13:10 Newcastle

Saturday 28 July 2018

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Collingwood Insurance Company EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 1m 29.43s

(3)

Balance Of Power³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

10/1

Held tenth when making his debut in a 6f contest at Redcar (good-to-firm) last month. More needed switched to the AW.

Form: 0

(4)

Calling The Wind¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott

12/1

Beaten 11L when making his debut in a novice stakes over 6f at Chelmsford recently. Others hold stronger claims on this occasion.

Form: 5

(5)

Dream Poet³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

7/1

Held up when finishing eighth in a 6f maiden here on debut a month ago. Probably best watched stepping up in distance.

Form: 8

(2)

Fitzy¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: I Furtado

50/1

Struggled when beaten 22L in a 6f maiden at Doncaster (good-to-firm) on debut just over two weeks ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0

(8)

George Hastings

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke

5/1

Unraced son of Gregorian bought for €40,000 at the sales as a yearling. Half-brother to a number of winners and market support would be interesting on racecourse debut.

Form:

(6)

Imajorblush

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Aspell| T: P A Kirby

33/1

Unraced son of Mukhadram led out unsold at the breeze-up sales in the spring. Likely to prove better over further in time.

Form:

(9)

Palazzo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

7/1

Unraced son of Morpheus cost connections £16,000 at the breeze-up sales in April. Half-brother to a couple of winners over around this trip and worth a check in the market.

Form:

(7)

Potenza

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: Stef Keniry

33/1

Unraced son of Born To Sea bought for €18,000 as a yearling last September. Yard in good form at present (2/7) and market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

(12)

Sirius Slew⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: J G Given

7/2

Stepped up on debut effort when finishing runner-up over 6f at Carlisle (good-to-firm) last month. Likely to play a leading role stepping up in distance on AW debut.

Form: 62

(1)

Storm Shelter^b1³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Tom Clover

40/1

Slowly away and never involved when beaten 43L at Windsor (6f, good-to-firm) on debut last month. Blinkers tried here but hard to recommend at present.

Form: 0

(11)

Whiskey And Water³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison

17/2

Finished fifth in a C&D novice contest when making his debut a month ago. Likely to have improved for the experience and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 5

(10)

Amber Spark³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: R A Fahey

4/1

Fair form in two starts so far most recently when 5L sixth over 6f here last month. Interesting contender stepping up in distance.

Form: 66

Forecasts

Sirius Slew (7/2), Amber Spark (4/1), George Hastings (5/1), Dream Poet (7/1), Palazzo (7/1), Whiskey And Water (17/2), Balance Of Power (10/1), Calling The Wind (12/1), Imajorblush (33/1), Potenza (33/1), Storm Shelter (40/1), Fitzy (50/1)

SIRIUS SLEW is improving with racing and he can get off the mark at the third time of asking by taking this 7f contest. The selection looks likely to improve for the step up in distance and he can get the better of the unraced George Hastings who represents a useful yard on debut. Amber Spark is another who should appreciate the extra distance here and she can claim third.