14:35 Newcastle

Wednesday 20 February 2019

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Ladbrokes Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 2m 12.26s

(3)

American Graffiti²²

Age: 3| Weight: 0-0| J: A Kirby| T: C Appleby| BF

13/8

€320,000 yearling; beaten at cramped odds by all the way winner Red Bond at Wolverhampton (1m½f) in January; better suited by stepping back up in trip, so every chance that he can better his debut second at Chelmsford (1m2f).

Form: 22

Cirque Royal¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C Appleby| D

Form: 2

(5)

Battle Of Paradise³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 0-0| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

1/2

$40,000 yearling with plenty of stamina in his family line (dam an unraced half-sister to the St. Leger winner Millenary); repelled in a sustained tussle with Target Zone on debut at Kempton (1m).

Form: 2

(1)

Cormier¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 0-0| J: G Lee| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 71

40/1

€22,000 yearling; has experience of the Tapeta at Newcastle (7f) and should fare better now upped in trip - half-brother to the 1m2f-1m4f scorer Tilly's Chilli; needs to improve in order to trouble a couple in here.

Form: 555-

Autumn Pride

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C & M Johnston

Form:

(4)

Curfewed²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 0-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 72

33/1

Ran well (66/1) when runner-up on debut for this trainer here in December (1m) but not so effective in a similar race since (raced keenly); should stay 1m2f (dam a 2m hurdle winner) if electing to settle.

Form: 77302-6

Awesomedude⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: P Mathers| T: Mrs I G-Leveque

Form: 8-

(2)

Amber⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 0-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: P D Niven

250/1

Well beaten on both starts at triple figure odds (1m-1m2f); can't see her filling anything other than fifth spot; look elsewhere with confidence.

Form: 0-9

Black Kraken

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam

Form:

Forest Of Dean¹⁰⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 83

Form: 842-

Logician

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J & T Gosden

Form:

Persuading⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C Appleby

Form:

Three Castles¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish

Form: 83

Top Power⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

Form: 5-2

Truckingby¹¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: C & M Johnston

Form: 0-

Forecasts

Battle Of Paradise (1/2), American Graffiti (13/8), Curfewed (33/1), Cormier (40/1), Amber (250/1)

A match between AMERICAN GRAFFITI and Battle of Paradise. The selection was beaten at short odds at Wolverhampton recently and naturally that goes down as a disappointing effort. However, there were mitigating circumstances and he steps back up in trip today at a more galloping track which provides him with every opportunity to shed the maiden tag at the third attempt.