18:15 Newcastle

Friday 3 March 2017

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32Red Casino Maiden Stakes

Off time: 18:17 | Winning time: 59.04s

(2)

Fast Tack⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

33/1

Changed hands a couple of times already, most recently for 18,000 gns as a yearling but not shown enough in two maidens to be of interest here and likely to do better in handicaps further down the line.

Form:

(1)

Frank's Legacy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado

66/1

Only beaten one horse home in both of his starts to date and another who will most likely benefit from the switch to low grade handicaps.

Form: 796

(6)

Poet's Reward

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Makin| T: T D Barron

10/3

Cost €75,000 as a two-year-old and bred for speed. Trainer and jockey have a 42.9% strike rate at this course (3-7) with three-year-olds and likely to be of warm order on racecourse debut.

Form: 22

(4)

Rock Of America

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

11/10

Cost €75,000 gns at the breeze-ups last year but trainer only has a 4.2% strike rate with his AW debutants so he's likely to come on for this run despite being well-bred for this kind of surface.

Form: 1

(7)

Arabella Rose²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: I Furtado

20/1

Unplaced on both starts to date but shown enough on both those efforts to suggest she will be winning races at some stage. However, this may prove too hot with some expensive newcomers in the line-up.

Form: 4

(5)

Kodicat¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 67

9/4

Has an absence to overcome and only sets a modest standard that looks beatable. Connections likely to have gone for a handicap if they thought she was better than a mark of 67.

Form: 3545-31

(3)

Violet Mist^t1¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam

100/1

Shown very little in three starts to date and well beaten last time. Needs first-time tongue-tie to have a dramatic positive effect and has an absence to overcome.

Form: 90-5965

(8)

Wishing Time⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: D O'Meara

12/1

Not without market support on debut for a Wolverhampton maiden but this Frankel filly is likely to want a bit further than the minimum trip and appears to be the stable second string on jockey bookings.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

Catskill⁴¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: W Storey J: Megan Nicholls

Forecasts

Rock Of America (11/10), Kodicat (9/4), Poet's Reward (10/3), Wishing Time (12/1), Arabella Rose (20/1), Fast Tack (33/1), Catskill (50/1), Frank's Legacy (66/1), Violet Mist (100/1)

POET'S REWARD represents connections who do well here and he cost a pretty penny as a two-year-old. His pedigree suggests he will be a speedy type and may prove hard to beat on racecourse debut. Rock Of America is another expensive breeze-up purchase but he will have to defy his trainer's poor record with debutantes on the AW. Kodicat sets a modest form standard but her racecourse experience may stand her in good stead against some who may need the run. 1. Poet's Reward 2. Rock Of America 3. Kodicat