17:45 Newcastle

Friday 5 February 2021

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 25.87s

(2)

Gioia Cieca⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish

11/8

$55,000 yearling, Kitten's Joy colt. Half-brother to 3 winners. Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, 25/1) on debut 66 days ago.

Form: 6-

(6)

Mutakaamil¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears

125/1

4,000 gns 2-y-o, Markaz gelding. Last of 8 in novice event at Southwell (7.1f, 28/1) on debut 19 days ago.

Form: 8

(7)

Pop Favorite^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: W J Haggas

5/2

Twice-raced maiden. 3/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 8 in maiden at Southwell (8.1f) 10 days ago, doing too much too soon. Open to improvement.

Form: 83

(3)

Prince Ali

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin

16/1

30,000 gns foal, £33,000 yearling, Twilight Son gelding. Closely related to winner up to 8.6f Gleaming Girl and winner up to 7f Little Miss Daisy and half-brother to 1m-1¼m winner Wentwood.

Form:

(4)

Rock The Crown⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey

40/1

€3,200 foal, Hallowed Crown colt. Dam ran 3 times in France. Last of 8 in novice event (9/1) at Southwell (6.1f) on debut 8 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 8

(1)

Brazen Bow

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey

12/1

Brazen Beau filly. Half-sister to winner abroad by Cityscape. Dam ran once on Flat from family of high-class performer up to 1½m King's Theatre. One to note.

Form:

(5)

Lead Story²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

3/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 9 in novice event (15/8) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 25 days ago.

Form: 4-2

Forecasts

Gioia Cieca (11/8), Pop Favorite (5/2), Lead Story (3/1), Brazen Bow (12/1), Prince Ali (16/1), Rock The Crown (40/1), Mutakaamil (125/1)

GIOIA CIECA showed a fair amount of ability when sixth here in December and just about sets the standard on that effort. Lead Story rates the main threat, though market confidence for either newcomer would look significant.