Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

16:45

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2025-12-29

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,972

Winning Time 1m 28.93s (slow by 4.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gressington (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Katie Scott	9/1	Won
2nd	Towerlands (IRE) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	15/8F	2
3rd	Bobby Joe Leg (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	12/1	.75
4th	Selection (IRE) Tom Eaves · Ivan Furtado	10/1	.75
5th	Blazing Son (GB) Aiden Brookes · Bryan Smart	4/1	0.3
6th	Yaaser (IRE) Lauren Young · Jim Goldie	9/4	2.5

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
6 (1)	Yaaser Bay J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(5) T:Jim Goldie	126	—	574417	71	92	63	1d	—	—	-7	20.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Winner off 2lb lower last time; harder they go the better for him from the outside stall
2 (7)	Towerlands Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	134	—	925111	79	93	68	10d	—	—	+11	38.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
4 (2)	Blazing Son Chestnut J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Bryan Smart	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Bryan Smart	131	—	933130	76	92	60	51d	—	—	+2	20.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
C&D winner in September and was poorly drawn when down the field at Doncaster latest
3 (5)	Selection Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	131	—	1-0153	76	90	44	42d	—	—	+6	16.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has looked in the grip of the handicapper since her 1m win here in October
5 (4)	Gressington Grey J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:Katie Scott	126	b	026644	71	91	67	9d	—	—	-1	8.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has a bit to find with Bobby Joe Leg on their recent clash but can still be involved
7 (3)	Bobby Joe Leg Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	125	b	754061	70	90	52	9d	—	—	+11	16.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Always well positioned when holding on narrowly over C&D nine days ago; up 3lb
NR (6)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:TBC T:David O'Meara	J: T:David O'Meara	135	—	821835	80	90	78	9d	—	—	—	13.6	—	—
Hit hard by the handicapper for his Wolverhampton win; has run well here since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Yaaser	9/4	9/4	9/4
Towerlands	5/2	5/2	5/2
Blazing Son	10/3	10/3	10/3
Selection	13/2	13/2	13/2
Gressington	8/1	8/1	8/1
Bobby Joe Leg	16/1	12/1	14/1
Al Muqdad	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Towerlands

38.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 23 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Yaaser

20.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Blazing Son

20.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 5.3

10/3

Bobby Joe Leg

16.7

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Selection

16.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Al Muqdad

13.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 0

—

Gressington

8.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Muqdad	80	90	78
Towerlands	79	93	68
Blazing Son	76	92	60
Selection	76	90	44
Yaaser	71	92	63
Gressington	71	91	67
Bobby Joe Leg	70	90	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yaaser	1d ago	Quick return
Gressington	9d ago	Quick return
Bobby Joe Leg	9d ago	Quick return
Al Muqdad	9d ago	Quick return
Towerlands	10d ago	Quick return
Selection	42d ago	Fit
Blazing Son	51d ago	Fresh