Full Result 4.30 Newcastle (AW) | 19 February 2026

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (7f14yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,716.14 2nd £1,743.76 3rd £871.17 4th £435.94 5th £217.26

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Al Najashi 1/4F Stevie Donohoe Ollie Sangster	Stevie Donohoe Ollie Sangster	3	101 6 t	75	50	82	–
b c Territories (IRE) - Al Hajees (Iffraaj)
Bumped rival start, took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, pushed along and ran on inside final furlong, comfortably (op 1/3 tchd 2/9 and tchd 2/5)

2⁽⁵⁾ 3¼	3. Okiru (IRE) 25/1 William Cox Archie Watson	William Cox Archie Watson	3	99	69	35	67	–
b g Blue Point (IRE) - Dawn Delight (Dawn Approach)
Led at steady pace, increased tempo from over 2f out, headed but pressed leader over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [3½]	4. My Shagaf (IRE) 20/1 Connor Planas ³ T J Kent	Connor Planas ³ T J Kent	3	93	66	31	63	–
b f Sioux Nation (USA) - Multiply By Eight (FR) (Muhaarar)
Slowly away, towards rear, headway from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression final 110yds (op 25/1 tchd 18/1)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [4]	5. Norcross Brow 25/1 Dougie Costello Ollie Pears	Dougie Costello Ollie Pears	3	96	66	30	62	–
b g Expert Eye - Twist Moor Lane (Mayson)
Took keen hold, bumped start, in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 28/1 tchd 22/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [6¼]	7. Maynora 18/1 Rhys Elliott ⁵ Craig Lidster	Rhys Elliott ⁵ Craig Lidster	3	84 p	55	13	45	–
br g Mayson - Azenora (FR) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

6⁽³⁾ 2½ [8¾]	2. Ocean Of Storms (FR) 9/2 Jack Nicholls ⁵ Simon & Ed Crisford	Jack Nicholls ⁵ Simon & Ed Crisford	3	94 h¹	69	20	52	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Burning Sea (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Pulled hard, in touch with leaders, hung right and weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed inside final 2f) (op 7/2 tchd 16/5)

7⁽⁴⁾ 2 [10¾]	6. What Fools Believe 66/1 Barry McHugh Ivan Furtado	Barry McHugh Ivan Furtado	3	811	57	2	35	–
b f Zoustar (AUS) - Festive Star (Golden Horn)
In touch with leaders, weakened from over 2f out

7 ran Off time: 4:30:45 Winning time: 1m 27.87s (slow by 3.87s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Ziad A Galadari (Al Najashi) 1st breeder: Galadari Sons Stud Company Limited
2nd owner: Salem Rashid Bin Ghadayer (Okiru)
3rd owner: Mohammed Al Suboosi (My Shagaf)
Tote win: £1.25 PL: £1.10 £8.80 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £14.47 Trifecta: £41.70

4:30 Newcastle (AW) 19 Feb 2026

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