Paul Townend's only handicap ride at Cheltenham is a 9/2 chance on Friday
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NEWCASTLE (AW)
14 February 2026
Saturday 14th February
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- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard To Slow
- Runners
- 8
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- Tapeta
- Stalls
- Inside
- Weather
- Cloudy
Selection
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (30%)
Three sound runs over C&D (won on second occasion); interesting contender on h'cap debut
21-2
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 79
Days: 35
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 3Nv | 9-11 | 2/5 | Ted Le Saux (2¾L) | 8/11F | - | 85 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 33yMd | 9-7 | 1/6 | Mao Shang Wong (4L) | 4/9F | - | 84 |
| 21 Jan 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 5Nv | 9-7 | 2/5 | Chess Dad (1¼L) | 4/7F | - | 69 |
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)
Wolverhampton win in December with first-time visor; not done quite as well since
916-95
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 76
Days: 8
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-1 v | 5/12 | Callianassa (2½L) | 18/1 | 77 | 79 |
| 16 Jan 26 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 4Hc | 9-5 v | 9/9 | Paladin (11L) | 14/1 | 78 | 60 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 4Hc | 9-12 v | 6/12 | Advancing (7L) | 9/2 | 78 | 75 |
| 15 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 5Hc | 10-0 v1 | 1/7 | Barry's Boy (1½L) | 11/4 | 74 | 84 |
| 6 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 4Hc | 9-5 | 9/11 | Tribal Wisdom (8L) | 16/1 | 76 | 66 |
| 21 Nov 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-6 | 8/10 | Billyb (6L) | 9/1 | 78 | 72 |
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
C
7 x Course Winner - Won 7 times before at this course
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Course Specialist - 7 wins from 7 starts here (100%)
Bids for 9th successive h'cap win having won 7 here and one at Southwell; up 29lb; chance
1-1111
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 9
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 9-7 | 1/11 | Studious (¾L) | 3/1F | 71 | 79 |
| 22 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 5Hc | 8-11 | 1/12 | Goldmoyne (½L) | 15/8F | 65 | 75 |
| 20 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 6Hc | 9-4 | 1/10 | Tasever (1¼L) | 11/8F | 60 | 73 |
| 13 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 6Hc | 9-4 | 1/6 | Wyvern (1L) | 6/4F | 60 | 68 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 6Hc | 9-6 | 1/10 | Military Leader (nk) | 3/1 | 56 | 66 |
| 5 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 6Hc | 10-1 | 1/11 | Concert Boy (¾L) | 7/4 | 50 | 64 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
45,000gns buy after 1m2f Redcar novice win in October; plenty to find on current form
418-86
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 23
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 3Hc | 8-12 | 6/7 | Dingle (7L) | 66/1 | 79 | 71 |
| 3 Jan 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-9 | 8/8 | Talis Evolvere (11L) | 80/1 | 85 | 68 |
| 3 Dec 25 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 10f St | 2HcF | 8-12 | 8/9 | Morrophore (7¾L) | 80/1 | 86 | 78 |
| 27 Oct 25 | Red Redcar | 10f GS | 5Nv | 8-13 | 1/7 | Military Cross (5½L) | 2/1 | 74 | 84 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 12f St | 5Hc | 9-4 | 4/8 | Phrygia (3¼L) | 9/2 | 75 | 78 |
| 5 Sep 25 | Kem Kempton (AW) | 8f St/Slw | 3MdF | 9-2 | 3/10 | Bella's Path (3L) | 6/1 | - | 74 |
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Three wins here, the latest over 1m last month; only 1lb higher but this is a tougher race
952-21
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 74
Days: 32
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-4 | 1/7 | The Green Man (½L) | 4/1 | 73 | 79 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 8-10 | 2/9 | Francesi (shd) | 11/4 | 72 | 80 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 8-13 | 2/8 | Midnight Lion (1½L) | 9/2 | 72 | 76 |
