Newcastle Race 4

Central - A Decade Running Purely Belta Selling Stakes

Prize Money: $13,284

EMPIRESTATEOFMIND (1) Got the cash when winning by 2L last start at Musselburgh and back in an easier grade. Has plenty of early speed. Getting better in recent performances. Honest enough customer who is strongly placed. LOOK BACK SMILING (6) Outpaced some runners late when 4th last run at Ayr and will appreciate the drop in class. Will be aiming for a soft run from the draw. Can win. STANAGE (3) Came in 6th last time at this venue. Has the ability to turn things around and lining up against easier rivals. Finishes off strongly. One of the hopes. CEPHALUS (5) Ran 6th last start at Southwell. Giving another go here and taking on a lower class of opponents. Solid place bet prospects.

Distance: 1614m
Track: Synthetic
Weather: -
Surface: Synthetic
Class: SELL, C5

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Empirestateofmind (5) 6990331521
Trainer: John & Sean Quinn(Settrington, N Yorks)
Jockey: O J Orr
Weight: 67kg
Prize Money: $249,726
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS)

Dam: ADORE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Oasis Dream

100

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 8-10-6

Distance

36: 7-6-3

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Track

4: 0-2-0

Season

12: 2-2-2

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

4th Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

26: 1-6-4

Non-Metro

22: 7-4-2

Turf

40: 8-8-5

Good

25: 4-4-4

Soft

13: 4-4-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-1

Synthetic

8: 0-2-1

Clockwise

19: 3-3-3

Anti-Clockwise

29: 5-7-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1508m - 1799m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Form hard to fault. At the latest run favourite; won by 2 len at Musselburgh October 1 over 1810m in soft going defeating I Am Me with 62.5kg at $1.30. The start before that 2nd of 8 at Chester on September 20 over 1500m, slow going neck behind Brighton Boy carrying 62.5kg at $6.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 4	1/10/25	Musselburgh	1799m	SELL 3U	3	Jason Hart	62.5kg	Soft	1:57.18	55.3 km/h	2.0L	1-1	$1.33f	11	$23,060	$12,454	1. Empirestateofmind 2. I Am Me 3. Bint Al Karama
2nd of 8	20/9/25	Chester	1508m	SELL 3U	7	Joe Leavy	62.5kg	Soft	1:37.71	55.6 km/h	0.3L	1-2	$6.00	14	$27,230	$6,690	1. Brighton Boy 2. Empirestateofmind 3. Spirit Genie
5th of 8	6/9/25	Haydock Park	1643m	HCP 3U	8	Jason Hart	64.5kg	Good	1:38.06	60.3 km/h	2.8L	3-1	$13	28	$40,590	$1,242	1. Special Ghaiyyath 2. Mezcala, Tilted Kilt 3.
1st of 8	9/8/25	Ayr	1609m	HCP 3U	4	Jason Hart	64kg	Good	1:39.67	58.1 km/h	0.3L	4-2	$4.50	6	$18,450	$9,657	1. Empirestateofmind 2. Epidavros 3. Kelpie Grey
3rd of 10	3/8/25	Chester	1508m	CLM 3U	3	Jason Hart	56.5kg	Good Firm	1:32.43	58.7 km/h	1.8L	5-6	$3.50f	17	$36,300	$4,461	1. Abduction 2. Bellarchi 3. Empirestateofmind
3rd of 11	17/7/25	Hamilton Park Uk	1671m	HCP 4U	2	James Sullivan	61kg	Good	1:44.96	57.3 km/h	1.8L	4-4	$17	12	$18,630	$2,286	1. Individualism 2. Lunar Eclipse 3. Empirestateofmind

Abduction (4) 2441741088
Trainer: Jim Goldie(Glasgow)
Jockey: Shay Farmer (a0)
Weight: 65kg
Prize Money: $250,940
Win / Place: 13% / 39%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ACCLAMATION (GB)

Dam: PERFECT DAY (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Holy Roman Emperor

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 9-10-7

Distance

4: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

14: 2-1-1

1st Up

6: 1-2-1

2nd Up

6: 0-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-0-2

4th Up

5: 0-0-2

Metro

19: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

47: 8-9-6

Turf

56: 6-10-5

Good

47: 6-9-4

Soft

8: 0-0-1

Heavy

1: 0-1-0

Synthetic

10: 3-0-2

Clockwise

25: 1-5-3

Anti-Clockwise

41: 8-5-4

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 1-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1006m - 1609m

