The LLaMa Letters · Newcastle (AW)

Northumberland Plate Meeting

Saturday 27 June 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

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13:40 Education Network Handicap
Class 2

Supido and Buick Hold the Key at Newcastle

A wide-open Class 2 handicap where weight, form and a top booking point one way

Medium 3 min read

Supido WIN 11/2
7th
14:10 JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3)
Class 1

Marvelman Holds The Key At Newcastle

Balding's progressive four-year-old rates the value call in a wide-open Chipchase

Medium 2 min read

Marvelman EACHWAY 11/2
2nd
14:40 JenningsBet Festival Northumberland Vase Handicap (Consolation Race For Northumberland Plate) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2

Believitanducan Form Convinces, But Arc Zoosve Demands Respect

A 20-runner stamina test where the form book and the weights tell different stories

Medium 2 min read

Arc Zoosve EACHWAY
Outside
15:15 JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2

Team Player's Form Demands Respect at Newcastle

The Northumberland Plate looks a gift for the yard with form — if the pace holds up

Medium 2 min read

Team Player WIN 13/2
9th
15:45 JenningsBet Over 200 Shops Nationwide Handicap
Class 2

Power Fizz Has Done The Hard Work Already

The Haggas yard brings a horse in form; the market has noticed, and so have I.

High 2 min read

Power Fizz WIN 11/4
11th
16:23 Pertemps Network EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 2

Barnaby Rudge The Class Act In This Novice

A SR of 152 and a winning debut put Fanshawe's colt clear of this field on every measure that matters.

Medium 2 min read

Barnaby Rudge WIN 13/8
WON
16:58 Pertemps Network Educational Handicap
Class 5

Big Win Shortens, But Sure And Stedfast Delivers

The market favourite carries risk; the top weight carries form and McDonald

Medium 2 min read

Sure And Stedfast WIN 10/3
5th

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Northumberland Plate Meeting

Supido and Buick Hold the Key at Newcastle

Marvelman Holds The Key At Newcastle

Believitanducan Form Convinces, But Arc Zoosve Demands Respect

Team Player's Form Demands Respect at Newcastle

Power Fizz Has Done The Hard Work Already

Barnaby Rudge The Class Act In This Novice

Big Win Shortens, But Sure And Stedfast Delivers