18:00 Newcastle

Friday 25 October 2019

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 1m 27.9s

(4)

Tadreej²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dane O'Neill| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 82| D

4/1

From the Listed-placed 1m2f AW winner Wahgah; off the mark at the third attempt when getting first run on the well backed newcomer Rideson (7f, Chelmsford); penalised accordingly yet brings a strong level of form to the table.

Form: 261

(8)

Amor De Vega

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Fell & S Murray

50/1

By Lope De Vega (30,000gns vendor foal); first foal from a half-sister to the 1m-1m2f winner Garde Cotiere.

Form:

(6)

Fooraat

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: R Varian

5/1

By Dubawi, and a fourth foal out of the 1m-1m2f winner Nahrain; sister to the Group 1 winner Benbatl (7f-1m2f); one to monitor closely in the betting exchanges with her trainer having a solid form line with Tadreej (through Rideson).

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(2)

Jaggy Nettle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Hughes

125/1

Third foal from a moderate dam; sister to the 1m-1m1f winner Warp Factor; half-sister to the 1m-1m1f winner Set In Stone; faces a tough task on debut.

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(9)

Maria Rosa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

8/13

By War Front ($1,750,000 yearling); fourth foal from a 6f US dirt winner (Seeking Gabrielle); half-sister to three winners in the USA, most notably Nyquist (5f-1m2f, inc the Breeders Cup Juvenile and the Kentucky Derby).

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(7)

Nibras Shadow²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed

40/1

By Dark Angel (62,000gns yearling); half-sister to three winners; has made little impact in two starts on turf (7f); will need to improve exponentially in order to play a positive role in this contest.

Form: 50

(1)

Queen Of Rock²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: P A Kirby

200/1

Big prices and down the field on both starts (6f, Catterick and Southwell); simply can't be the solution; look elsewhere with a high degree of confidence.

Form: 00

(5)

Time Voyage

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: J & S Quinn

50/1

By Raven's Pass (€21,000 yearling) out of a 1m AW winner; fourth foal; half-sister to the 7f-1m AW winner Katie Lee; will almost certainly find easier assignments in the future.

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(3)

Tulip Fields¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80

4/1

Consistent (2332) and arguably took a small step forward when a 3L runner-up to Tiempo Vuela (a stablemate of Maria Rosa) over 1m here 16 days ago; again likely to find one or two stronger.

Form: 2332

Forecasts

Maria Rosa (8/13), Tulip Fields (4/1), Tadreej (4/1), Fooraat (5/1), Nibras Shadow (40/1), Time Voyage (50/1), Amor De Vega (50/1), Jaggy Nettle (125/1), Queen Of Rock (200/1)

Godolphin are doubly-represented in what is potentially an above average fillies' novice. The penalised Tadreej got first run on the well backed Roger Varian-trained newcomer Rideson (saddles fellow debutant Fooraat - a sister to Benbatl) when breaking the maiden tag at Chelmsford (7f) three weeks ago. However, the most eye-catching runner is the John Gosden-trained daughter of War Front MARIA ROSA who cost $1,750,000 as a yearling. She is bred for competing on artificial surfaces as a half-sister to the Breeders Cup Juvenile and Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, and is fancied to further enhance her trainers outstanding juvenile record (18-34; 53%) at this track.