Full Result 4.30 Newcastle (AW) | 16 January 2026

BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap

(Class 2) (4yo+) (1m5yds) 1m Standard

1st £23,193 2nd £10,876.50 3rd £5,440.50 4th £2,718 5th £1,359 6th £679.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Witch Hunter (FR) 11/2 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	7	912	101	72	110	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Sorciere (IRE) (Orpen)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well inside final 110yds, readily (op 7/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	6. Talis Evolvere (IRE) 13/2 Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon	Alec Voikhansky Richard Hannon	6	813	88	56	94	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - My Henrietta (USA) (Henrythenavigator)
Prominent on near side of group, pressed leader over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on inside final 110yds, just held second (op 9/1 tchd 6/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [1¾]	8. Dosman 18/1 Jonny Peate Oli Rix	Jonny Peate Oli Rix	5	810	85	52	90	–
b g Kingman - Diamond Fields (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
In rear, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong, kept on inside final 110yds, nearest finish (op 28/1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2¼]	3. Apiarist (IRE) 9/2 Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	5	97	96	62	100	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Samdaniya (Machiavellian)
Midfield, going easily over 2f out, bit short of room over 1f out, kept on inside final 110yds, not reach leaders (jockey said gelding suffered interference approaching final furlong) (op 4/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	7. Rogue Encore 18/1 P J McDonald Peter Chapple-Hyam	P J McDonald Peter Chapple-Hyam	5	812 p	87	52	90	–
b g Kodiac - Encore L'Amour (Azamour)
Never better than midfield (op 14/1)

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [3]	2. Storm Star 7/4F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	5	911	100	64	102	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Dancing Star (Aqlaam)
Led on far side of group, shaken up over 2f out, faced challenges over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds (op 6/4)

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	9. Uniting (IRE) 12/1 Hollie Doyle Ian Williams	Hollie Doyle Ian Williams	4	83 p¹	78	39	77	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Unique (FR) (Invincible Spirit)
Prominent, pressed leader when ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [4½]	5. Crack On Boys 9/1 Jack Mitchell Tom Clover	Jack Mitchell Tom Clover	4	90	89	50	88	–
b c Cracksman - Carmens Fate (Cape Cross)
Always behind (tchd 10/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [7¾]	4. James McHenry 14/1 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	6	95	94	47	85	–
gr g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Savvy (IRE) (Verglas)
Prominent, pressed leader over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding lost his action inside final furlong and weakened quickly; vet had nothing to report) (op 12/1 tchd 16/1)

9 ran Off time: 4:30:12 Winning time: 1m 38.98s (slow by 2.18s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: William Stobart (Witch Hunter) 1st breeder: Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs B Austin & Partner (Talis Evolvere)
3rd owner: Dynasty Racing (Dosman)
Tote win: £7 PL: £1.70 £1.80 £5.70 Ex: £38.70 CSF: £42.04 Tricast: £608.25 Trifecta: £504
Jackpot:
Placepot: £105.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £52,847.29 - 502.27 winning units
Quadpot: £29.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,773.39 - 232.25 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (53%) M [4-6] 44 (17%) H [7-9] 73 (30%)

4:30 Newcastle (AW) 16 Jan 2026

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