Comments

Most recently second last of 9 at Ayr on September 30 over 1400m, on a slow track; 7 len behind Count Palatine with 60kg at $13. The race before that 8th of 11 at Ayr on September 20 over 1400m, slow going 8 len behind Jannas Journey carrying 60kg at $10.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 9	30/9/25	Ayr	1408m	HCP 3U	8	Lauren Young	60kg	Soft	1:32.16	55.0 km/h	7.3L	8-6	$13	10	$16,330	-	1. Count Palatine 2. Quest For Fun 3. Tactical Plan
8th of 11	20/9/25	Ayr	1408m	HCP 3U	2	Shay Farmer	60kg	Soft	1:32.41	54.9 km/h	8.5L	4-6	$10	35	$39,930	-	1. Jannas Journey 2. U Sure Do 3. Sheikh Raj
35 Day Freshen-Up
14th of 17	16/8/25	Ripon	1207m	HCP 3U	9	Shay Farmer	49kg	Good Firm	1:10.77	61.4 km/h	7.8L	7-12	$10	13	$181,490	-	1. Intervention 2. Kodiac Thriller 3. First Folio
1st of 10	3/8/25	Chester	1508m	CLM 3U	12	Shay Farmer	53kg	Good Firm	1:32.43	58.7 km/h	0.3L	6-5	$5.50	6	$36,300	$19,018	1. Abduction 2. Bellarchi 3. Empirestateofmind
4th of 10	28/7/25	Ayr	1454m	HCP 3U	9	Shay Farmer	64.5kg	Good	1:30.17	58.1 km/h	2.3L	10-9	$7.50	21	$18,450	$1,133	1. Boy Douglas 2. Count Palatine 3. Kelpie Grey
7th of 12	7/7/25	Ayr	1207m	HCP 3U	9	Shane Gray	64.5kg	Good Soft	1:12.70	59.8 km/h	8.3L	12-11	$7.00	22	$30,870	-	1. Binhareer 2. Tactical Plan 3. Aberama Gold

Stanage (6) x130676976
Trainer: Michael & David Easterby(Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks)
Jockey: Joanna Mason
Weight: 65kg
Prize Money: $63,331
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: KINGMAN (GB)

Dam: HELLEBORINE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Observatory

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 2-1-3

Distance

5: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

9: 1-0-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

14: 1-0-3

Non-Metro

2: 1-1-0

Turf

13: 1-1-3

Good

11: 1-1-2

Soft

2: 0-0-1

Synthetic

3: 1-0-0

Clockwise

7: 1-0-3

Anti-Clockwise

9: 1-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

8: 1-0-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m - 1609m

Comments

Most recently 6th of 13 at this track on September 28 over 1600m, 5.5 len behind Rogue Encore with 61kg at $9. The race before that 7th of 10 at Chester on September 12 over 1400m, 8 len behind Mayday Malone carrying 62kg at $7.50.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 13	28/9/25	Newcastle	1609m	HCP 3U	6	Joanna Mason	61kg	Neutral	1:39.94	58.0 km/h	5.3L	9-8	$9.00	16	$45,370	-	1. Rogue Encore 2. Urban Sprawl 3. Leadenhall
7th of 10	12/9/25	Chester	1409m	HCP 3U	13	Joanna Mason	62kg	Good	1:26.63	58.6 km/h	8.8L	8-8	$7.50	44	$36,900	-	1. Mayday Malone 2. Benacre 3. Maxi Boy
44 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 20	30/7/25	Goodwood	1408m	HCP 3U	1	Joanna Mason	57.5kg	Good	1:25.06	59.6 km/h	5.5L	6-8	$17	32	$90,750	-	1. Great Acclaim 2. Cracking Gold 3. Native Warrior
32 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 12	28/6/25	York	1584m	HCP 3U	5	Shane Gray	62kg	Good	1:39.26	57.4 km/h	5.0L	11-11	$17	22	$50,740	$766	1. Archivist 2. Barley 3. Vicario
7th of 12	6/6/25	Epsom Downs	1411m	HCP 3U	1	Joanna Mason	56kg	Good Soft	1:22.86	61.3 km/h	6.3L	11-8	$8.50	22	$138,380	-	1. Partisan Hero 2. Golden Mind 3. Rhoscolyn
6th of 14	15/5/25	York	1609m	HCP 4U	3	Joanna Mason	55.5kg	Good Firm	1:39.08	58.5 km/h	2.5L	9-8	$15	12	$136,120	$2,089	1. Old Cock 2. Sisyphean 3. La Trinidad

