13:15 Newcastle

Saturday 16 December 2017

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:35

Betway Conditions Stakes

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 3m 31.36s

1^st

(3)

Mountain Bell

48-12

2/1f

T: R M BeckettJ: Josephine Gordon

Keen early settled in touch in rear, headway in centre over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, readily

2^nd

(1)

Cape Cova

49-3

33/1

T: M ApplebyJ: D C Costello

Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish op 22/1

3^rd

(7)

Watersmeet

69-3

5/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on op 9/4

4^th

(5)

Lord George

49-3

9/2

T: J R FanshaweJ: Daniel Muscutt

Close up, headway 2f out, chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken op 13/2

5^th

(4)

Master Singer

38-11

8/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace

6^th

1 ¾

(2)

Cosmelli

49-3

50/1

T: Miss Gay KellewayJ: T Eaves

In touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders op 66/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

1 ½

(6)

Cohesion

49-3

5/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: G Lee

Tracked leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong op 4/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Song Of Love²⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: S A Harris J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.50, £8.60EX:£41.70Trifecta:£181.00SF:£60.55Swingers:£1.90, £2.00, £2.90

Forecasts

Mountain Bell (2/1), Watersmeet (5/2), Lord George (9/2), Cohesion (5/1), Master Singer (8/1), Cape Cova (33/1), Cosmelli (50/1), Song Of Love (66/1)

A decent contest in which Cohesion and Watersmeet both bring solid AW staying credentials to the table, whilst the former John Gosden-trained Cape Cova is one to monitor in the market on his first start for Mick Appleby. All that said, the best angle into this race may be to take a chance on the stamina of MOUNTAIN BELL. Ralph Beckett's lightly-raced gelding appeared to be crying out for a longer trip when a staying-on fourth in a 1m4f Kempton Listed event last month and, if seeing out the extra, he can exploit this drop in class.