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Formscan  - Although thwarted in his bid to complete a four-timer when finishing a close-up second over C&D recently, Spartan Fighter cannot be dismissed racing off an unchanged mark. However, the veteran does have more on his plate stepping up in class and PHOENIX OF DREAMS is slightly more compelling. The John & Sean Quinn-trained inmate displayed more verve on his latest third at Wolverhampton and could be ready to strike. Dc Cogent is a feasible alternative.

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Dc Cogent (GB) 4,b g 9-9

Washington DC (IRE)-Analytical(Lethal Force)

(53) c1 (Mr J R Dwyer And Mr B Smart)
Rated 69

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dc Cogent (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Blackjack (GB)1
19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dc Cogent (GB) 2nd (12/1 9-5 Rated 68) Ben Robinson 3.75L in front of Blackjack (GB) 6th (20/1 9-6 Rated 69) Rowan Scott (8 ran)
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Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE)1
19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dc Cogent (GB) 2nd (12/1 9-5 Rated 68) Ben Robinson 4.75L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-7 Rated 70) Cieren Fallon (8 ran)
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28
3508
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Judgment Call (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Captain Vallo (IRE)2
16th Jan 2026 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 4th (16/1 8-12 Rated 61) Jack Nicholls .50L in front of Judgment Call (GB) 5th (7/2J Fav 9-11 Rated 71) Alex Jary (9 ran)
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19th Dec 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Judgment Call (GB) 1st (4/1 9-3 Rated 68) Kaiya Fraser 5.34L in front of Captain Vallo (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-12 Rated 63) S A Gray (12 ran)
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Showtime Mahomes (GB)1
1st Nov 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Judgment Call (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-8 Rated 69) Kaiya Fraser 3.50L in front of Showtime Mahomes (GB) 7th (13/2 9-8 Rated 69) Oliver Stammers (13 ran)
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39
46-4
Blackjack (GB) 9,b g 9-7

Sleeping Indian (GB)-Medam(Medicean)

bl+(35) cd2 (Mrs S Cunliffe-Lister)
Rated 67 Won When Rated 67

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Blackjack (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Spartan Fighter (GB)1
18th Apr 2023 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 5th (5/1 9-6 Rated 67) Charlie Bennett 1.63L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 9th (10/1 9-4 Rated 70) Mark Winn (10 ran)
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Captain Vallo (IRE)1
14th Feb 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 1st (5/1J Fav 9-8 Rated 67) Rowan Scott 1.63L in front of Captain Vallo (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-2 Rated 61) S A Gray (11 ran)
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Showtime Mahomes (GB)2
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 1st (10/1 9-2 Rated 63) Oliver Stammers 2.50L in front of Blackjack (GB) 4th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) P J McDonald (9 ran)
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1st Jan 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 6th (13/8Fav 9-9 Rated 70) Harrison Shaw .25L in front of Blackjack (GB) 7th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) T Eaves (12 ran)
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Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE)2
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 4th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) P J McDonald 1.75L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 6th (11/2 9-7 Rated 68) Jason Hart (9 ran)
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19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 6th (20/1 9-6 Rated 69) Rowan Scott 1.00L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-7 Rated 70) Cieren Fallon (8 ran)
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Dc Cogent (GB)1
19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dc Cogent (GB) 2nd (12/1 9-5 Rated 68) Ben Robinson 3.75L in front of Blackjack (GB) 6th (20/1 9-6 Rated 69) Rowan Scott (8 ran)
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46
4-16
Showtime Mahomes (GB) 7,b g 9-6

Dabirsim (FR)-Magic Florence(Zebedee)

(28) d4 (The Muffed Punt Partnership)
Rated 66 Won When Rated 68

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Showtime Mahomes (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Captain Vallo (IRE)1
17th Jun 2025 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Captain Vallo (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-7 Rated 61) Rowan Scott 4.25L in front of Showtime Mahomes (GB) 3rd (16/1 9-13 Rated 67) Oliver Stammers (8 ran)
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Judgment Call (GB)1
1st Nov 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Judgment Call (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-8 Rated 69) Kaiya Fraser 3.50L in front of Showtime Mahomes (GB) 7th (13/2 9-8 Rated 69) Oliver Stammers (13 ran)
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Blackjack (GB)2
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 1st (10/1 9-2 Rated 63) Oliver Stammers 2.50L in front of Blackjack (GB) 4th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) P J McDonald (9 ran)
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1st Jan 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 6th (13/8Fav 9-9 Rated 70) Harrison Shaw .25L in front of Blackjack (GB) 7th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) T Eaves (12 ran)
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Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE)1
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 1st (10/1 9-2 Rated 63) Oliver Stammers 4.25L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 6th (11/2 9-7 Rated 68) Jason Hart (9 ran)
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7-63
Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 5,b g 9-6

Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)-Dreaming Of Rubies(Oasis Dream)

hd4(22) d1 (Coral Racing Club)
Rated 66

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Brian The Snail (IRE)1
19th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 3rd (8/1 9-6 Rated 67) S M Levey 3.19L in front of Brian The Snail (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-5 Rated 66) James P Sullivan (10 ran)
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Showtime Mahomes (GB)1
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Showtime Mahomes (GB) 1st (10/1 9-2 Rated 63) Oliver Stammers 4.25L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 6th (11/2 9-7 Rated 68) Jason Hart (9 ran)
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Blackjack (GB)2
6th Jan 2026 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 4th (11/1 9-7 Rated 68) P J McDonald 1.75L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 6th (11/2 9-7 Rated 68) Jason Hart (9 ran)
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19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 6th (20/1 9-6 Rated 69) Rowan Scott 1.00L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-7 Rated 70) Cieren Fallon (8 ran)
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Dc Cogent (GB)1
19th Dec 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dc Cogent (GB) 2nd (12/1 9-5 Rated 68) Ben Robinson 4.75L in front of Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-7 Rated 70) Cieren Fallon (8 ran)
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55-9
Brian The Snail (IRE) 12,gr g 9-4

