17:20 Newcastle

Friday 25 September 2020

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Visit attheraces.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 1m 13.17s

(13)

Higher Kingdom¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: A Watson| OR: 87| BF

5/6

Twice-raced winner. 10/11, fourth of 11 in minor event at Yarmouth (7f, firm). Off 114 days. Looked potentially useful when scoring at Kempton on debut last year, so excellent claims if back on track.

Form: 1-4

(1)

Alessandro Allori¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: W Storey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 10 in minor event at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 98

(3)

Crantock Bay^p1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: George Scott| OR: 79

3/1

Fairly useful gelding. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good, 25/1) 21 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 79/222-0

(7)

Burrows Seeside¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in maiden at this course (7.1f, 80/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 8-0

(10)

Desert Palms¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| BF

12/1

Fairly useful colt. First run since leaving Richard Hannon when below form third of 9 in minor event at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 11/8) 10 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 7460-43

(6)

King Of Stars⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 81

15/2

Fairly useful gelding. 11/2, good second of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 3-42732

(11)

Pallas Dancer³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in maiden (28/1) at Bath (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 75

(9)

Athabasca³²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 11 in minor event at this course (7.1f). Off 10 months.

Form: 95-

(4)

Elspeth Rose¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in maiden (100/1) at this course (7.1f) on debut 17 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

Pivotal Decision

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: J Tate

4/1

45,000 gns yearling, Pivotal filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including very smart 5f-7f winner Make A Challenge and useful 6f/7f winner Highland Dress. Dam unraced. One to note on debut.

Form:

(2)

St Anne's³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J D Bethell

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, sixth of 9 in minor event (18/1) at Ayr (6f, good to soft) on debut 32 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 6

(14)

Willshewontshe

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: J S Goldie

80/1

Mazameer filly. Dam unraced. Unlikely to be fully tuned up.

Form:

Non-Runners

(12)

Deception Valley⁴¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: P Mulrennan

(8)

Emily's Delight²²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: B Haslam J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Higher Kingdom (5/6), Crantock Bay (3/1), Pivotal Decision (4/1), King Of Stars (15/2), Desert Palms (12/1), St Anne's (22/1), Athabasca (50/1), Deception Valley (66/1), Willshewontshe (80/1), Pallas Dancer (100/1), Emily's Delight (100/1), Alessandro Allori (200/1), Burrows Seeside (250/1), Elspeth Rose (250/1)

PIVOTAL DECISION makes plenty of appeal on pedigree and, starting out in a novice where the bar isn't set all that high, he's worth chancing to make a winning start. Higher Kingdom will obviously provide formidable opposition if he can build on his winning debut at the second attempt, while King of Stars is capable of getting involved based on what he did for Joseph O'Brien.