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Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase

Newcastle
16:30
31 Mar 2026
2m4f19y
Class 5
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Race Information

Newcastle
Going: Good To Soft
Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase
2m4f19y•Class 5
11 runners

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Race Trends

GOING

The going is Good To Soft.

9
Kingston Rock
Goes on this ground

JOCKEY/TRAINER FORM

Mike Sowersby14 days: 1/3
Good Form
Martin Todhunter14 days: 0/3
Good Form
R Mike Smith14 days: 0/6
Moderate
No.
Horse / Jockey
Trainer
Age / Weight
Odds
1
El Muchacho silks
El Muchacho
William Maggs(3)
Mike Sowersby
9 yrs • --
5/1
2
Ceolwulf silks
Ceolwulf
James Bowen
Fionn McSharry
10 yrs • --
7/2
3
Ozzy Cosmo silks
Ozzy Cosmo
Conor O'Farrell
N W Alexander
7 yrs • --
16/1
4
Passengerontheship silks
Passengerontheship
Jonathan England
Sam England
7 yrs • --
13/2
5
Zumbi silks
Zumbi
Leah Noreci(10)
James Moffatt
9 yrs • --
10/1
6
Didntgotwenty silks
Didntgotwenty
Sean Quinlan
Martin Todhunter
7 yrs • --
2/1
7
Cave Hill silks
Cave Hill
Callum Bewley
Ian Duncan
7 yrs • --
12/1
8
Play By The Rules silks
Play By The Rules
Ryan Mania
Adam Nicol
7 yrs • --
7/1
9
Kingston Rock silks
Kingston Rock
Edward Austin(5)
Gary Rutherford
8 yrs • --
40/1
10
Sputnik silks
Sputnik
Peter Kavanagh
Lizzie Quinlan
11 yrs • --
33/1
11
Euchan Falls silks
Euchan Falls
Danny McMenamin
R Mike Smith
9 yrs • --
28/1

Runners Spotlight

1
El Muchacho
Favorite

Won at Catterick in January (2m3f, good) and best form since when 0.5l second at Sedgefield last time (2m5f, good); conditions suit; chance.

Jockey: William Maggs(3)Trainer: Mike Sowersby
2
Ceolwulf

Won a novice handicap off 4lb lower at Warwick last March (2m4f, good); two sound runs this time, notably when second to an in-form rival at Wetherby last month (2m3f, soft); contender.

Jockey: James BowenTrainer: Fionn McSharry
3
Ozzy Cosmo

Yet to win in six runs over fences, and hasn't been at his best so far this season; bit to prove at present.

Jockey: Conor O'FarrellTrainer: N W Alexander
4
Passengerontheship

Second in three consecutive races over hurdles at up to 3m on last three starts last season; should improve on his reappearance run over hurdles (over C&D earlier this month); quite interesting on chase debut.

Jockey: Jonathan EnglandTrainer: Sam England
5
Zumbi

Point winner who won a novice hurdle at Cartmel in May 2022 (2m6f, good); has run a couple of fair races over fences, including when fourth over an inadequate 2m here last time; step back up in trip will suit; place chance.

Jockey: Leah Noreci(10)Trainer: James Moffatt

Race Conditions

Race Details

Race Name

Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Handicap Chase

Distance

2m4f19y

Class

Class 5

Off Time

16:30

Surface

Turf

Runners

11

Race Conditions

A handicap race for horses rated within the Class 5 band. Weights are allocated based on official ratings to give all runners an equal chance.

Weather & Going

Good To Soft
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Going Description

Standard: Consistent racing surface providing fair conditions for all runners.