17:45 Newcastle

Saturday 9 December 2023

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 15.04s

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Heathcliff³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| BF

9/4

15/8, eighth of 12 in maiden (15/8) at Chelmsford (6f) on debut 35 days ago, very slowly away. Evidently thought capable of better and could prove a different proposition now.

Form: 8

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(8)

Manhattan Sunday

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

6/1

Mayson gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Enraged. Dam winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f/7f winner). Newcomer to note in the betting.

Form:

(3)

Fletchers Dream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: Craig Lidster

33/1

£40,000 yearling but 20,000 gns 2-y-o, Advertise colt. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Queen's Grace out of smart winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Palace Affair. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

(2)

Walter Mitty²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Dods

11/1

28/1, seventh of 9 in maiden over this C&D on debut 28 days ago.

Form: 7

(4)

Cassanos Lad¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby

9/1

50/1, unseated rider leaving stalls in novice at Wolverhampton (7f) on debut 16 days ago.

Form: U

(10)

Lang Toon Lad²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie

66/1

33/1, last of 11 in novice at this course (7f) on debut 25 days ago.

Form: 0

(1)

Elderflower⁶³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

7/4

28/1, showed ability when sixth of 22 in sales race at Newmarket (6f, good to firm, 28/1) on debut 63 days ago. Entitled to improve for the experience and likely to go well.

Form: 6

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Twirler

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes

17/2

Cable Bay half-sister to 7f winner Desert Marathon. Dam, 11f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 6f Bannister. Interesting to see what the betting makes of this Newmarket raider.

Form:

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Highclere Girl

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: M Walford

28/1

£6,000 yearling, Land Force filly. Dam, placed at 1m-1¼m, closely related to useful 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Infamous Angel.

Form:

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Showmeagoodtime¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mathers| T: Fionn McSharry

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 11 in novice at Wolverhampton (6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 79

Forecasts

Elderflower (7/4), Heathcliff (9/4), Manhattan Sunday (6/1), Twirler (17/2), Cassanos Lad (9/1), Walter Mitty (11/1), Highclere Girl (28/1), Fletchers Dream (33/1), Lang Toon Lad (66/1), Showmeagoodtime (125/1)

The strength behind HEATHCLIFF on his Chelmsford debut suggests he's held in good regard by his stable and it would be no surprise to see him leave that opening effort well behind now. Elderflower made a decent start to her career in a sales race at Newmarket and is the obvious threat unless the betting speaks in the favour of one or more of the newcomers.