17:00 Newcastle

Friday 6 March 2026

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Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 1m 14.42s

(7)

Silent Strike¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: A M Balding| D

5/4

Mehmas colt who had clearly learnt plenty from debut and justified cramped odds in decisive fashion in 5-runner maiden at Kempton (6f) just over a fortnight ago. He looks a useful sort in the making.

Form: 21

(1)

Cotai Lights¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: O McSweeney| T: A Keatley| CD

5/1

Shaped with a bit of promise on debut and built on that to get off the mark in clear-cur fashion dropped 2f in trip in 10-runner C&D novice back in November, going through the race quite exuberantly. Capable of better again.

Form: 71-

(4)

Kimbara

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer

13/2

£150,000 yearling. Night Of Thunder colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1½m Meribella (2-y-o 7f winner, by Sea The Stars). Dam, ran once at 2 yrs (retired due to injury), half-sister to high-class 1¼m/11f winner Poet's Word.

Form:

(6)

Soul Love¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| D

15/8

Starman filly who overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in fine style in 8-runner maiden at Southwell in November. Open to plenty of improvement given just how green she was.

Form: 1-

(5)

With Glory¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 67

80/1

Got back on track when second of 4 in a novice over 5f at Musselburgh (13/2) in October. Makes AW debut for a new yard (sold for just 7,000 gns) and the suggestion is she'll find this company too hot.

Form: 472-

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(2)

Bucklow Hill³⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: C Hills J: Jason Watson

(3)

Nursia⁴¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: K Stott

Forecasts

Silent Strike (5/4), Soul Love (15/8), Cotai Lights (5/1), Nursia (6/1), Bucklow Hill (6/1), Kimbara (13/2), With Glory (80/1)

One of the hottest novices of the winter so far with a raft of lightly-raced 3-y-os open to improvement. Preference is for SOUL LOVE, who overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in fine style at Southwell in November and Karl Burke's filly can remain unbeaten provided she's ready to roll. Fellow last-time-out winners Bucklow Hill, Silent Strike and Cotai Lights are feared most in that order.