16:15 Newcastle

Thursday 31 October 2024

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Stage Solutions Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 4m 7.4s

City Of Diamonds²⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr

4/1

€4,000 buy last year, from the family of useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 19f) King of The Picts. Runner-up only outing in Irish points (Mar 2024). Likely type first time up.

Form: 2-

Driftwood Bounty

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Nick Slatter⁽³⁾| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

13/2

£20,000 3-y-o, Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Ocean Drifter. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser (stayed 21f) Scene Not Herd. Appealing sort on paper.

Form:

Kids Say Lastgojoe^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond

17/2

€26,000 Balko gelding. Half-brother to French bumper winner/hurdler Jewel Star. Was a non runner in the Cheltenham New Year's Day bumper intended debut. Wears hood. Interesting.

Form:

Masterpiece³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies

3/1

Brother to a winner on Flat and half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler Yukon. 14/1, third of 7 in bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) on return 38 days ago. Bit more needed to land this in all likelihood.

Form: 5-3

Norah's Legacy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby

12/1

Yeats gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Lord Roccoco. Dam 2m hurdle winner, also 1¼m winner on Flat.

Form:

Travis Wheatley¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: B Ellison

15/8

€12,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Dam, maiden jumper in France, half-sister to Grand National winner Mon Mome. Point winner in May. Got to be respected.

Form: 1

Crazy About Her^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: C O'Farrell| T: J Coulson

40/1

Promising debut when second at Worcester in August but left Olly Murphy after and just seventh of 12 at Sedgefield (16.8f, soft, 20/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 27

Moveonbuy²⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: A Crook

80/1

Caught eye in junior bumper here on debut but well beaten next time. Off 9 months.

Form: 89-

Non-Runners

Koukeo¹⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Travis Wheatley (15/8), Koukeo (2/1), Masterpiece (3/1), City Of Diamonds (4/1), Driftwood Bounty (13/2), Kids Say Lastgojoe (17/2), Norah's Legacy (12/1), Crazy About Her (40/1), Moveonbuy (80/1)

This can go to a newcomer, with CITY OF DIAMONDS selected over Kids Say Lastgojoe and Travis Wheatley before any betting clues.