Race Preview

4:23 Newcastle (AW)

Saturday 27 June 2026 ·7 runners KTB Selection: Knock Three Times · 54/100

A 7-runner Flat class 2 contest over 5f at Newcastle (AW) (4:23), on Standard To Slow going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

Not enough run-style evidence across the field to read the pace with confidence.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Knock Three Times KTB Selection54/100
  2. 2Papercut53/100
  3. 3Barnaby Rudge49/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  4. 4Taj Mahal Palace45/100
  5. 5Sorry Bacha45/100
  6. 6Flashing Star44/100
  7. 7Hell Of A Spin41/100

The contenders

Knock Three Times KTB Fit 54/100

Form 22 · Jamie Osborne · Saffie Osborne

No runs on standard to slow — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Papercut KTB Fit 53/100

Andrew Balding · P J McDonald

By Night Of Thunder — 16% overall win rate (5104 runners) No course win on record

Barnaby Rudge KTB Fit 49/100

Form 1 · James Fanshawe · Daniel Muscutt

No runs on standard to slow — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Taj Mahal Palace KTB Fit 45/100

Brian Ellison · Connor Beasley

By Palace Pier — 13% overall win rate (344 runners) No course win on record

The rest of the field

Sorry BachaKTB Fit 45/100

KTB Fit Score 45/100.

Flashing StarKTB Fit 44/100

KTB Fit Score 44/100.

Hell Of A SpinKTB Fit 41/100

KTB Fit Score 41/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Knock Three Times on a Fit Score of 54/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Papercut and Barnaby Rudge.

KTB Selection Knock Three Times

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 4:23 at Newcastle (AW)?

Knock Three Times tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 54/100.

How many runners are in this race?

7 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 4:23 at Newcastle (AW)?

The going is described as Standard To Slow.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 5f.

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