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

Newcastle (AW)

18:50

Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (Div I)

Date 2026-01-10

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 1m 12.89s (slow by 2.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spartan Fighter (GB) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	5/2	Won
2nd	Fircombe Hall (GB) Rhys Elliott · Philip Kirby	8/1	1.25
3rd	Penny Mountain (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Gary Rutherford	5/1	0.05
4th	Yorkshire Glory (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	11/8F	.75
5th	Flash The Dash (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Julie Camacho	10/1	0.3
6th	Pinpoint (GB) Greg Fairley · Ewan Whillans	66/1	.5
7th	She'sashambles (IRE) Shane Gray · Phillip Makin	12/1	2

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
4 (3)	Yorkshire Glory Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	132	—	22113-	52	66	58	12d	—	—	-6	29.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Record over C&D since October reads 322113; another big run seems likely
5 (4)	Spartan Fighter Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	130	v	0232-1	50	67	54	9d	—	—	-6	16.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
4lb higher than when making all over C&D nine days ago; dangerous if leading again
1 (1)	Penny Mountain Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gary Rutherford	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gary Rutherford	135	—	0704-1	55	66	53	9d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
4lb higher than when off the mark over C&D last time; seems to be going the right way
3 (8)	Flash The Dash Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	134	p	51646-	54	64	55	53d	—	—	-3	6.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
C&D winner, but has been shaping as though in need of a return to 7f
7 (5)	Fircombe Hall Chestnut J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Philip Kirby	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Philip Kirby	127	p	0842-5	47	66	58	9d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Six wins over C&D, but needs to bounce back from a lesser effort nine days ago
8 (6)	She'sashambles Bay J:Shane Gray T:Phillip Makin	J:Shane Gray T:Phillip Makin	126	p	7409-5	46	62	48	9d	—	—	-4	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
1-31 and finished 5l behind Spartan Fighter over C&D nine days ago; others stronger
6 (7)	Pinpoint Bay J:Greg Fairley T:Ewan Whillans	J:Greg Fairley T:Ewan Whillans	128	tv	14670-	48	61	28	32d	—	—	0	2.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Finished well behind Yorkshire Glory over C&D last month; needs a resurgence
NR (2)	Court Of Session Brown J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	J:Billy Loughnane T:Phil McEntee	135	v	5084-2	55	65	40	6d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Losing run up to 23; ran better last time but may again find one or two too good

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Yorkshire Glory	11/8	11/8	11/8
Spartan Fighter	11/4	11/4	11/4
Penny Mountain	11/2	11/2	11/2
Flash The Dash	8/1	8/1	8/1
Fircombe Hall	8/1	8/1	8/1
She'sashambles	14/1	12/1	14/1
Pinpoint	50/1	40/1	50/1
Court Of Session	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Yorkshire Glory

29.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Spartan Fighter

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Penny Mountain

14.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Flash The Dash

6.7

OR: 1 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Court Of Session

6.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Fircombe Hall

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pinpoint

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.6

50/1

She'sashambles

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Penny Mountain	55	66	53
Court Of Session	55	65	40
Flash The Dash	54	64	55
Yorkshire Glory	52	66	58
Spartan Fighter	50	67	54
Pinpoint	48	61	28
Fircombe Hall	47	66	58
She'sashambles	46	62	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Court Of Session	6d ago	Quick return
Spartan Fighter	9d ago	Quick return
Penny Mountain	9d ago	Quick return
Fircombe Hall	9d ago	Quick return
She'sashambles	9d ago	Quick return
Yorkshire Glory	12d ago	Quick return
Pinpoint	32d ago	Fit
Flash The Dash	53d ago	Fresh