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Name: BORDER MINSTREL NEW MENU HANDICAP HURDLE (3)
Start: 2026-03-31T14:30:00
End: 2026-03-31T17:35:00
Location: Newcastle

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16:00 Tue 31 March 2026	Unlock this Race
BORDER MINSTREL NEW MENU HANDICAP HURDLE (3)	Distance : 2m 4f 62y
Prize : £5,651 Rated : (0-135) Age : 4yo+ Race State : Entries Runners : 11	Going : Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Race State : Entries Runners : 11 runners

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62312-740

BERTIE'S BALLET ⁽³¹⁾

0-0

N/A

b g ALBAASIL (IRE) - MORE BALLET MONEY OLD VIC

J:
T: Dianne Sayer

Dianne Sayer

62312-740

1 BERTIE'S BALLET ⁽³¹⁾

J:
T: Dianne Sayer
Age: 8 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	74	10	14	24	32	-24.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	345	41	12	120	35	-30.48
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	297	40	13	111	37	15.27
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	16	1	6	4	25	1.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 Feb 26	Kel	12/17	51	Hurdle	118	16.2f	Soft		Sean Quinlan	22/123
13 Feb 26	Kel	4/9	3.70	Hurdle	119	16.2f	Heavy		Brian Hughes	3/14jf
17 Jan 26	Hay	7/8	14	Hurdle	122	15.7f	Gd/Sft		Sean Quinlan	9/110
12 Feb 25	Wth	2/11	3.75	Hurdle	122	19.7f	Heavy		Danny McMenamin	10/34.33
18 Jan 25	Hay	1/8	1.50	Hurdle	117	15.7f	Soft		Henry Brooke	13/27.5

15-6484U4

BOLD LIGHT (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

0-0

N/A

ch g LEADING LIGHT (IRE) - TURMOSS (FR) TURGEON (USA)

J:
T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

15-6484U4

2 BOLD LIGHT (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

J:
T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Age: 9 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	427	46	11	172	40	-172.20
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	242	27	11	100	41	-75.96
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	123	11	9	42	34	-33.00
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	40	4	10	15	38	-18.75

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 Feb 26	Kel	4/8	19	Hurdle	120	20.9f	Soft		Alan Doyle (3)	12/113
15 Feb 26	Mus	ur/7	41	Chase	120	23.6f	Soft		Alan Doyle (3)	9/110
1 Feb 26	Mus	4/6	11	Chase	122	20.3f	Gd/Sft		Derek Fox	14/115
1 Jan 26	Mus	8/9	14	Hurdle	124	19.8f	Gd/Sft		Alan Doyle (3)	20/121
29 Nov 25	Don	4/7	14	Hurdle	126	19.4f	Soft		Alan Doyle (3)	7/18

15-6782UP

DEDICATED HERO (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

0-0

N/A

b g SHIROCCO (GER) - TRUE DEDICATION (IRE) REVOQUE (IRE)

J:
T: Sandy Thomson

Sandy Thomson

15-6782UP

3 DEDICATED HERO (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

J:
T: Sandy Thomson
Age: 7 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	127	16	13	45	35	5.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	525	59	11	177	34	-175.40
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	356	39	11	115	32	-114.34
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	98	14	14	40	41	57.24

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 Feb 26	Kel	pu/17	61	Hurdle	123	16.2f	Soft	(s)	Danny McMenamin	7/18
1 Feb 26	Mus	ur/6	11	Chase	123	20.3f	Gd/Sft		Callum Bewley	7/42.75f
13 Jan 26	Ayr	2/5	1.75	Chase	N	16.5f	Heavy		Callum Bewley	7/18
26 Dec 25	Ain	8/8	16	Hurdle	127	20f	Good		Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	10/34.33
16 Nov 25	Chl	7/18	16.5	Hurdle	129	16.4f	Soft		Danny McMenamin	22/123