Tempus (2) 348x193390
Trainer: Archie Watson(@Upper Lambourn)
Jockey: Hollie Doyle
Weight: 65kg
Prize Money: $465,737
Win / Place: 19% / 40%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: KINGMAN (GB)

Dam: PASSAGE OF TIME (GB)

Dam's Sire: Dansili

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 9-5-5

Distance

38: 8-4-4

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Track

5: 1-0-0

Season

10: 1-0-3

1st Up

8: 4-2-0

2nd Up

6: 2-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

4th Up

5: 0-0-1

Metro

29: 7-2-4

Non-Metro

18: 2-3-1

Turf

30: 7-4-4

Good

25: 6-4-4

Soft

2: 0-0-0

Heavy

3: 1-0-0

Synthetic

17: 2-1-1

Clockwise

23: 5-2-4

Anti-Clockwise

24: 4-3-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

18: 4-2-3

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1566m - 1810m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Most recently ran last of 12 at Nottingham on October 2 over 1700m, 19 len behind Orangesandlemons carrying 58.5kg at $34. The run before that 9th of 14 at Newmarket (Rowley) on September 20 over 1800m, 11 len behind Triple Force with 71.5kg at $13.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
12th of 12	2/10/25	Nottingham	1709m	HCP 3U	4	William Cox	58.5kg	Good Soft	1:45.55	58.3 km/h	19.8L	8-11	$34	12	$54,450	-	1. Orangesandlemons 2. Harswell Ruby 3. Dovey Moon
9th of 14	20/9/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1810m	HCP APP 3U	13	Brodie Hampson	71.5kg	Good	1:51.84	58.3 km/h	11.3L	5-4	$13	52	$22,200	-	1. Triple Force 2. I Still Have Faith 3. Warning Sign
52 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 6	30/7/25	Sandown Park Uk	1609m	HCP APP 3U	5	Laura Coughlan	64.5kg	Good	1:45.42	54.9 km/h	5.3L	2-3	$4.00f	11	$20,870	$2,603	1. Great Blasket 2. Dapper Gee Gee 3. Tempus
3rd of 8	19/7/25	Newmarket Uk	1609m	HCP 3U	4	William Cox	64kg	Good Soft	1:41.89	56.8 km/h	4.3L	2-2	$13	14	$23,590	$2,900	1. Dutch Decoy 2. Shamrock Bay 3. Tempus
9th of 11	5/7/25	Carlisle	1566m	HCP 4U	11	Laura Coughlan	61kg	Soft	1:45.07	53.7 km/h	11.5L	4-4	$34	22	$23,060	-	1. Sheriff's Court 2. Look Back Smiling 3. Redarna
1st of 8	13/6/25	Goodwood	1609m	HCP APP 4U	1	Brodie Hampson	71kg	Good	1:46.50	54.4 km/h	0.5L	-	$5.00	106	$22,460	$11,592	1. Tempus 2. Orbaan 3. Drifts Away
106 Day Spell

Cephalus (3) 0210635906
Trainer: Gary & Josh Moore(Lower Beeding, W Sussex)
Jockey: T P Queally
Weight: 62.5kg
Prize Money: $173,652
Win / Place: 25% / 37%

Unbeaten the Track / Distance

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CABLE BAY (IRE)

Dam: ANGELS WINGS (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Dark Angel

