19:00 Newcastle

Friday 29 March 2019

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Ladbrokes Fillies' Novice Stakes

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 1m 44.12s

(7)

Astonished¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: D Allan| T: J Tate| D

5/6

Newcomer by Sea The Stars cost 98,000gns as a yearling and began repaying that when winning on belated debut at Kempton last December. Went into the notebook as one to follow that day and despite a 7lb penalty she has leading claims.

Form: 1-

(9)

Bravantina²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford

250/1

Runner-up in an AW bumper on debut but subsequently well beaten last in a stronger Doncaster affair. Never involved in two flat races here or at Wolverhampton this month so easy to swerve.

Form: 68

(8)

Nanjoe¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie

250/1

Daughter of Helmet is a half-sister to plenty of winners but has shown little to suggest she can follow that tradition so far with a last of eight and seventh of eight so far. Had a break here and best watched.

Form: 87-

(2)

Twiggy⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: Karen McLintock| OR: 45

50/1

Third here over 7f latest certainly one of this long standing maidens better efforts but even taking that into account she looks vulnerable to more proficient sorts.

Form: 08755-3

(3)

Elikapeka⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

16/1

Daughter of War Command beaten 36L into last of eight in an August maiden at Thirsk but much improved when a 4L third of 13 here latest at 100/1. Will be a fraction of those odds now for she is a leading candidate.

Form: 8-3

(10)

Hikayah^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: R P Downey| T: D O'Meara

50/1

£32,000 yearling by Bated Breath out of a prolific AW dam especially effective on Fibresand made a fair start four weeks ago when midfield over C&D. Should be able to build on that so not ruled out altogether.

Form: 6

(6)

Honey Bear³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: C & M Johnston

40/1

By Animal Kingdom she is a half-sister to a winner at up to 1m in Initial and the useful 6f winner White Witch. No show on debut when 11th after completely blowing the start, hopefully manage better here but best watched.

Form: 0

(5)

Maid For Life^h¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

2/1

Beat all bar a Sir Michael Stoute trained runner with two previous runs when second of 12 at Chelmsford on debut in October. Had a break since but looks a sure-fire winner this season and a leading player here.

Form: 2-

(4)

Robotique Danseur

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: P J McDonald| T: K R Burke

9/2

120,000gns yearling by Siyouni . Second foal; half-sister to US 1m/1m1f turf winner Siberian Iris; dam 1m2f winner, sister to Group-placed Ire/US 5f-1m winner Natalis,. Likable pedigree and respected yard so market check advised.

Form:

(1)

Under The Storm

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Lee| T: J Tate

20/1

21,000gns Y; sixth foal; half-brother to winners Watersmeet (1m2f-2m inc AW), Great Return (1m6f-2m AW) and Mrs Micawber (1m1f AW); dam 1m and 1m2f (Listed) 2yo winner (stayed 2m2f). Looks yard second string and likely need much further in time.

Form:

Non-Runners

(11)

Oblate³⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: R Brisland J: P Hanagan

Forecasts

Astonished (5/6), Maid For Life (2/1), Robotique Danseur (9/2), Elikapeka (16/1), Under The Storm (20/1), Honey Bear (40/1), Hikayah (50/1), Twiggy (50/1), Oblate (66/1), Nanjoe (250/1), Bravantina (250/1)

ASTONISHED made quite an impression on debut back in December and she could prove pretty useful based on that limited evidence we have so far. A 7lb penalty for the success isn't enough to merit looking elsewhere and she gets the nod. Maid For Life ran well when second on debut last year and if fully wound up here after a break she will be a big danger. Newcomer Robotique Danseur has an eye-catching pedigree and is another on the shortlist.