15:10 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2017

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:10

bet365 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 38.4s

Emissaire³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: Blair Campbell⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/2

€24,000 Kap Rock gelding who was a winner on debut at Ayr in November (1m5f+ soft) staying on strongly to down Qasr by 2¼L. Further progress anticipated, with this track likely to suit, but does have a penalty to shoulder.

Form: 1

Elvis Mail

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Kit Alexander⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander

8/1

Unraced grey gelding by Great Pretender out of the French maiden Queenly Mail. Third foal who cost €38,000 earlier this year and is a half-brother to bumper winner Chez Castel Mail.

Form:

Five Bar Brian

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Reed⁽⁷⁾| T: T Reed

20/1

Unraced sixth foal by Elusive Pimpernel out of the unraced French dam Vayenga. Cost €20,000, and is a half-brother to 7f-1m winner Tigers Tale.

Form:

He's A Goer

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Tommie M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: T Lacey

5/2

Unraced first foal by Yeats out of an unraced mare who was a half-sister to the German 1m Group 2 winner Sehrezad. Cost €20,000 as a three-year-old, and this stable have been amongst the winners at Newcastle already this winter.

Form:

Kindler

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart

4/1

Unraced fifth foal by Firebreak out of the 7f-1m winner Neardown Beauty. Not bred for a jumps career with his dam being a half-sister to a couple of sprint winners. Stable saddled a similar junior bumper winner earlier this month at Doncaster.

Form:

Orkan³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Jamie Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford

28/1

Shirocco gelding who finished a well beaten fifth of six on debut at Ayr, and has a mountain to climb (even allowing for a degree of progression) with the winner that afternoon; none other than Emissaire.

Form: 5

Sai Kung Sing²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: N Tinkler

12/1

Second foal by Finsceal Fior (£3,000 yearling) who made only minor progress from the rear division on debut at Doncaster earlier this month (1m5f good to soft) to finish sixth of nine to Ettila De Sivola.

Form: 6

Star Of Lanka

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: Sally Haynes

14/1

Unraced Zoffany gelding who fetched £33,000 as a yearling, but was knocked down for just £800 at Doncaster in August. Sixth foal who is a half-brother to Italian sprint winners Interkab (7f) and Douro A Morire (5f+-7f). Stamina concerns.

Form:

Midnight Kate

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Stephen

25/1

Unraced first foal by Midnight Legend out of the bumper and 2m-2m1f chase winner Primrose Time. A filly who looks bred for chasing ultimately, so is anticipated to need plenty of time.

Form:

Special You¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

100/1

Soon weakened when finishing well down the field on debut at Wetherby earlier this month (1m4f+ soft) in a race won cosily by Kuragina. Half-sister to winning AW stayer and 2m-2m5f hurdler Lady Pilot.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

Gold Fields

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Laura Morgan J: C Poste

Forecasts

He's A Goer (5/2), Emissaire (5/2), Kindler (4/1), Elvis Mail (8/1), Sai Kung Sing (12/1), Star Of Lanka (14/1), Gold Fields (16/1), Five Bar Brian (20/1), Midnight Kate (25/1), Orkan (28/1), Special You (100/1)

Prior to today's action, Tom Lacey has a 60% strike rate with his runners at Newcastle (3 from 5), so the unraced Yeats gelding He's A Goer ranks as an interesting newcomer with Thomas O'Brien removing a handy 5lb from his back. However, the penalised Ayr scorer EMISSAIRE is preferred. Lucinda Russell's charge stayed on strongly to score on debut, and whilst the worth of that form is an unknown, this more galloping track should further play to his strengths. Of the remainder, Kindler wouldn't make masses of appeal on pedigree, but his trainer saddled the winner of a similar event at Doncaster earlier this month (Ettila De Sivola), so any market support is likely to be worth noting at the very least.