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Formscan  - PHONE TAG landed a similar class 5 handicap at Chelmsford earlier in the month and he can follow up off just 2lb higher. Seemingly more focused with a hood applied on his last two starts, the selection also has nothing to fear from reverting to Tapeta having finished second over C&D on his penultimate start. Urban Road won this race off 3lb lower 12 months ago and commands respect after going close over C&D off this rating 10 days ago. Rainwater and last-time-out winner Annandale complete the shortlist.

15
32-1
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Phone Tag (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Orange N Blue (IRE)1
17th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-3 Rated 68) Jack Mitchell 24.25L in front of Orange N Blue (IRE) 8th (16/1 9-10 Rated 73) James P Sullivan (8 ran)
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Rainwater (GB)1
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 2nd (5/2 9-9 Rated 67) Jack Mitchell 1.25L in front of Rainwater (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 66) Warren Fentiman (8 ran)
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Rock Armour (IRE)1
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 2nd (5/2 9-9 Rated 67) Jack Mitchell 3.75L in front of Rock Armour (IRE) 7th (11/2 9-4 Rated 62) Daniel Muscutt (8 ran)
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22
764-
Young Fire (FR) 10,b g 9-11

Fuisse (FR)-Young Majesty(Maria's Mon)

vs+(25) c1 d1 (Mr D O'meara)
Rated 69 Won When Rated 77-74-88

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Young Fire (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Jewel Maker (IRE)3
1st Oct 2024 Ayr(1m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good) Jewel Maker (IRE) 4th (12/1 8-12 Rated 64) D Allan 7.25L in front of Young Fire (FR) 9th (16/1 9-9 Rated 75) D Nolan (10 ran)
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24th Aug 2024 Redcar(1m 2f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Young Fire (FR) 2nd (16/1 10-2 Rated 68) Mark Winn .50L in front of Jewel Maker (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-7 Rated 64) Alexander Fielding (11 ran)
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28th Jul 2024 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Jewel Maker (IRE) 2nd (17/2 9-8 Rated 62) D Allan 4.00L in front of Young Fire (FR) 4th (5/2Fav 10-0 Rated 68) D Tudhope (8 ran)
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34
262-
Jewel Maker (IRE) 10,b g 9-11

Invincible Spirit (IRE)-Sapphire(Medicean)

(31) cd1 (Reality Partnerships I)
Rated 69 Won When Rated 74-70

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Jewel Maker (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Young Fire (FR)3
1st Oct 2024 Ayr(1m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good) Jewel Maker (IRE) 4th (12/1 8-12 Rated 64) D Allan 7.25L in front of Young Fire (FR) 9th (16/1 9-9 Rated 75) D Nolan (10 ran)
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24th Aug 2024 Redcar(1m 2f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Young Fire (FR) 2nd (16/1 10-2 Rated 68) Mark Winn .50L in front of Jewel Maker (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-7 Rated 64) Alexander Fielding (11 ran)
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28th Jul 2024 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Jewel Maker (IRE) 2nd (17/2 9-8 Rated 62) D Allan 4.00L in front of Young Fire (FR) 4th (5/2Fav 10-0 Rated 68) D Tudhope (8 ran)
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Annandale (IRE)1
16th Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Jewel Maker (IRE) 2nd (15/8 10-1 Rated 68) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Annandale (IRE) 4th (33/1 9-0 Rated 60) Lauren Young (7 ran)
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48
4-42
Urban Road (GB) 6,ch g 9-9

Monsieur Bond (IRE)-Normandy Maid(American Post)

vs+(10) cd2 (Mr S McMillan, Mr F Reay & Mr A D Brown)
Rated 67

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Urban Road (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Orange N Blue (IRE)1
1st Jan 2025 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Urban Road (GB) 4th (13/2 9-4 Rated 67) Rowan Scott 10.13L in front of Orange N Blue (IRE) 10th (40/1 9-7 Rated 70) James P Sullivan (11 ran)
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Rainwater (GB)1
23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rainwater (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-9 Rated 65) Harry Russell 1.75L in front of Urban Road (GB) 5th (6/1 9-11 Rated 64) T Eaves (11 ran)
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Rock Armour (IRE)1
23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rock Armour (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 60) Lewis Edmunds 4.75L in front of Urban Road (GB) 5th (6/1 9-11 Rated 64) T Eaves (11 ran)
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57
53-1
Joolianoss (IRE) 4,b g 9-9

Dark Angel (IRE)-Elusive Beauty(Elusive Pimpernel)

(18) (Mr B Preece)
Rated 68

66
38-0
Orange N Blue (IRE) 5,ch g 9-9

Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Fashion Darling(Sea The Stars)

(20) (Mrs Ruth A Carr)
Rated 67

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Orange N Blue (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Urban Road (GB)1
1st Jan 2025 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Urban Road (GB) 4th (13/2 9-4 Rated 67) Rowan Scott 10.13L in front of Orange N Blue (IRE) 10th (40/1 9-7 Rated 70) James P Sullivan (11 ran)
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Phone Tag (GB)1
17th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-3 Rated 68) Jack Mitchell 24.25L in front of Orange N Blue (IRE) 8th (16/1 9-10 Rated 73) James P Sullivan (8 ran)
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71
423-
Rainwater (GB) 4,b g 9-7