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 10-3-2

Distance

24: 9-2-2

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

9: 1-1-1

1st Up

7: 2-0-0

2nd Up

7: 1-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-1-0

4th Up

4: 2-0-0

Metro

10: 2-0-0

Non-Metro

30: 8-3-2

Turf

11: 0-0-0

Good

9: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

29: 10-3-2

Clockwise

7: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

33: 10-3-2

Hurdle

1: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

25: 6-3-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1508m - 3218m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Last start 6th of 13 at Southwell All Weather on October 3 over 1600m, 6 len behind Bin Ajwad carrying 62.5kg at $15. Before that 11th of 13 at Southwell All Weather on August 28 over 1600m, 6 len behind Indalo carrying 59.5kg at $21.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 13	3/10/25	Southwell	1622m	HCP 3U	10	Tom Queally	62.5kg	Neutral	1:40.70	58.0 km/h	6.5L	13-13	$15	36	$18,450	-	1. Bin Ajwad 2. Paladin 3. Lady Of Arabia
36 Day Freshen-Up
11th of 13	28/8/25	Southwell	1609m	HCP 3U	11	Tom Queally	59.5kg	Neutral	1:39.46	58.2 km/h	6.3L	13-12	$21	25	$90,750	-	1. Indalo 2. Gloriously Sassy 3. Sky Advocate
9th of 10	3/8/25	Chester	1508m	CLM 3U	10	Ashley Lewis	54.5kg	Good Firm	1:32.43	58.7 km/h	7.3L	10-10	$15	10	$36,300	-	1. Abduction 2. Bellarchi 3. Empirestateofmind
5th of 12	24/7/25	Worcester	3218m	MHDLE 4U	-	Tom Queally	71.5kg	Good	3:54.15	49.5 km/h	14.8L	4-4	$8.50	21	$13,980	-	1. Aslukgoes 2. Whatyouwaitingfor 3. Washpool
3rd of 10	3/7/25	Kempton Park	1609m	HCP 4U	7	Tom Queally	59.5kg	NS	1:39.01	58.5 km/h	2.3L	8-4	$21	32	$21,780	$2,716	1. Sky Safari 2. Believe The Storm 3. Cephalus
32 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 15	1/6/25	Chelmsford City	1609m	HCP 4U	5	Tom Queally	60kg	Neutral	1:37.14	59.6 km/h	3.0L	8-10	$21	44	$54,450	-	1. Mr Swivell 2. Shamrock Bay 3. Be Frank
44 Day Freshen-Up

Look Back Smiling (1) 5x0x726434
Trainer: Gemma Tutty(Northallerton)
Jockey: Warren Fentiman (a0)
Weight: 60.5kg
Prize Money: $198,742
Win / Place: 11% / 33%

5 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: FAST COMPANY (IRE)

Dam: PORTICO (GB)

Dam's Sire: Pivotal

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 5-5-4

Distance

17: 1-3-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Track

4: 1-1-1

Season

7: 0-1-1

1st Up

6: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-1

3rd Up

5: 0-0-0

4th Up

5: 0-1-1

Metro

20: 3-1-2

Non-Metro

22: 2-4-2

Turf

34: 4-4-3

Good

11: 1-1-0

Soft

19: 2-2-3

Heavy

4: 1-1-0

Synthetic

8: 1-1-1

Clockwise

17: 3-2-1

Anti-Clockwise

25: 2-3-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1408m - 1609m

Gear Changes

[cheek piece]

Comments

Recent form sound. Most recently 4th of 12 at Ayr on September 20 over 1400m, slow going 6 len behind Midnight Lion with 62kg at $5. The start before that made some head-way from midfield; 3rd of 10 at Ascot on September 5 over 1600m, slow going 2 len behind Walsingham carrying 66.5kg at $3.80.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 12	20/9/25	Ayr	1408m	HCP 3U	13	Joanna Mason	62kg	Soft	1:33.15	54.4 km/h	6.3L	9-11	$5.00	15	$39,930	$2,493	1. Midnight Lion 2. Quest For Fun 3. Rock Melody
3rd of 10	5/9/25	Ascot Uk	1609m	HCP APP 4U	9	Amy Collier	66.5kg	Soft	1:45.04	55.1 km/h	2.0L	6-3	$3.75f	48	$33,110	$3,755	1. Walsingham 2. Tadreeb 3. Look Back Smiling
48 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 10	19/7/25	Doncaster	1408m	HCP 3U	3	Joanna Mason	60kg	Good Soft	1:25.46	59.3 km/h	4.5L	8-9	$12	13	$33,400	$4,166	1. Sterling Knight 2. Yanifer 3. Royalty Bay
6th of 8	6/7/25	Ayr	1609m	HCP 3U	8	Kaiya Fraser	59kg	Soft	1:44.02	55.7 km/h	2.5L	8-8	$5.00	1	$29,040	$446	1. Theoryofeverything 2. Kelpie Grey 3. Asteverdi
2nd of 11	5/7/25	Carlisle	1566m	HCP 4U	1	Amie Waugh	58kg	Soft	1:45.07	53.7 km/h	0.8L	11-10	$10	10	$23,060	$5,664	1. Sheriff's Court 2. Look Back Smiling 3. Redarna
7th of 16	25/6/25	Carlisle	1609m	HCP 3U	11	Connor Beasley	59kg	Soft	1:42.19	56.7 km/h	5.8L	16-15	$13	88	$54,450	-	1. On The River 2. Good Morning Alex 3. Sailthisshipalone
88 Day Spell

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