17:40 Newcastle

Thursday 23 November 2017

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:1017:40

32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 1m 13.20s

1^st

(10)

Royal Prospect

29-2

4/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: P Mulrennan

Held up, headway and switched right over 2f out, led and baulked slightly over 1f out, stayed on op 9/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Midsummer Knight

29-2

13/8f

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (3)

Led, hung right, bumped and headed over 1f out, kept on, held final 100 yards, finished 2nd, demoted to 3rd op 6/4 tchd 11/8

2^nd

(9)

The British Lion

29-2

7/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Not much room start, held up, headway over 3f out, 2nd over 2f out until hampered over 1f out, 3rd and beaten after, stayed on, finished 3rd, promoted to 2nd op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

(2)

Laubali

29-2

9/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong op 8/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

4 ½

(3)

Furzig

29-2

5/2

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Tracked leader until 3f out, lost place over 1f out

6^th

4 ½

(4)

Balmec

29-2

100/1

T: Mrs A DuffieldJ: Shane Gray

Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out op 66/1

7^th

(8)

Ideal Spirit

28-11

40/1

T: K TuttyJ: S H James

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

(1)

Assertainty

29-2

40/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Slowly away, held up, ridden and struggling 3f out op 50/1

9^th

(5)

Matilda Grace

28-11

100/1

T: L WilliamsonJ: Gabriele Malune (7)

Slowly into stride, soon struggling, well beaten final 3f

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Result Amended

The British Lion - Original Position 3rd. Amended Position 2nd.

Midsummer Knight - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 3rd.

Non-Runners

(7)

Royal Residence³⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J Tate J: Non Runner

(11)

Gorgeous General

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: L A Mullaney J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.30, £2.00, £1.20EX:£32.10, £13.40Trifecta:£122.30SF:£31.43Swingers:£5.10, £1.90, £3.00

Forecasts

Midsummer Knight (13/8), Furzig (5/2), Royal Prospect (4/1), Royal Residence (4/1), The British Lion (7/1), Laubali (9/1), Gorgeous General (25/1), Ideal Spirit (40/1), Assertainty (40/1), Balmec (100/1), Matilda Grace (100/1)

A more competitive contest than the earlier division this. Three of these finished second last time out and the trio are the most likely here. Preference is for ROYAL RESIDENCE who ran well over C&D and a visor is an interesting addition today. Furzig is open to improvement having also been second over C&D on debut so there is every chance he can go one better. Midsummer Knight has filled the silver medal spot four times already including in both starts on AW so he is also an obvious contender.