19:10 Newcastle

Friday 28 June 2024

All16:2316:5517:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:20

Race Ahead With Sage From X3Consulting Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 1m 27.58s

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Asclepius

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: Dylan Cunha

25/1

Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 1¼m-2m winner Affluence and 13.3f-16.6f winner Aleatoric. Dam maiden (stayed 11f). Betting should prove a useful guide on debut.

Form:

(4)

Bothar⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

4/1

Promising sort. 28/1, still green and hit a flat spot before sticking on for fifth of 10 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 61 days ago, needing stiffer test. Likely to improve again for good yard, including in handicaps over further.

Form: 4-5

(1)

Germanic⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

5/4

320,000 gns Saxon Warrior gelding. Proved easy to back but showed promise nevertheless when tenth of 19 in minor event at Newbury (7f, good, 33/1) on debut 42 days ago. Very much the type to improve for good stable.

Form: 0

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Habitual⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, last of 11 in minor event at Nottingham (10.2f, good) on debut 49 days ago, looking green and always behind. Looks one for the longer term.

Form: 0

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Thewind Cries Mary³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 76

3/1

Promising daughter of Inns Of Court who built on her debut effort when landing 4-runner minor event at Haydock (8f, soft, 6/5) 35 days ago, edging ahead over 1f out and kept up to work. Open to further progress and she's worth considering here.

Form: 31

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Apostle¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

33/1

Ulysses filly. Sister to 8.6f-1¼m winner Holocene. Looked one for the longer term when ninth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 16/1) on debut in January, not knocked about. In good hands and this promises to reveal more.

Form: 9

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Highfield Heiress²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in maiden (10/1) at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Looks a likely type for handicaps moving forward.

Form: 35

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Just Hot^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 10 in maiden (150/1) at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago, again taking a strong hold. Passed over.

Form: 76

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Rosie Sophia³¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A CamachoWS

150/1

Makes appeal on paper but offered little when last of 8 in a Thirsk novice (7f) on debut in August. Had wind surgery ahead of return and this should reveal more.

Form: 8-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

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Barefoot Warrior

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Germanic (5/4), Thewind Cries Mary (3/1), Bothar (4/1), Barefoot Warrior (11/2), Asclepius (25/1), Apostle (33/1), Highfield Heiress (100/1), Habitual (125/1), Rosie Sophia (150/1), Just Hot (200/1)

THEWIND CRIES MARY built on her promising debut run when taking a 4-runner Haydock novice (1m) 5 weeks ago and she rates the most solid option here with the prospect of more to come. Bothar and Germanic are another pair of likely improvers who can also figure.