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Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap

Newcastle · Saturday, 20 Dec · 17:30 · 1m 5y · Class 4 · ALLWEATHER

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Status

17:30

Off time

Runners

Standard

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

TRIBAL WISDOM (IRE

🥈 Second

FLYING FLETCHER

#6 · Dr3 · 5.50

🥉 Third

MOON BEGINNINGS (IRE

Betting forecast

8 runners

01 · 🏆

Midnight Lion

4.33

10/3

02 · 🥈

Al Muqdad

4.33

10/3

03 · 🥉

Flying Fletcher

5.50

9/2

Tribal Wisdom

6.50

11/2

Moon Beginnings

6/1

Lessay

8.50

15/2

Starliner

14/1

Callianassa

18/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	5	Moon Beginnings (G) Won 7f novice at Chester (12/1) on debut before finishing second of 8 as favourite in 8f novice at Southwell (5/6) 22 days ago, running well with the trip increase. Well-bred sort who may have more t…	805489	S H James D Loughnane	3	63kg	7 6/1
1st	2	4	Midnight Lion (G) FAV Course specialist with 7 wins at Newcastle. Finished sixth of 7 in handicap over 7f (18/1) 7 days ago, looking out of his pay grade and below form. Moving back up in trip after recent runs over 7f.	561-150	Lauren Young J S Goldie	5	61.7kg	4.33 10/3
3rd	3	2	Callianassa (M) Won twice at this C&D in June/July 2025 but finished 12th of 18 in handicap at York over 7f (28/1) 121 days ago when found out in better company. Back up in trip and should appreciate return to Newca…	557670	Ben Robinson B Ellison	4	61.2kg	19 18/1
4th	4	6	Tribal Wisdom (G) T Really thriving at present with wins in last two starts at Wolverhampton, both over 8.6f. First of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5/1) 14 days ago, making good headway out wide before edging ahead …	592656	P Mulrennan Ian Williams	6	60.8kg	6.50 11/2
5th	5	8	Al Muqdad (G) FAV Useful AW performer who ran third of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) (11/1) 15 days ago, running well despite needing more stoking up without headgear.	063253	D Nolan D O'Meara	5	60.3kg	4.33 10/3
2nd	6	3	Flying Fletcher (G) Better on AW than turf, with two course wins at Newcastle. Fifth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle over 7f (13/8) 18 days ago, doing well despite meeting trouble. Previous course form offers hope when s…	574376	Shane Gray R A Fahey	4	56.7kg	5.50 9/2
7th	7	7	Starliner (G) Placed third at Musselburgh two starts ago but sixth of 7 at Hamilton (33/1) when out of depth 82 days ago, well beaten. Returns to AW where has won previously.	938822	Kaiya Fraser Miss L A Perratt	4	56.2kg	15 14/1
6th	8	1	Lessay (G) P Won at Wolverhampton over 7f (10/1) two weeks ago and backed that up when second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle over 7f (9/2) 7 days ago, cheekpieces reapplied. Returns to a mile where previous form i…	507261	Ryan Kavanagh P Morris	4	54.4kg	8.50 15/2

Betting forecast: Midnight Lion (10/3), Al Muqdad (10/3), Flying Fletcher (9/2), Tribal Wisdom (11/2), Moon Beginnings (6/1), Lessay (15/2), Starliner (14/1), Callianassa (18/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	4972.0 GBP
P2	2333.0 GBP
P3	1166.0 GBP
P4	583.0 GBP
P5	291.0 GBP