Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

15:18

Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap

Date 2025-12-09

Distance 1m4f98y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,140

Runners (14)

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
9 (9)	Ana Emaraaty Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	133	b	447465	55	70	58	19d	—	—	-11	6.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Now 1lb lower than when winning at Musselburgh in July; respectable efforts recently
5 (14)	Whatacracker Chestnut J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	134	p	328055	56	73	52	18d	—	—	-9	6.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
1-24; didn't get the clearest of runs when fifth at Southwell last time; back up in trip
3 (1)	Speechman Bay J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Philip Kirby	137	p	004407	59	73	54	21d	—	—	-8	6.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fourth over C&D in September and October; probably didn't stay 2m here last time
2 (6)	Rubellite Bay J:Conor Orr(3) T:Richard Fahey	J:Conor Orr(3) T:Richard Fahey	138	—	613378	60	70	58	3d	—	—	-4	11.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won at Wolverhampton in September but she's been below her best on her last four outings
13 (3)	Noss Mayo Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Edward Bethell	J:Archie Young(5) T:Edward Bethell	130	p	320054	56	69	59	13d	—	—	-4	5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
0-10; solid effort over 1m2f here last time; worth another try over this sort of trip
14 (7)	Tracker Issue Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Adam Nicol	J:Ben Robinson T:Adam Nicol	130	p	406602	56	70	48	15d	—	—	0	8.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Ran his best race for this yard when beaten a head over C&D last time; contender
4 (11)	Vampire Slayer Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Daragh Bourke	J:Rowan Scott T:Daragh Bourke	136	p	2-7272	58	67	-	—	—	—	+1	7.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-25; runner-up at Ayr (heavy) in October; below his best over hurdles on last two starts
12 (5)	Violeta Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	130	—	4-7152	52	67	56	15d	—	—	-4	2.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran well when second of nine over C&D last time following a break; up 2lb; respected
1 (4)	Royal Blaze Bay J:David Nolan T:Ewan Whillans	J:David Nolan T:Ewan Whillans	138	tp	613190	60	70	50	38d	—	—	+7	11.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has failed to beat a rival since winning over 1m2f in September; needs a revival
7 (10)	Rock Armour Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:David Thompson	J:Sean Kirrane T:David Thompson	133	p	030077	55	67	9	13d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-1	2.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
1-20; yet to make an impact in three starts for this stable and cheekpieces now return
10 (8)	Sisterandbrother Chestnut J:Lewis Edmunds T:Shaun Harris	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Shaun Harris	132	—	556565	54	67	-	106d	—	—	-1	1.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won at Wolverhampton in January; hasn't hit the frame since and now returns from a break
11 (2)	Mr Zippi Bay J:Jonny Peate T:Sara Ender	J:Jonny Peate T:Sara Ender	130	—	466209	52	70	54	54d	—	—	+1	3.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Dual bumper winner but 0-12 on the Flat; struggled since returning from a 151-day break
NR (13)	Harswell Duke Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Liam Bailey	J:NON-RUNNER T:Liam Bailey	134	t	545333	56	70	-	13d	—	—	—	8.1	—	—
Has been running well in recent starts; cheekpieces removed on his first try at this trip
NR (12)	Flying Scotsman Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Ben Haslam	J:Cam Hardie T:Ben Haslam	133	v	143388	55	73	-	75d	—	—	—	3.7	—	—
C&D win in January; failed to beat a rival here in September and he's been off again since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ana Emaraaty	4/1	4/1	4/1
Whatacracker	4/1	4/1	4/1
Speechman	5/1	5/1	5/1
Rubellite	9/2	5/1	9/2
Noss Mayo	8/1	8/1	8/1
Tracker Issue	8/1	17/2	17/2
Vampire Slayer	12/1	12/1	12/1
Violeta	16/1	14/1	14/1
Royal Blaze	20/1	16/1	18/1
Rock Armour	28/1	22/1	25/1
Sisterandbrother	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mr Zippi	40/1	33/1	40/1
Harswell Duke	-	-	-
Flying Scotsman	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Blaze

11.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

2nd

Rubellite

11.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 4.4 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Tracker Issue

8.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Harswell Duke

8.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0

—

Vampire Slayer

7.4

OR: 2 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Whatacracker

6.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 1 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Ana Emaraaty

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Speechman

6.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Noss Mayo

OR: 1.5 Form: 1 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Mr Zippi

3.7

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Flying Scotsman

3.7

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

—

Rock Armour

2.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1

28/1

Violeta

2.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sisterandbrother

1.8

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rubellite	60	70	58
Royal Blaze	60	70	50
Speechman	59	73	54
Vampire Slayer	58	67	—
Whatacracker	56	73	52
Noss Mayo	56	69	59
Tracker Issue	56	70	48
Harswell Duke	56	70	—
Ana Emaraaty	55	70	58
Rock Armour	55	67	9
Flying Scotsman	55	73	—
Sisterandbrother	54	67	—
Violeta	52	67	56
Mr Zippi	52	70	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rubellite	3d ago	Quick return
Noss Mayo	13d ago	Quick return
Rock Armour	13d ago	Quick return
Harswell Duke	13d ago	Quick return
Tracker Issue	15d ago	Fit
Violeta	15d ago	Fit
Whatacracker	18d ago	Fit
Ana Emaraaty	19d ago	Fit
Speechman	21d ago	Fit
Royal Blaze	38d ago	Fit
Mr Zippi	54d ago	Fresh
Flying Scotsman	75d ago	Fresh
Sisterandbrother	106d ago	Long break
Vampire Slayer	—	—