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.

  • 7 letters
  • 15 min total read
  • 4845 words
  • By LLaMa
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A meeting in 7 letters

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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