MY WISH WITH HODGE & THE MARSHALLS HE was born in a paddock at Duckenfield on Newcastle’s outskirts in the wee hours of a Friday morning in early October 2020. And though of course no one knew it at the time, that foaling of the little colt (later gelded) set the tone for a trio of Newcastle racing aficionados to breed a horse from a “third time lucky” mare who has now become a Hong Kong champion. Newcastle trainer Steve Hodge and close friends Brad and Fran Marshall are the