14:40 Newcastle

Tuesday 28 January 2020

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Corporate Funfairs Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 4m 22.60s

Endlessly²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| D

11/10

Improved markedly upon the form of his Plumpton debut when scoring readily on soft ground at Ayr (2m) 26 days ago - with Doyen Breed beaten 14½L in third place; carries a 7lb penalty for that success.

Form: 51

Off The Beat²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| CD

11/8

Capitalised on a final flight error from Dusty's Choice when coming home strongly to beat a stablemate of Endlessly (Adjutant) over C&D (soft) 24 days ago; there's still plenty of time to brush up his hurdling technique.

Form: 8/7-81

Banks O' Houxty^t³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Whillans⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans| D

7/1

With Karen McLintock when making an impressive winning debut in a Kelso bumper (2m, good) in May 2015; back in action lately following a monster absence; easily held by the long odds-on favourite Lemon T in a 2m4f novice here (soft) last month.

Form: 1/52

Crow Stone⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Walton

100/1

Half-brother to three point-to-point winners (Merry Eric, Merry Minster and Impulsive Act); massive odds and pulled-up on both starts over hurdles so far; holds no conceivable chance.

Form: 4-PP

Cyrus Keep³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

40/1

From the multiple winning hurdler Overbranch (2m-2m3f); raced prominently until making a mistake three out (soon lost place) on hurdles debut at Sedgefield (2m4f, soft) on Boxing Day; drops back in trip to 2m.

Form: 85

Foxey^h³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart

12/1

Second best to the Jennie Candlish-trained Cheddleton (has won twice since) in a three-runner affair on hurdles debut at Haydock (1m7½f) in March 2019; absent since (for 314 days); soft ground won't hinder.

Form: 7302-

Sailing Away²⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Colm McCormack⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Walton

250/1

Six-race maiden with wholly unappealing form figures (features plenty of letters); first competitive start for 288 days; look elsewhere confidently.

Form: 90/0UP6-

Non-Runners

Doyen Breed¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Mrs L B Normile J: Danny Cook

Forecasts

Endlessly (11/10), Off The Beat (11/8), Doyen Breed (5/1), Banks O' Houxty (7/1), Foxey (12/1), Cyrus Keep (40/1), Crow Stone (100/1), Sailing Away (250/1)

Olly Murphy isn't a regular visitor to Newcastle (2-8; 25%) but he holds a strong hand in this 2m novice contest with the penalised Ayr scorer ENDLESSLY. Settled much better in midfield, he was produced by Richard Johnson with a decisive late challenge to win going away from Sao Maxence and the reopposing Doyen Breed (well held fourth to Black Pirate at Kelso yesterday). His main danger will probably emerge from either the Sandy Thomson-trained C&D winner Off The Beat or the returning five-year-old Foxey.