012-11252

FINGAL'S HILL (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

0-0

N/A

b g SHIROCCO (GER) - FINGAL'S SISTER (IRE) OSCAR (IRE)

J:
T: Peter Atkinson

Peter Atkinson

012-11252

4 FINGAL'S HILL (IRE) ⁽¹⁷⁾

J:
T: Peter Atkinson
Age: 10 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	19	4	21	9	47	7.00
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	62	9	15	21	34	-9.42
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	45	8	18	19	42	4.08
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	24	5	21	11	46	-4.42

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
14 Mar 26	Nwc	2/4	6	Hurdle	131	16.9f	Gd/Sft	(s)	Callum Bewley	4/15
28 Feb 26	Kel	5/8	37	Hurdle	133	20.9f	Soft	(s)	Callum Bewley	14/115
23 Jan 26	Don	2/4	2.00	Hurdle	134	19.4f	Soft	(s)	Callum Bewley	10/111
14 Jun 25	Hex	1/10	0.05	Hurdle	130	20.1f	Gd/Sft	(s)	Henry Brooke	13/27.5
16 May 25	Ain	1/6	6	Hurdle	125	20f	Gd/Frm	(s)	Brian Hughes	6/17

PP/3-PU62P

GREAT PEPPER (FR) ^(9C)

0-0

N/A

b g GREAT PRETENDER (IRE) - PARAND (GER) SAMUM (GER)

J:
T: James Moffatt

James Moffatt

PP/3-PU62P

5 GREAT PEPPER (FR) ^(9C)

J:
T: James Moffatt
Age: 8 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	135	11	8	37	27	-79.84
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	464	51	11	146	31	-82.64
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	355	30	8	104	29	-103.66
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	37	5	14	11	30	47.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
22 Mar 26	Car	pu/12	38	Chase	118	15.9f	Good		Charlotte Jones	12/113
29 Jan 26	Ayr	2/11	3.25	Chase	117	16.5f	Heavy		Charlotte Jones	17/29.5
2 Jan 26	Ayr	6/9	21.5	Chase	119	20.5f	Soft		Charlotte Jones	22/123
26 Dec 25	Wth	ur/9	22	Chase	119	19.4f	Soft		Charlotte Jones	11/112
28 May 25	Crt	pu/5	8	Chase	120	21.2f	Gd/Sft		Charlotte Jones	9/110

13-231140

HAARAR ⁽¹¹⁾

0-0

N/A

b g MUHAARAR - INTERCHANGE (IRE) MONTJEU (IRE)

J:
T: Sam England

Sam England

13-231140

6 HAARAR ⁽¹¹⁾

J:
T: Sam England
Age: 7 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	182	31	17	76	42	4.66
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	537	56	10	174	32	-231.39
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	372	45	12	139	37	-127.72
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	60	5	8	29	48	-42.05

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
20 Mar 26	Mus	10/14	15	Hurdle	119	17.4f	Good		Jonathan England	11/112
9 Feb 26	Cat	4/7	30.5	Hurdle	118	15.7f	Soft		Jonathan England	10/111.9f
3 Feb 26	Car	1/11	6	Hurdle	111	17f	Gd/Sft		Jonathan England	9/25.5
20 Dec 25	Hay	1/9	2.75	Hurdle	105	18.9f	Gd/Sft		Tom Midgley (3)	7/18
3 Dec 25	Hay	3/6	18.5	Hurdle	106	18.9f	Good		Brendan Powell	11/102.1f

21/51221-P

LAWRENNY ⁽¹³⁹⁾

0-0

N/A

b g BLACK SAM BELLAMY (IRE) - RARE RUBY (IRE) DILSHAAN

J:
T: Jennie Candlish

Jennie Candlish

21/51221-P

7 LAWRENNY ⁽¹³⁹⁾

J:
T: Jennie Candlish
Age: 7 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	176	26	15	66	38	-26.53
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	797	110	14	328	41	-217.74
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	558	77	14	227	41	-112.64
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	64	15	23	34	53	-3.39

