18:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 1m 40.3s

(1)

Galactic Charm¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: M L W Bell

2/1

Promising sort. 10/3, second of 8 in minor event at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 14 days ago, finishing well. Remains open to improvement and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 32

(9)

Golden West

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

3/1

35,000 gns foal, 90,000 gns yearling. Half-brother to 2 winners, including French 1¼m winner Garencieres, and his dam was a 5f winner (including at 2 yrs). Holds a Group 2 entry and very much one to note in the betting.

Form:

(3)

Kingsford¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in maiden (14/1) at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Looks up against it.

Form: 07

(10)

Pearl Sands^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison

80/1

Price rose to €30,000 when resold this year. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Encosta and out of an unraced half-sister to 1½m-13.4f winner (stayed 2m) Swnymor and 1m/9f winner Pusjkin (both useful). Probably more of a long-term project.

Form:

(2)

Sea The Dream²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: E Bethell

9/2

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 9 in minor event at Haydock (7f, soft, 7/2) 24 days ago. Just about sets the standard on that evidence and moving up to a mile won't be an issue.

Form: 82

(7)

Star Runner⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding

7/4

Once-raced maiden. Third of 8 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 12/1) on debut 40 days ago. May well do better now faced with a stiffer test and he's one to consider.

Form: 3

(6)

Times Ticking

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears

25/1

Foaled March 9. 30,000 gns foal, 55,000 gns yearling, Time Test colt. Dam, winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner), half-sister to useful 7f winner Castle Harbour. Yard seldom strikes with newcomers but he needs a market check all the same.

Form:

(4)

Curious Mrs Fox¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Davies

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in minor event at Thirsk (7f, good to soft, 250/1) on debut 18 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(8)

Paddy Mayne

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Phillip Makin J: Rowan Scott

(5)

Lingua Franca¹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Star Runner (7/4), Galactic Charm (2/1), Golden West (3/1), Sea The Dream (9/2), Lingua Franca (12/1), Times Ticking (25/1), Pearl Sands (80/1), Paddy Mayne (80/1), Kingsford (150/1), Curious Mrs Fox (250/1)

It will look significant if there's market confidence behind newcomer GOLDEN WEST, who represents a leading 2-y-o yard and an entry in the Champagne Stakes suggests that he has been showing the right signs at home. He will need to be pretty decent to make a winning debut, given the level of ability that Galactic Charm and Sea The Dream have shown in two starts apiece.