eldrickjones (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Roger Fell	7/2	Won
2nd	Benacre (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Johnston	8/1	0.3
3rd	Al Muqdad (GB) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	11/1	.75
4th	Havana Blue (GB) Rowan Scott · Julie Camacho	15/2	1.25
5th	Midnight Lion (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	5/1	0.1
6th	Mr Mistoffelees (IRE) Tom Eaves · Sam England	3/1F	0.2
7th	Tolstoy (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	6/1	4
8th	Monotone (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	66/1	0.1
9th	Judicature (GB) Barry McHugh · Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	22/1	.75
10th	Qazaq (FR) Dougie Costello · Iain Jardine	25/1	9

Runners (11)

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 (11)	Mr Mistoffelees Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	130	b	255412	80	96	79	14d	—	—	+5	25.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Blinkered and back to best of late, Southwell second latest; merits serious consideration
1 (8)	Eldrickjones Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Roger Fell	135	—	290974	85	97	75	17d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-5	14.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Hinted at a revival with C&D fourth latest; this three-time C&D scorer is a likely player
2 (3)	Midnight Lion Brown J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	134	—	001561	84	96	72	17d	—	—	+12	25.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Course specialist who notched seventh success here 17 days ago; not taken lightly
7 (5)	Tolstoy Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	129	—	895070	79	96	78	27d	—	—	-1	10.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
On a losing sequence and only 12th in 7f Doncaster handicap 27 days ago; bit to prove now
9 (7)	Benacre Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	612340	77	97	81	17d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
C&D scorer who was in good form until beating one over C&D 17 days ago; can bounce back
4 (4)	Havana Blue Grey J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	J:Rowan Scott T:Julie Camacho	132	—	-67005	82	95	66	17d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back on track after wind op when fifth over C&D 17 days ago; one for the shortlist
5 (6)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	130	—	428218	80	93	83	11d	—	—	+13	19.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Scored at Wolver before drawn wide when eighth there 11 days ago; still needs considering
11 (2)	Judicature Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	J:Barry McHugh T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith	122	—	51975	72	93	60	13d	—	—	+5	9.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Scored here in August; best effort since when fifth here 13 days ago; he's no forlorn hope
3 (1)	Qazaq Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Iain Jardine	J:Dougie Costello T:Iain Jardine	134	h	-66077	84	96	58	17d	—	—	+6	9.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Largely below par for Roger Varian in 2025 and seventh over C&D for new yard 17 days ago
8 (10)	Monotone Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	127	—	437000	77	93	-	132d	—	—	+6	7.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Failed to beat rival on yard debut at York in July; since had breathing surgery
NR (9)	Blazing Son Chestnut J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Bryan Smart	J:Oliver Carmichael(7) T:Bryan Smart	126	—	933130	76	97	65	27d	—	—	—	15.1	—	—
Run best ignored (poorly drawn) at Doncaster last month; possibilities for this C&D winner

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mr Mistoffelees	3/1	3/1	10/3
Eldrickjones	10/3	10/3	SP
Midnight Lion	5/1	5/1	SP
Tolstoy	13/2	7/1	SP
Benacre	15/2	7/1	8/1
Havana Blue	8/1	8/1	SP
Al Muqdad	11/1	11/1	11/1
Judicature	22/1	20/1	18/1
Qazaq	25/1	22/1	25/1
Monotone	66/1	50/1	SP
Blazing Son	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Mistoffelees

25.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 12 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Midnight Lion

25.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 13 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Al Muqdad

19.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Blazing Son

15.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 0

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Eldrickjones

14.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Benacre

14.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Tolstoy

10.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Havana Blue

10.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Judicature

9.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Qazaq

9.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Monotone

7.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eldrickjones	85	97	75
Midnight Lion	84	96	72
Qazaq	84	96	58
Havana Blue	82	95	66
Mr Mistoffelees	80	96	79
Al Muqdad	80	93	83
Tolstoy	79	96	78
Benacre	77	97	81
Monotone	77	93	—
Blazing Son	76	97	65
Judicature	72	93	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Al Muqdad	11d ago	Quick return
Judicature	13d ago	Quick return
Mr Mistoffelees	14d ago	Fit
Eldrickjones	17d ago	Fit
Midnight Lion	17d ago	Fit
Benacre	17d ago	Fit
Havana Blue	17d ago	Fit
Qazaq	17d ago	Fit
Tolstoy	27d ago	Fit
Blazing Son	27d ago	Fit
Monotone	132d ago	Long break