19:00 Newcastle

Friday 11 October 2019

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Cronnie Creative/EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 1m 13.62s

(12)

Dream Academy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

11/2

Acclamation colt (€33,000 yearling); first foal from a half-sister to the 5f-1m2f winner Bronze Maquette; in excellent hands; is a noteworthy debutant.

Form:

(4)

Full House¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: J J Davies

100/1

Filled the midfield (66-1) behind the odds-on winner Ascension over C&D last month; made no natural improvement on second start at Hamilton (6f, soft) a few weeks later; look elsewhere.

Form: 67

(13)

Innings

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

9/1

Intello colt; ninth foal from a useful dam (the Fillies' Mile winner Red Bloom); brother to the 7f-1m winner Masked Identity; in excellent hands and rates as one to note in the market exchanges; stablemate of Dutch Monument.

Form:

(7)

Lairig Ghru¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond

20/1

Eighth foal; half-brother to the 5f-6f winner Perfect Pasture, and the 5f scorer Perfect Peak; out-ran his 33-1 odds at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) when finishing 2½L third to Alben Spirit.

Form: 3

(1)

Perfect Focus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford

6/4

Acclamation colt (4,500gns yearling, rose to £130,000 as a juvenile); dam was a half-sister to the 7f-1m Listed winner Dunelight, the 1m Listed winner Sperry and the Wokingham winner Inception; trainer is 2-12 (17%) with his juveniles at Newcastle.

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(8)

Cindy Looper

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: R M Whitaker

100/1

Coach House filly (8,500gns vendor yearling); fifth foal from a 6f winning mare (Velvet Band); half-sister to the talented Penny Pot Lane (5f-6f); could prove capable of winning races in the future with this initial experience banked.

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(11)

Dutch Monument

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey

25/1

Dutch Art filly (£16,000 yearling); 11th foal; sister to the Italian winner Lohit (5f-6f), and a half-sister to three other winners, most notably the Italian 1,000 Guineas scorer Lokaloka; stable second string behind Innings?

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(14)

Momentum¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain

80/1

Swiss Spirit filly (10,000gns yearling); started 150-1 when finishing fifth of 11 to Jovial (Sir Michael Stoute) over C&D last month; others considered as more realistic options.

Form: 5

(6)

Niamh's Starlight³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: B Smart

100/1

Cost €23,000 as a juvenile; attracted some each-way interest (33's-20's) on debut at Carlisle (6f, good to soft), but could only finish seventh of 12 to Stormy Girl; needs to raise her game markedly; stablemate of Slingshot.

Form: 7

(5)

Penmellyn^h¹⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Gray| T: Phillip Makin

50/1

Dark Angel filly (£45,000 yearling); expensive based upon what she's achieved so far - fifth of eight to Glasvegas at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) in May; moves up in trip on return from a 147-day break; stablemate of Carla Erangey.

Form: 75

(3)

Pretty Lady¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

33/1

Es Que Love filly; has run to a similar level of form on both starts; must improve a fair chunk upon her latest 5L Wolverhampton (6f) fifth to Brad The Brief; considered unlikely.

Form: 55

(10)

Slingshot⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

16/1

Due Diligence filly (£10,000 yearling); wide of the target on debut at Carlisle (6f, good to firm), ran green throughout in finishing eighth of 13 to Lampang; has a very similar overall profile to stablemate Niamh's Starlight.

Form: 8

(9)

Yes Always

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke

5/2

No Nay Never filly; €17,000 yearling (resold for 80,000gns) before fetching 160,000gns as a juvenile; fourth foal; half-sister to two winners (Damselfly, 5f-7f; Cosmic Horizon, 7f); definitely for the shortlist for The Cool Silk Partnership.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Carla Erangey

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: Phillip Makin J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Perfect Focus (6/4), Yes Always (5/2), Dream Academy (11/2), Innings (9/1), Slingshot (16/1), Lairig Ghru (20/1), Dutch Monument (25/1), Pretty Lady (33/1), Penmellyn (50/1), Carla Erangey (50/1), Momentum (80/1), Cindy Looper (100/1), Full House (100/1), Niamh's Starlight (100/1)

Somewhat surprisingly for a novice contest at Newcastle the name John Gosden is absent from the trainers column. That said, this promises to be an interesting race which will undoubtedly produce a number of future winners. In terms of a selection for tonight the short(ish)list features five debutant(es); Dream Academy (Kevin Ryan), Innings (Richard Fahey), Carla Erangey (Phil Makin), Yes Always (Karl Burke) and PERFECT FOCUS (Simon Crisford). The tentative selection is a well-related Acclamation colt who represents a trainer with a 17% juvenile strike-rate at Newcastle.