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Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes

Newcastle (AW) · 31 July 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 6
  • Distance1m2f
  • GoingStandard / Slow
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners10

Wicklow Way (IRE) (6/4F) won the Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 31 July 2026, beating Millbuie (GB) by 4¼ lengths under Jack Garritty for trainer Mark Walford. 10 ran on Standard / Slow going over 1m2f; the winning time was 2m 17.14s.

SP: 6/4F J: Jack Garritty T: Mark Walford O: Mark Walford Racing Club
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 8(10) Wicklow Way (IRE) 4g The Irish Rover (IRE) – Egan's Rose (IRE) (Swiss Spirit) Mark Walford Racing Club Checked at the off - settled towards the back - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - shifted to the rail and hit the front inside the final furlong - drew away to score easily Jack Garritty Mark Walford 9-9 5080A80A 2:17.14 3,245 6/4F 2.78
2nd 5(8) Millbuie (GB) tb 5g Adaay (IRE) – Henpecked (GB) (Footstepsinthesand) N J Dalgarno W R Ellis Went straight to front - pushed along and lost advantage inside final 2f - unable to threaten winner but stayed on well for second 4¼ William Pyle Ewan Whillans 9-9 4971A74A 2:17.99 1,523 10/1 13.50
3rd 6(5) Rogers Dream (GB) 5m Harry Angel (IRE) – Virginia Hall (GB) (Medicean) Benjamin Atkins Settled just off the pace early - fighting for control in the early stages - pushed along past halfway of the finish over 2f out - asked for more inside the final furlong but couldn't reach the leader - stayed on to finish third nk P J McDonald Gihan Arnolda 9-9 4670A73A 2:18.04 761 7/2 5.50
4th 4(3) Inspiring Speeches (IRE) p 5g Prominent Churchill (IRE) – Vallambrosa (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor) Yorkshire Horseracing Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort 2f out - couldn't quicken inside final furlong - held on for 4th 2¾ Jonny Peate Sara Ender 9-9 5064A69A 2:18.59 381 5/1 6.40
5th 9(6) Due To Shine (GB) p 3f Due Diligence (USA) – Shine Baby Shine (GB) (Aqlaam) Shine Racing Settled in the pack - shifted right and pushed along 3f out - lost pace approaching 2f out then drifted left and unable to threaten front-runners inside final furlong 1¼ Cam Hardie Brian Ellison 9-0 4752A67A 2:18.84 190 66/1 100.00
6th 1(1) Arranmore (GB) tb 9g Oasis Dream (GB) – Ceisteach (IRE) (New Approach) The Rat Pack Racing Club Settled in close order early - fighting for control through the race - pressed for effort 2f out and quickly found wanting - lost ground final furlong to finish sixth 3¼ Aiden Brookes Micky Hammond 9-9 5054A62A 2:19.49 — 25/1 27.98
7th 2(2) Balqaa (GB) 8m Cable Bay (IRE) – Angels Wings (IRE) (Dark Angel) Kettledrum Racing Settled towards the back - nudged into contention passing the final furlong - unable to reach the front group - finished seventh ½ Barry McHugh Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay 9-9 4953A62A 2:19.59 — 11/1 13.29
8th 7(9) Tiberio Force (GB) b 7g Lethal Force (IRE) – Rio's Rosanna (IRE) (Captain Rio) Maj Green S Croft S Whitaker Settled close to the front early - fighting for control under restraint - dropped away with over 2f remaining - well held at the finish 5 Andrew Elliott Simon Whitaker 9-9 4846C54C 2:20.59 — 11/1 15.03
9th 10(4) Eva The Deeva (GB) 3f Held up Territories (IRE) – Ananda Kanda (USA) (Hero's Tribute) J Goodrick Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout - never a threat - well beaten 1 Alex Jary(3) Nigel Tinkler 8-11 4534C52C 2:20.79 — 40/1 70.00
10th 3(7) Bitacora (IRE) b 6m Tamayuz (GB) – Hawraa (GB) (Dansili) Mr Scott Lowther Settled in the pack - lost touch over 2f out - dropped away and allowed to finish steadily - well held in 10th 28 Oisin Orr Daragh Bourke 9-9 4746C10C 2:26.39 — 20/1 28.79

Winning time 2m 17.14s

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 £2.50
Tote Place £1.20 £2.50 £1.40
Exacta £17.10
CSF £17.54
Trifecta £70
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Wicklow Way won the Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle over 1m2f on standard to slow going at 6/4 favourite. The winner was checked at the start, settled towards the rear, and was short of room approaching the 2f marker before switching to the rail and taking the lead inside the final furlong, pulling clear to win easily. Millbuie made the running from the front but was headed inside the final two furlongs and could not go with the winner, though he kept on well enough to hold second. Rogers Dream finished third.

The pre-race read Newcastle (AW) 2:10 Race Preview — 31 July 2026 This Class 6 classified stakes over 1m2f42y at Newcastle on standard to slow ground brings together a field of ten limited performers where the KTB Fit Scores top out at just 61. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Inspiring Speeches 61/100 top-rated of 10
SP 5/1 Finished 4th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW) in 2026?
Wicklow Way (IRE) won the Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 31 July 2026, ridden by Jack Garritty and trained by Mark Walford.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW)?
1st Wicklow Way (IRE) (6/4F), 2nd Millbuie (GB) (10/1), 3rd Rogers Dream (GB) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW)?
Wicklow Way (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/4F, with a Betfair SP of 2.78.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW)?
10 horses ran in the 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW).
What was the winning time of the 2026 Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes at Newcastle (AW)?
The winning time was 2m 17.14s.