Zebedee (GB)-Sweet Irish(Shamardal)

cp+(22) cd2 (The Pat Morris Racing Club)
Rated 64 Won When Rated 66-65-99-95-89-85

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Brian The Snail (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE)1
19th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 3rd (8/1 9-6 Rated 67) S M Levey 3.19L in front of Brian The Snail (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-5 Rated 66) James P Sullivan (10 ran)
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85
9-44
Captain Vallo (IRE) 8,ch g 9-0

Mehmas (IRE)-Top Dollar(Elusive Quality)

cp+(6) cd3 (Mr James Binks)
Rated 60 Won When Rated 60-66-73

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Captain Vallo (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Spartan Fighter (GB)2
23rd Jan 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 1st (4/1 9-4 Rated 60) S H James 1.62L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 6th (11/1 9-1 Rated 57) Cameron Hardie (9 ran)
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17th Dec 2024 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 3rd (9/2 8-13 Rated 60) S H James 1.75L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 5th (22/1 8-13 Rated 60) Cameron Hardie (10 ran)
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Showtime Mahomes (GB)1
17th Jun 2025 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Captain Vallo (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-7 Rated 61) Rowan Scott 4.25L in front of Showtime Mahomes (GB) 3rd (16/1 9-13 Rated 67) Oliver Stammers (8 ran)
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Judgment Call (GB)2
16th Jan 2026 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 4th (16/1 8-12 Rated 61) Jack Nicholls .50L in front of Judgment Call (GB) 5th (7/2J Fav 9-11 Rated 71) Alex Jary (9 ran)
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19th Dec 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Judgment Call (GB) 1st (4/1 9-3 Rated 68) Kaiya Fraser 5.34L in front of Captain Vallo (IRE) 9th (25/1 8-12 Rated 63) S A Gray (12 ran)
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Blackjack (GB)1
14th Feb 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 1st (5/1J Fav 9-8 Rated 67) Rowan Scott 1.63L in front of Captain Vallo (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-2 Rated 61) S A Gray (11 ran)
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97
1112
Spartan Fighter (GB) 9,b g 8-13

Dutch Art (GB)-Survived(Kyllachy)

vs+(6) cd9 (John And Tony Jarvis And Partner)
Rated 59 Won When Rated 59-75-75-78-73-68-78-75

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Spartan Fighter (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Captain Vallo (IRE)2
23rd Jan 2025 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 1st (4/1 9-4 Rated 60) S H James 1.62L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 6th (11/1 9-1 Rated 57) Cameron Hardie (9 ran)
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17th Dec 2024 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Captain Vallo (IRE) 3rd (9/2 8-13 Rated 60) S H James 1.75L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 5th (22/1 8-13 Rated 60) Cameron Hardie (10 ran)
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Blackjack (GB)1
18th Apr 2023 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Blackjack (GB) 5th (5/1 9-6 Rated 67) Charlie Bennett 1.63L in front of Spartan Fighter (GB) 9th (10/1 9-4 Rated 70) Mark Winn (10 ran)
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Probable SP 4/1 Dc Cogent, 9/2 Northern Attitude, 5/1 Spartan Fighter, 6/1 Blackjack, Phoenix Of Dreams, 15/2 Showtime Mahomes, 8/1 Captain Vallo, 14/1 Judgment Call, 16/1 Brian The Snail.

Previous Years
2025 Blackjack 8 9-8 Rowan Scott 5/1JFav (A Brown) (Drawn 9)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
A Brittain/Cameron Hardie
2
10
20

Bryan Smart/P Mulrennan
2
10
20

Miss L A Perratt/Kaiya Fraser
1
1
100

Grant Tuer/Oliver Stammers
1
7
14

J J Quinn/Jason Hart
1
7
14

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A Brittain
3
14
21

J J Quinn
2
12
16

Bryan Smart
2
11
18

Grant Tuer
1
8
12

Patrick Morris
1
18
5

Miss L A Perratt
1
15
6

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Jason Hart
6
46
13

Kaiya Fraser
4
14
28

P Mulrennan
3
26
11

S H James
3
12
25

S B Kirrane
3
20
15

Cameron Hardie
2
31
6

Oliver Stammers
2
14
14

D Nolan
2
24
8

Lewis Edmunds
1
30
3

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Newcastle

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A Brittain
84
953
9

Bryan Smart
67
606
11

Grant Tuer
53
524
10

J J Quinn
53
545
10

A Brown
44
448
10

Miss L A Perratt
43
411
10

Phillip Makin
20
266
8

Patrick Morris
19
238
8

Joey Ramsden
1
17
6

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Newcastle

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
P Mulrennan
215
1814
12

Jason Hart
153
1314
12

D Nolan
86
700
12

Cameron Hardie
77
1490
5

S H James
59
720
8

Lewis Edmunds
44
414
11

Oliver Stammers
39
326
12

Kaiya Fraser
31
216
14

S B Kirrane
29
306
9

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Newcastle

Horse
Wins
Runs
Dc Cogent (GB)
1
5
Judgment Call (GB)
1
12
Blackjack (GB)
2
16
Showtime Mahomes (GB)
0
10
Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE)
0
1
Brian The Snail (IRE)
3
12
Northern Attitude (IRE)
0
2
Captain Vallo (IRE)
3
24
Spartan Fighter (GB)
10
55