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Newcastle (AW)

18:00

Date 2026-03-05

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,400

Weather Clear

Temp 5.6°C

Wind 9mph SE

Winning Time 1m 39.66s (slow by 2.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Billecart (IRE) Rowan Scott · K R Burke	1/6F	Won
2nd	Wuood (GB) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	5/1	5
3rd	Too Darn Spicy (GB) Cam Hardie · Richard Fahey	28/1	3
4th	Shimmering Spirit (IRE) Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	80/1	9

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (4)	Billecart Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	J:Rowan Scott T:K R Burke	133	—	4-	-	89	-	237d	—	—	-50	20	—	1/7 87%
Fourth of 12 in a red-hot Newmarket maiden last July; has been found a golden opportunity
3 (3)	Wuood Chestnut J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	—	5/1 17%
4 (2)	Too Darn Spicy Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	—	33/1 3%
Market should indicate what is expected on debut
2 (1)	Shimmering Spirit Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	133	—	4	-	58	14	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	—	100/1 1%
Didn't run badly when fourth on his debut here a fortnight ago, but unlikely to win this

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Billecart	1/7	1/7	1/7
Wuood	5/1	5/1	5/1
Too Darn Spicy	33/1	33/1	33/1
Shimmering Spirit	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Billecart

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/7

2nd

Wuood

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Too Darn Spicy

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Shimmering Spirit

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Billecart	—	89	—
Wuood	—	—	—
Too Darn Spicy	—	—	—
Shimmering Spirit	—	58	14

Last Run