Aisling Oscar Seeks Sixth Consecutive Victory at Newcastle

Tuesday's All-Weather Championships action unfolds at Newcastle and Southwell, with live coverage on Sky Sports Racing. Aisling Oscar, in scintillating form, will take on up to nine opponents in the BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap, a one-mile contest. Having secured five consecutive wins, including two over this course and distance, Adrian Keatley's five-year-old is poised to be a betting favorite. Following a third-place finish on his stable debut in November, Oisin McSweeney's mount has risen 14lbs in the handicap ratings and will run off the same mark as his previous win. Tim Easterby's Little Ted, a nine-year-old with back-to-back second-place finishes at this venue, will attempt to go one better with Sean Kirrane in the saddle. Tasever, after a disappointing start to the year, will seek to rekindle his form, having previously shown consistency towards the end of last year, including a third-place finish behind Aisling Oscar in December. Other notable contenders in this ten-horse field include Sea Legend, Chiefman, and Joseph. In the Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap, Spartan Fighter will aim to achieve a third consecutive six-furlong victory, thereby completing a course and distance hat-trick. Antony Brittain's nine-year-old will make his 94th career appearance, pursuing a third straight win after justifying favoritism on New Year's Day and following it up with another success ten days later. Teardrops, with consistent form since the introduction of blinkers four starts ago, will defy a 5lbs penalty for his victory last week. Philip Kirby's Fircombe Hall and Brittain's Yaahobby will also be seeking to improve upon their second-place finishes last time out. At Southwell, the Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap features a rematch between Hierarchy and Hunky Dory, who previously clashed at Kempton in December. Hierarchy emerged victorious by half a length and now enjoys a 3lbs advantage in the weights due to subsequent performances. Julie Camacho's Hundred Caps, having undergone wind surgery in the summer, boasts form figures of 212 and steps up to six furlongs on the all-weather for the first time since 2024, with Dylan Hogan taking over from Ryan Sexton. Papa Cocktail seeks a second course-and-distance success, having previously won for Stella Barclay in 2023, and arrives in fairly consistent form, having finished in the top three in eight of his last ten runs. Ararat, Gunlock, and Sergeant Pep are additional contenders to note.