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
12 Nov 25	Ban	pu/11	76	Hurdle	127	19.6f	Heavy		Luke Scott (3)	22/123
25 Mar 25	Hex	1/8	0.75	Hurdle	120	16.2f	Gd/Sft		Sean Quinlan	4/15
13 Feb 25	San	2/6	0.75	Hurdle	N	16f	Soft		Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	4/51.8f
28 Jan 25	Nwc	2/12	0.20	Hurdle	N	20.3f	Gd/Sft		Sean Quinlan	2/13f
27 Dec 24	Wth	1/9	2.00	Hurdle	N	16f	Soft		Sean Quinlan	5/16

124F-24P7

RARE EDITION (IRE) ⁽⁸⁰⁾

0-0

N/A

b g CALIFET (FR) - QUASPIA (FR) FRAGRANT MIX (IRE)

J:
T: Charlie Longsdon

Charlie Longsdon

124F-24P7

8 RARE EDITION (IRE) ⁽⁸⁰⁾

J:
T: Charlie Longsdon
Age: 9 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	188	30	16	86	46	-30.52
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	789	106	13	308	39	-228.71
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	486	59	12	178	37	-136.54
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	16	5	31	7	44	-1.51

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
10 Jan 26	Kem	7/8	17	Hurdle	129	16f	Good	(s)	Daire McConville (7)	7/18
20 Dec 25	Asc	pu/9	42	Chase	132	18.8f	Gd/Sft		David Bass	6/17
29 Nov 25	Nwb	4/10	13	Chase	134	16.4f	Gd/Sft		David Bass	11/112
25 Oct 25	Kel	2/5	7	Chase	135	17.1f	Gd/Sft		David Bass	9/43.25
1 Mar 25	Don	F/9	10	Chase	136	16.4f	Good	(s)	David Bass	16/54.2

0/06-43120

SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

0-0

N/A

b g MALINAS (GER) - IDRATHER NOT SAY (IRE) SCORPION (IRE)

J:
T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

0/06-43120

9 SERIOUS OPERATOR (IRE) ⁽³¹⁾

J:
T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Age: 9 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	427	46	11	172	40	-172.20
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	242	27	11	100	41	-75.96
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	123	11	9	42	34	-33.00
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	40	4	10	15	38	-18.75

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
28 Feb 26	Kel	13/17	51.5	Hurdle	127	16.2f	Soft	(t)	Patrick Wadge	25/126
26 Dec 25	Ain	2/8	5.5	Hurdle	127	20f	Good	(t)	Patrick Wadge	16/117
29 Nov 25	Nwc	1/6	2.25	Hurdle	123	20.3f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Patrick Wadge	9/43.25f
26 Oct 25	Ain	3/6	5.00	Hurdle	124	20f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Patrick Wadge	9/25.5
17 Sep 25	Kel	4/8	14	Hurdle	125	20.9f	Good	(t)	Patrick Wadge	13/27.5

143-2725

SMOKERINGINTHEDARK (IRE) ⁽⁵⁴⁾

0-0

N/A

b g SHANTOU (USA) - RES IPSA LOQUITUR (IRE) BENEFICIAL

J:
T: Nicky Richards

Nicky Richards

143-2725

10 SMOKERINGINTHEDARK (IRE) ⁽⁵⁴⁾

J:
T: Nicky Richards
Age: 6 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	184	29	16	82	45	-68.62
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	893	131	15	357	40	-135.31
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	635	87	14	243	38	-27.18
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	113	16	14	50	44	-53.48

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
5 Feb 26	Don	5/5	34	Hurdle	119	19.4f	Heavy		Callum Bewley	9/25.5
1 Jan 26	Mus	2/9	3.50	Hurdle	119	19.8f	Gd/Sft		Callum Bewley	11/26.5
15 Nov 25	Wth	7/9	17.5	Hurdle	120	21.3f	Soft		Danny McMenamin	5/23.5jf
3 May 25	Hex	2/6	2.75	Hurdle	119	16.2f	Good		Danny McMenamin	3/14
9 Mar 25	Car	3/10	10	Hurdle	N	17f	Gd/Sft		Danny McMenamin	4/91.44f