Mayson (GB)-Finalize(Firebreak)

(24) (Mr R A Fahey)
Rated 66

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rainwater (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Urban Road (GB)1
23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rainwater (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-9 Rated 65) Harry Russell 1.75L in front of Urban Road (GB) 5th (6/1 9-11 Rated 64) T Eaves (11 ran)
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Phone Tag (GB)1
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 2nd (5/2 9-9 Rated 67) Jack Mitchell 1.25L in front of Rainwater (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 66) Warren Fentiman (8 ran)
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Rock Armour (IRE)2
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rainwater (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 66) Warren Fentiman 2.50L in front of Rock Armour (IRE) 7th (11/2 9-4 Rated 62) Daniel Muscutt (8 ran)
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23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rock Armour (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 60) Lewis Edmunds 3.00L in front of Rainwater (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-9 Rated 65) Harry Russell (11 ran)
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44-1
Annandale (IRE) 7,ch g 9-5

Australia (GB)-Fountain Of Honour(Sadler's Wells)

(13) cd1 (Mr James Callow & Mr J S Goldie)
Rated 63 Won When Rated 74

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Annandale (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Jewel Maker (IRE)1
16th Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Jewel Maker (IRE) 2nd (15/8 10-1 Rated 68) S B Kirrane 2.75L in front of Annandale (IRE) 4th (33/1 9-0 Rated 60) Lauren Young (7 ran)
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237-
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rock Armour (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Urban Road (GB)1
23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rock Armour (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 60) Lewis Edmunds 4.75L in front of Urban Road (GB) 5th (6/1 9-11 Rated 64) T Eaves (11 ran)
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Rainwater (GB)2
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rainwater (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 66) Warren Fentiman 2.50L in front of Rock Armour (IRE) 7th (11/2 9-4 Rated 62) Daniel Muscutt (8 ran)
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23rd Nov 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Rock Armour (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 60) Lewis Edmunds 3.00L in front of Rainwater (GB) 4th (3/1Fav 9-9 Rated 65) Harry Russell (11 ran)
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Phone Tag (GB)1
28th Dec 2024 Newcastle(1m 2f 42yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Phone Tag (GB) 2nd (5/2 9-9 Rated 67) Jack Mitchell 3.75L in front of Rock Armour (IRE) 7th (11/2 9-4 Rated 62) Daniel Muscutt (8 ran)
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Probable SP 4/1 Jewel Maker, 9/2 Urban Road, 5/1 Phone Tag, Joolianoss, 11/2 Annandale, 6/1 Rainwater, 12/1 Young Fire, Rock Armour, 33/1 Orange N Blue.

Previous Years
2024 Urban Road 5 9-7 Rowan Scott 10/3Fav (A Brown) (Drawn 7)
2023 Seesawing 6 9-4 Mark Crehan 4/1 (Ivan Furtado) (Drawn 6)
2022 Thaki 5 9-2 Billy Garritty 12/1 (C A Dwyer) (Drawn 2)
2021 I Know How 6 9-3 P Mulrennan 5/1 (Julie Camacho) (Drawn 4)

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
%
Tim Easterby/S B Kirrane
2
5
40

Mrs R Carr/James P Sullivan
2
19
10

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
David O'Meara
3
17
17

J Butler
2
18
11

Tim Easterby
2
16
12

Mrs R Carr
2
25
8

J Goldie
1
11
9

Kevin Frost
1
12
8

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rowan Scott
5
26
19

Kaiya Fraser
3
10
30

S B Kirrane
3
18
16

O J Orr
2
14
14

James P Sullivan
2
26
7

Joe Leavy
2
20
10

S D Bowen
1
21
4

P Mulrennan
1
24
4

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Newcastle

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
211
1755
12

J Goldie
136
1209
11

David O'Meara
123
1056
12

Mrs R Carr
81
859
9

Tim Easterby
74
1015
7

A Brown
44
446
10

J Butler
19
161
12

Kevin Frost
8
150
5

H J Evans
1
8
13

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Newcastle

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
P Mulrennan
214
1809
12

Rowan Scott
50
752
7

James P Sullivan
45
735
6

O J Orr
34
288
12

Kaiya Fraser
31
216
14

S B Kirrane
29
304
10

S D Bowen
5
30
17

Joe Leavy
3
24
13

C Horgan
2
33
6

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Newcastle

Horse
Wins
Runs
Phone Tag (GB)
0
2
Young Fire (FR)
1
8
Jewel Maker (IRE)
4
21
Urban Road (GB)
4
25
Orange N Blue (IRE)
0
2
Rainwater (GB)
0
4
Annandale (IRE)
2
13
Rock Armour (IRE)
0
4