Great for Yorkie to bounce back under Joanna at Newcastle.  With excuses for his last couple of runs, he’d come down to below his last winning mark and a nice run up the favoured stands side saw the pair win by three quarters of a length.

NEWYORKSTATEOFMIND hadn’t been in the best of form lately, but he had become well handicapped as a result and was 3lb below his last winning mark. Ridden with patience as usual, he made the most of an inviting gap against the stands’ rail and got there in plenty of time. This was his sixth AW win, but his first here.”

Racing Post, 2024