18:15 Newcastle

Friday 4 December 2020

All15:1015:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

Bombardier Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 39.65s

(1)

Khulu^p1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Thompson

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, last of 10 in maiden at Redcar (7f, heavy) 39 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Impossible to make a case for.

Form: 80

(2)

Silent Hunter⁷⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: S bin Suroor

1/5

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 11 in minor event (5/2) at Kempton (8f), flattered by proximity. Hard to beat if retaining his ability after over 2 years off.

Form: 42/

(6)

Well I Never²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: R Craggs

100/1

Twice-raced maiden on Flat. Ninth of 10 in minor event at this course (7.1f, 300/1) 28 days ago. Difficult to recommend.

Form: 89

(3)

Calculus¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: L Egerton

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in minor event at York (10.2f, good, 20/1) on debut. Off 138 days. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Ryan. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 6

(7)

Kells⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: M Appleby| OR: 74

4/1

Fairly useful colt. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form third of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft, 9/2) 57 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington.

Form: 6-52543

(8)

Magic Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies

28/1

£3,500 yearling, Heeraat filly. Dam winner up to 10.3f (2-y-o 7f winner). Best watched.

Form:

(4)

Quella Cosa

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P J McBride

25/1

800 gns yearling, Fountain of Youth filly. Half-sister to numerous winners, including useful 1m winner Play It Sam and winner up to 1½m Il Grande Ardone. Dam unraced.

Form:

Non-Runners

(5)

Thrill Seeker⁴¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Silent Hunter (1/5), Thrill Seeker (7/4), Kells (4/1), Quella Cosa (25/1), Magic Girl (28/1), Calculus (33/1), Khulu (100/1), Well I Never (100/1)

SILENT HUNTER is chanced to take an uncompetitive-looking event. Last seen running creditably in two novice events back in 2018, he may be able to return to the track in winning ways. Kells and Thrill Seeker look the main dangers.