| 2 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 5Hc | 9-1 | 5/11 | Bajan Bandit (1¾L) | 13/8F | 73 | 76 |
| 8 Nov 25 | Don Doncaster | 7f Hy | 4Hc | 9-0 | 9/21 | Lir Speciale (14L) | 18/1 | 74 | 48 |
| 28 Sep 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 5Hc | 9-10 | 2/11 | Candonomore (4L) | 9/2F | 74 | 78 |
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Won first three races, all on AW, for Roger Varian; mainly below that form since
708-96
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 72
Days: 15
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 9-9 ht | 6/11 | Frostmagic (4¼L) | 11/1 | 75 | 74 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-3 ht | 9/9 | Francesi (11½L) | 18/1 | 79 | 60 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 7f St | 4Hc | 9-5 ht1 | 8/12 | Follow Your Heart (4L) | 33/1 | 81 | 75 |
| 5 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 4Hc | 9-8 h | 10/10 | Eldrickjones (16½L) | 25/1 | 84 | 43 |
| 18 Nov 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 3Hc | 9-10 h | 7/11 | Midnight Lion (6L) | 20/1 | 87 | 77 |
| 9 Aug 25 | Hay Haydock | 8f Gd | 3Hc | 9-12 h | 7/10 | Sir Paul Ramsey (6½L) | 4/1 | 90 | 84 |
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
In fine form in 2026 and should give another good account after good C&D second on Tuesday
-11222
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 69
Days: 4
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 9-0 | 2/9 | Tasever (nk) | 3/1J | 68 | 76 |
| 7 Feb 26 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 9-0 | 2/7 | Elouise's Prince (1½L) | 100/30 | 68 | 73 |
| 16 Jan 26 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 9.5f St | 6Hc | 9-10 | 2/9 | Magic Runner (1L) | 9/2 | 68 | 73 |
| 10 Jan 26 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 8f St | 6Hc | 9-2 | 1/8 | Super Hit (½L) | 3/1J | 64 | 71 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 7-12 | 1/9 | Flying Fletcher (shd) | 9/4F | 62 | 71 |
| 29 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 8-11 | 3/12 | Second Fiddle (2¼L) | 3/1F | 62 | 67 |
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Well behind Aisling Oscar at Southwell last week but had been in decent form prior to that
2-5330
Age: 6
Weight: 8-12
OR: 69
Days: 9
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 5Hc | 9-7 | 11/11 | Aisling Oscar (11½L) | 13/2 | 71 | 53 |
| 22 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 3Hc | 8-5 | 3/7 | Dingle (3¼L) | 7/1 | 72 | 73 |
| 13 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-3 | 3/7 | Flying Fletcher (½L) | 8/1 | 72 | 77 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-1 | 5/9 | Francesi (1¼L) | 14/1 | 72 | 77 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 5Hc | 9-4 | 2/10 | Bobby Joe Leg (nk) | 4/1 | 70 | 77 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 7f St | 5Hc | 9-9 | 2/8 | The Green Man (1¼L) | 100/30J | 69 | 75 |
1
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D
Tribal Wisdom t
J: Ryan Kavanagh 5
T: Ian Williams
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
3-3459
Age: 7
Weight: 9-9
OR: 80
Days: 2
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 26 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-4 t | 9/10 | Borgi (7L) | 15/2 | 80 | - |
| 30 Jan 26 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 4Hc | 9-8 t | 5/9 | Hitched (2L) | 12/1 | 81 | 83 |
| 22 Jan 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 3Hc | 9-0 t | 4/7 | Dingle (5L) | 18/5 | 81 | 78 |
| 3 Jan 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-5 t | 3/8 | Talis Evolvere (1½L) | 11/2 | 81 | 86 |
| 26 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 7f St | 3Hc | 8-12 t | 3/6 | Legal Reform (1½L) | 18/5 | 81 | 84 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 4Hc | 9-8 t | 4/8 | Midnight Lion (2L) | 11/2 | 81 | 84 |
Verdict
Although Aisling Oscar and Inspired merit serious consideration, the in-form FRANCESI could be the value alternative.
Francesi
Betting Forecast:
11/8 Inspired,
2/1 Aisling Oscar,
7/1 Flying Fletcher,
8/1 Francesi,
14/1 Tribal Wisdom,
20/1 Rajapour,
25/1 Bajan Bandit,
33/1 Helmsley,
50/1 Qazaq
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