Racecards
13:50 Newcastle
Betway Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to join winner entering final furlong, ran on, just held
Rapid Rise (IRE)
178- Form 332
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey P Cosgrave
prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
Six Strings
136- Form 29
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon joined, ridden and ran on
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders until ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 23
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Miss Montes
91- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Connor Beasley
dwelt in touch, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Red Mohican
236- Form 64
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
keen led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey Rowan Scott
dwelt towards rear, weakened over 1f out
Verdict
A few of these return from a lay-off. Six Strings drops in class on his first start since July and was narrowly beaten in novice company here before that. Rapid Rise was runner-up over track and trip in June and Wild Acclaim finished second over 5f at Hamilton during the summer. But DEALER’S CHOICE has the more recent form with placed efforts both here and at Chelmsford last month and Roger Varian’s filly gets the vote on that form. Glorious Politics is another to consider expected to improve for last month’s debut at York.
Formwatch
Brother McGonagall 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 6l behind Holmeswood (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Glorious Politics 9-2 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Carlton Frankie (9-0) at York 5f mdn stks (3) gd in Oct.
Rapid Rise (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge throughout final 2f, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1l behind White Royale (8-11) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Six Strings 12-1 (9-0) Raced far side, held up, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 23, 5 3/4l behind Mrs Danvers (8-0) at Newbury 5f (2) gf in Jul.
Wild Acclaim (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Dwelt, close up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Whirl Me Round (9-5) at Hamilton 5f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Dealer's Choice (IRE) 4-5fav (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inisde final 100 yards, one pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind First Priority (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Miss Montes 33-1 (9-0) Unruly in stalls and slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Colonel Frank (9-5) at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Red Mohican 18-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Wick Powell (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Slave To Freedom 33-1 (9-0) Slowly away, always in rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 25l behind Man Of Verve (9-5) at Catterick 6f mdn stks (6) sft in Oct.