20:30 Newcastle

Friday 19 May 2017

All17:4518:1518:5019:2019:5520:3021:00

Discover Dubai Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 26.54s

1^st

(10)

Hugin

39-0

11/10f

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Steadied start, held up tracking leaders in 3rd, closed to lead over 1f out, soon quickened clear, ridden out op 10/11 tchd 5/6

2^nd

3 ¼

(2)

Bob Maxwell

39-0

9/1

T: T D BarronJ: P Makin

Held up off the pace in 6th, headway and every chance over 1f out until winner quickened on, soon 2nd, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 8/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(4)

Navarone

39-0

5/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Took keen hold, held up off the pace in 5th, headway near side of group and edged left over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 6/1

4^th

2 ¼

(6)

Deansgate

49-11

5/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Joe Doyle

Held up in 4th, closed halfway, every chance until winner quickened on over 1f out, 4th and no extra inside final furlong op 7/1

5^th

(3)

Mio Ragazzo

39-0

3/1

T: M BottiJ: L Morris

Held up off the pace in rear, headway when not clearest of runs and squeezed through over 1f out, soon every chance until winner quickened on, weakened inside final furlong tchd 5/2

6^th

(7)

Suited

39-0

66/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Led, raced alone towards near side and soon clear until came back to field halfway, edged left to centre over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, op 40/1

7^th

(1)

Competition

59-11

50/1

T: B RothwellJ: Sammy Jo Bell (3)

Tracked clear leader, closed halfway, pushed along over 2f out, every chance until winner quickened on over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 33/1

8^th

(5)

Bajan Beacon

49-11

66/1

T: I JardineJ: D C Costello

Keen in rear, weakened halfway, soon behind, tailed off op 40/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Katheef

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: C & M Johnston J: Jason Hart

(9)

Thornton³⁷²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M Dods J: P Mulrennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £3.30, £1.90EX:£16.40Trifecta:£78.30SF:£13.83Swingers:£4.10, £1.40, £5.20

Forecasts

Hugin (11/10), Mio Ragazzo (3/1), Navarone (5/1), Deansgate (5/1), Katheef (5/1), Thornton (8/1), Bob Maxwell (9/1), Competition (50/1), Suited (66/1), Bajan Beacon (66/1)

The short-list appears rather obvious. David Simcock has sent plenty of nice horses to Newcastle during the past twelve months of racing on Tapeta, and the gelded HUGIN gets the vote on stable debut. He still has time on his side, and despite leaving the care of David Wachman, he has joined another astute handler, and it's notable that Jamie Spencer travels North from York to ride. Mio Ragazzo has a strong Italian pedigree and is much respected for Marco Botti, as is Katheef (Mark Johnston).