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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Newcastle (AW) · 19 March 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance7f14y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Fickle Mcselfish (GB) (16/1) won the Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW) on 19 March 2026, beating Monk's Hill (IRE) by 4¼ lengths under David Nolan for trainer Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood. 10 ran on Standard going over 7f14y; the winning time was 1m 28.22s.

Winner Fickle Mcselfish (GB)
SP: 16/1 J: David Nolan T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood O: Gary Downie
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 3(7) Fickle Mcselfish (GB) p 3c Led Tasleet (GB) – Hyacinth (IRE) (New Approach) Gary Downie Race run in misty conditions - set the pace from the start - pushed along inside final furlong and pulled away - stayed on strongly to win David Nolan Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 9-4 5073A89A 1:28.22 3,140.40 16/1 22.00
2nd 5(6) Monk's Hill (IRE) h 3f Prominent Dandy Man (IRE) – All Star Cast (IRE) (Kodiac) Alfa Site Services Ltd Graeme Curnow Settled handy in the field - pushed forward 2f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - never able to threaten the winner and finished 4¼ lengths back in 2nd 4¼ Jason Hart Ivan Furtado 9-4 5060A81A 1:28.93 1,473.60 8/1 10.26
3rd 8(10) Trucial Pearl (GB) v 3f Held up Ardad (IRE) – Emirates Rewards (GB) (Dubawi) Mick David Easterby 50 Racing Restrained towards the back in murky conditions - pushed along and losing touch over 2f out - responded to rally from inside the final furlong - improved into third close home - stuck on to the line nk Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby 9-1 4756A80A 1:28.97 736.20 11/8F 2.52
4th 6(5) Runninman (IRE) 3g Mehmas (IRE) – Merry Jaunt (USA) (Street Sense) Farrington Jolley Whitworth Partner Pulled hard in the pack - urged into modest late progress over 1f out - faded from that point to finish 4th ¾ Conor Whiteley(7) Stephen Hanlon 8-10 4949A79A 1:29.09 368.40 7/1 10.86
5th 4(1) Container Express (GB) 3g Held up Harry Angel (IRE) – Marmot Bay (IRE) (Kodiac) Ace Bloodstock Ltd Held up towards the back through murky conditions - asked for effort past the 2f marker - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - kept on at one gear to finish fifth 4 Aiden Brookes Philip Kirby 9-4 5045A71A 1:29.76 183.60 11/1 19.19
6th 1(2) Panthere Noir (GB) b 3g Mohaather (GB) – Billie Beane (GB) (Sir Percy) Lamont Racing settled at the back of the field - pushed forward from 2f out - never able to land a blow and finished sixth nk Daniel Tudhope Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 9-9 5549A71A 1:29.80 — 7/1 9.81
7th 9(8) What A Tahoo (IRE) 3f Held up Cotai Glory (GB) – Tahoo (IRE) (Zebedee) Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Ltd Anxious early - held up towards back - never able to close and finished well beaten in 7th ½ Cam Hardie Richard Fahey 9-0 4539A70A 1:29.89 — 17/2 13.00
8th 2(4) Hamish Leek (GB) b 3g Bated Breath (GB) – Elvrika (IRE) (Kodiac) Mr Mrs R Scott Race obscured by mist - held a central position - urged forward approaching 3f out then driven with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish well beaten shd P J McDonald James Horton 9-5 5143A69A 1:29.94 — 10/1 14.50
9th 10(9) Rupert Ritzik (IRE) 3g Held up Soldier's Call (GB) – Beautiful Forest (GB) (Nayef) A Dearing D Jenkins T Bradshaw N Watts hazy conditions at the outset - sat behind the pace - urged into contention 3f out - eased back through the field from the final furlong to finish ninth nse Faye McManoman Nigel Tinkler 9-0 4538A69A 1:29.94 — 50/1 63.69
10th 7(3) Spartacus Warrior (GB) p 3g Prominent A'Ali (IRE) – Little Miss Daisy (GB) (Arabian Gleam) Tony Coyle Handy early despite murky conditions - urged on approaching 2f out - faded into the final furlong to finish well beaten 7 Barry McHugh Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 9-2 4826C56C 1:31.09 — 20/1 20.63

Winning time 1m 28.22s 1m 28.22s (slow by 4.22s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (10 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £17
Tote Place £4.20 £2.80 £1.20
Exacta £189.50
CSF £140.37
Tricast £295.70
Trifecta £540.40

Quick answers

Who won the Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW) in 2026?
Fickle Mcselfish (GB) won the Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW) on 19 March 2026, ridden by David Nolan and trained by Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
1st Fickle Mcselfish (GB) (16/1), 2nd Monk's Hill (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Trucial Pearl (GB) (11/8F).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
Fickle Mcselfish (GB) returned a starting price of 16/1, with a Betfair SP of 22.00.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
10 horses ran in the 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What was the winning time of the 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 28.22s.

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