14:20 Newcastle

Friday 17 February 2017

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32Red Casino Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 5y  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:24  |   Winning time: 1m 41.29s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
Bowban37
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: B Ellison
9/4
Placed on both of his previous starts in maiden company including over 1m2f here last time out. Appeared to appreciate the stamina test that day so interesting to see how he fares dropped in trip.
2
(4)
Horse silk
66/1
Cheap purchase as a yearling at the sales and signs of ability at a big price over C&D on debut. Likely to be better suited to handicaps in time.
3
(5)
Horse silk
Excel Again16
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: J Tate
4/1
Expensive yearling who showed signs of greenness when finishing third at Kempton earlier this month. Yard have a 27% strike rate here (3/11) and likely to go well once more.
4
(3)
Horse silk
200/1
Noisy in the prelims prior to finishing well beaten on debut at Ripon last May. Has been absent and through the sales ring (bought back cheaply by the trainer) and likely needs to improve to figure.
5
(8)
Horse silk
200/1
Well beaten in two maiden starts including over this C&D a fortnight ago. Apprentice jockey takes over in the saddle here and more needed to figure.
6
(2)
Horse silk
Saxon Flames20
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir
5/2
Shaped well when finishing runner-up over 7f at Lingfield last month and a half-brother to Group 3 winner Most Beautiful. Likely to appreciate the extra furlong he'll encounter here.
7
(1)
Horse silk
9/4
Sent off a big price but showed plenty of ability when debuting over C&D early last month. Trainer's horses are going well at present (2/9 of late) and another likely to run well.
Elzaam filly who cost 6,000 gns as a two-year-old last April. Speedily bred and a half-sister to winning sprinter Pink Martini so interesting that she debuts over a mile here.

Forecasts

Bowban (9/4), Spiritofhayton (9/4), Saxon Flames (5/2), Excel Again (4/1), Coral Princess (66/1), Elite Icon (66/1), Redarna (200/1), River Warrior (200/1)

Verdict

EXCEL AGAIN can get off the mark at the second time of asking here. The selection ran well when finishing third at Kempton on his debut earlier this month and looked likely to come on for that experience. He can improve on his trainers excellent record (3/11) at this track and get the better of Saxon Flames who ran well when finishing runner-up at Lingfield last time out and Spiritofhayton who is another who placed on debut. 1. Excel Again 2. Saxon Flames 3. Spiritofhayton

Prize Money

1st: £6,301.002nd: £1,886.003rd: £943.004th: £472.005th: £235.00

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