14:40 Newcastle

Saturday 11 November 2023

All11:4512:1512:5013:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Cock O'The North EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 13.11s

(7)

Global Asset⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas

11/2

Night of Thunder colt. 20/1, shaped as if needing experience when twelfth of 13 in minor event at Newmarket (7f, soft) on debut 8 days ago. Represents top yard but needs to take major step forward.

Form: 0

(9)

Harry Did²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Harry Eustace

5/2

Exceed And Excel gelding. 28/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (7f) on debut 26 days ago, finishing well from unfavourable position. Should improve.

Form: 5

(8)

Lion's House

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

5/1

Foaled March 2. Oasis Dream gelding. Closely related to 7f winner Muhajjal and half-brother to useful 6f winner Endowed. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(5)

Noble Consort

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho

28/1

Foaled April 21. Too Darn Hot gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Good Queen Bess and 12.4f winner Seeola. Dam maiden (stayed 1¼m), half-sister to top-class winner up to 1½m Golden Horn. Good type on paper for the yard and he's worth a market check.

Form:

(6)

Sir Garfield

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

22/1

Foaled April 4. 50,000 gns yearling, James Garfield gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 6f Lucky Man and 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Al Aakif, both useful. Dam 7f winner. Warrants respect.

Form:

(2)

Wait And Hope³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: K R Burke

10/3

Calyx gelding. 16/1, better for run when fifth of 12 in minor event at Redcar (7f, good) on debut 35 days ago, late headway. Open to improvement.

Form: 5

(3)

Free As A Bird¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: E Walker

20/1

Showcasing filly. Improved from debut when fourth of 8 in minor event (9/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 15 days ago, better placed than most. Bit more needed again here.

Form: 74

(1)

Zoumoon⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 76| BF

5/1

Zoustar filly. 7/4, second of 10 in minor event at Salisbury (6f, good). Off 93 days. Should be able to make presence felt.

Form: 622

Non-Runners

(4)

Grace Taufan

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: I Mohammed J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Harry Did (5/2), Wait And Hope (10/3), Lion's House (5/1), Zoumoon (5/1), Global Asset (11/2), Grace Taufan (10/1), Free As A Bird (20/1), Sir Garfield (22/1), Noble Consort (28/1)

An interesting maiden. HARRY DID seemed to get the hang of things late on debut and is fancied to build upon the positive impression he created there. Zoumoon is also highly respected but may find one too good for the third consecutive outing, with Roger Varian's newcomer Lion's House and Karl Burke's once-raced Wait And Hope others for the shortlist.