7223-1155

SOLDIER'S LEAP (IRE) ⁽⁴³⁾

0-0

N/A

b g SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (IRE) - LINDY LOU HERNANDO (FR)

J:
T: Tom Ellis

Tom Ellis

7223-1155

11 SOLDIER'S LEAP (IRE) ⁽⁴³⁾

J:
T: Tom Ellis
Age: 6 Wgt: 0-0

N/A

Statistic	Runs R	Wins W	Win % W%	Places Pl	Place % Pl%	P/L PL
Jumps (This Season)	150	26	17	60	40	-41.76
Hurdles (Last 5 Seasons)	178	25	14	71	40	-80.89
Hurdles Hcps (Last 5 Seasons)	86	18	21	43	50	-14.20
NEWCASTLE (Last 5 Seasons)	3	0	0	1	33	-3.00

Date	Crs	Res	Btn	Type	OR	Dis	Going	Eq	Jockey	ISP	BSP	IP Hi/Lo	IPS	FS%	Tfig	TFR	Adj
16 Feb 26	Car	5/14	13.5	Hurdle	107	17f	Soft	(h+t)	Jack Andrews	3/14f
14 Jan 26	Nwb	5/11	9	Hurdle	108	16.3f	Gd/Sft	(h+t)	Jack Andrews	5/16
27 Nov 25	Utt	1/8	1.25	Hurdle	97	15.8f	Soft	(h+t)	Jack Andrews (3)	8/131.61f
30 Oct 25	Str	1/12	1.00	Hurdle	94	18.7f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Jack Andrews (3)	3/14f
20 Feb 25	Hun	3/13	0.70	Hurdle	93	15.8f	Gd/Sft	(t)	Jack Andrews (3)	10/34.33

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2025	FINGAL'S HILL (IRE)	9	11-0	11/43.75	T: Peter Atkinson	J: Brian Hughes	6 ran
2024	RAFFERTY'S RETURN	9	11-4	5/16	T: Rebecca Menzies	J: Brian Hughes	6 ran
2023	MIAH GRACE	8	11-12	8/19	T: Jedd O'Keeffe	J: Conor O'Farrell	6 ran
2022	BIG BAD BEAR (IRE)	8	10-10	4/15	T: Nicky Richards	J: Sean Quinlan	6 ran
2021	PRINCE KAYF	7	11-0	10/34.33	T: Keith Dalgleish	J: Billy Garritty (3)	9 ran

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16:00 Newcastle Racecard on Tuesday 31 March 2026

The 2M 4F 62Y 16:00 BORDER MINSTREL NEW MENU HANDICAP HURDLE (3) at Newcastle will be run on Tuesday 31 March 2026. The going is currently Good to Soft (Soft in places). This race will be shown on SSR. It is open to 4yo+ and has a prize fund of £5,651. There are 11 runners.

The market favourite for this race is FINGAL'S HILL (IRE), he is trained by Peter Atkinson.

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1	led/disputed lead
2	prominent/close up
3	mid-division
4	towards rear
5	behind

s (S)	slowly away (very slowly away)
k (K)	travelled comfortably (notably strongly)
o (O)	outpaced (badly outpaced)
r (R)	responded to pressure (very well)
i (I)	idled (markedly)
f (F)	found less than seemed likely (found nothing)
p (P)	pulled hard (very hard)
l (L)	raced lazily (very lazily)
§ (§§)	signs of temperament (marked reluctance)
j (J)	jumped well (very well)
x (X)	made mistakes (numerous mistakes)

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Wolverhampton

16:00 Tue 31 March 2026

BORDER MINSTREL NEW MENU HANDICAP HURDLE (3)

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