19:00 Newcastle

Friday 13 October 2023

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Northumbria Leisure For Juke Boxes EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 0.29s

(7)

Salvuccio^p⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: G Boughey| OR: 81| BF| D

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner nursery (4/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 6 days ago, well on top finish. Can make presence felt back in novice company.

Form: 5241

(8)

Townsend Manor¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 84| D

6/5

Fairly useful gelding. Winner at Redcar (5f) in September. Good third of 10 in nursery (15/2) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 17 days ago. Expected to feature making tapeta debut.

Form: 053213

(2)

Compra Borracho^h⁷⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1 and hooded, last of 8 in maiden at Wolverhampton (5.1f) on debut 70 days ago, running green and never on terms. Gelded since and this should reveal more.

Form: 8

(9)

Invincible Speed⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: J Tate

11/2

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in minor event at Bath (5f, good to firm, 9/2) on debut 51 days ago, noted travelling better than most. Should improve.

Form: 5

(4)

The Liegeman³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in minor event at this course (6f, 12/1) 35 days ago, weakening late on. Pedigree an ongoing recommendation and he's entitled to be sharper given that was his first start for 4 months.

Form: 66

(5)

Alibi Warning²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 11/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at this course (6f) on debut 24 days ago, leading until halfway and weakening final 1f. Passed over here.

Form: 7

(1)

High Violet³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, soft, 9/4) 30 days ago. Handicaps over further may well be more her bag in due course.

Form: 44

Non-Runners

(3)

Callianassa⁷⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: B Ellison J: Non Runner

(6)

Westend Avenue¹⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: Adrian Nicholls J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Townsend Manor (6/5), Salvuccio (7/4), Callianassa (3/1), Invincible Speed (11/2), Westend Avenue (10/1), The Liegeman (11/1), High Violet (12/1), Alibi Warning (100/1), Compra Borracho (150/1)

An impressive winner at Redcar on his penultimate start, TOWNSEND MANOR again ran well when third on nursery debut at Lingfield (5f) 17 days ago and he earns the vote to come out on top. Impressive Wolverhampton scorer Salvuccio rates the chief threat, with The Liegeman and Invincible Speed a couple of likely improvers also from good yards.