17:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 10 March 2020

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 1m 14.39s

(9)

Bob Beach³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Barron

25/1

Kept on when finishing second to the well-supported Redesdale Rebel on C&D debut; produced a broadly similar effort (fifth) next time; further improvement is needed.

Form: 25

(4)

Prophecy³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler

33/1

Took a step forward from debut when reeled in late (66-1) by Say It Simple over C&D 33 days ago; holds Bob Beach (fifth) on that basis, but others make more appeal.

Form: 62

(7)

Intrinsic Bond¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 76

5/2

Half-brother to the 7f AW winner Billy Wedge; absent since finishing a close third to Mighty Spirit at Catterick (5f, heavy) last October; his trainer has saddled a couple of winners here so far this year.

Form: 023-

(3)

Nobby Nuts

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Rebecca Bastiman

33/1

€20,000 foal, 8,000gns yearling; fourth foal from a 1m2f winning dam (Scarlet Belle); half-brother to the French 1m1f-1m2f winner Three Streams.

Form:

(10)

Along Comes Mary¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Makin

100/1

Coach House filly; was slowly into stride and always in the rear (50-1) on debut at Wolverhampton (6f) a fortnight ago - finished well behind her reopposing stablemate Mukhadram Way (third); is considered unlikely.

Form: 8

(1)

Grandma²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

20/1

Mayson filly; half-sister to the 5f turf/AW winner Little Legs; easy to back (12-1) when third of four to Lua De Mel over 5f here four weeks ago; may progress for the extra furlong.

Form: 3

(6)

Jm Jackson²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85

11/8

Kept good company as a juvenile, including when runner-up in the Listed National Stakes at Sandown (5f); also contested the Albany at Royal Ascot; steps onto Tapeta for the first time off a 220-day absence; 85-rated.

Form: 22032-

(11)

Moon Power²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S De Sousa| T: K R Burke

7/2

47,000gns foal, €90,000 yearling; was far too green to do herself justice on debut at Pontefract (5f, good) last August (finished 7L fourth to the 2-7f Queen's Order); given plenty of time off since (205 days); market helpful.

Form: 4-

(13)

Mukhadram Way¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: B A Curtis| T: Phillip Makin

11/1

Twice raced Mukhadram filly; sister to the Polish 7f winner Mukhadar; was beaten almost 10L when third to Dancing Feet at Wolverhampton (6f) a fortnight ago; stablemate of Along Comes Mary.

Form: 43

(8)

Nellie French²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott

100/1

Pacy (races keenly); finished well down the field (80-1) on her second start here (7f) three weeks ago and needs to do a whole lot better on this occasion in order to avoid a similar result; look elsewhere.

Form: 59

(12)

Plusdargent²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam

40/1

Kendargent filly (€18,000 yearling); dwelt and pulled hard in the rear on debut here (7f) three weeks ago, finishing seventh of 11 (40-1) to Ventura Bounty (Nellie French behind); stablemate of Dominic's Grey.

Form: 7

(2)

White Copper

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: T Eaves| T: M Dods

33/1

11th foal from an unraced sister to the useful HK 7f-1m2f winner Passage West; closely related to the 7f-1m1f winner Five Cents; merits a cautionary market check on debut, but no more.

Form:

Non-Runners

(5)

Dominic's Grey

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: B Haslam J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Jm Jackson (11/8), Intrinsic Bond (5/2), Moon Power (7/2), Mukhadram Way (11/1), Grandma (20/1), Bob Beach (25/1), Dominic's Grey (25/1), Prophecy (33/1), Nobby Nuts (33/1), White Copper (33/1), Plusdargent (40/1), Nellie French (100/1), Along Comes Mary (100/1)

A sizeable field in which many can be swiftly dismissed. Tracy Waggott's Intrinsic Bond (half-brother to the 7f AW scorer Billy Wedge) rates as the pick of the colts and geldings. Of the fillies, Brian Ellison's Grandma may step forward from debut, while the King Power Co-owned Moon Power should be monitored for signs of market confidence having been far too green to do herself justice on debut at Pontefract (5f) last October. However, the clear form standard is set by the 85-rated JM JACKSON. Mark Johnston's filly contested some strong contests as a juvenile, including the National Stakes and the Albany and really ought to go very close against these opponents.