15:50 Newcastle

Saturday 6 June 2020

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Betway/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 0.78s

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(6)

Fircombe Hall

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby

20/1

£8,000 (vendor) yearling; fourth foal from the 6f AW juvenile winner Marmot Bay; half-brother to the capable 5f-6f sprinter Cool Spirit; consult the market for relevant advice.

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(4)

Identified

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: A Watson

8/15

Second foal from a Listed-placed 5½f Spanish winner; half-brother to the 5f juvenile AW winner She Can Dance; in excellent hands (trainer saddle a juvenile double at Lingfield yesterday); makes appeal as a very speedy type on paper; key player.

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(3)

Macho Pride

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam

16/1

Camacho colt from an unraced dam (half-sister to the 7f-7½f winner Peak Princess); second foal - €65,000 yearling and a half-brother to the 5f juvenile scorer Auckland Lodge (with the same connections).

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(2)

Mr Ryder

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: M L W Bell

7/1

£10,000 foal, 35,000gns yearling; seventh foal from a moderate Italian racer; half-brother to four winners, including Epona (6f) and Excellent Jack (5f-6½f).

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(1)

Selected

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

7/2

€60,000 foal, 70,000gns yearling; fifth foal; half-brother to three winners (most pertinent in the context of this race are Roussel (5f-6f) and Ponty Royale (6f)); trainer was reasonably downbeat about his juveniles in TV interview here on Thursday.

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(11)

Shawshank

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer

50/1

First foal from a moderate dam (placed over 6f & 7f) who hails from the family of a German 1000 Guineas winner; with relatively high profile local owners, but arguably best watched on this occasion.

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(7)

Stitcher

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: D Carroll

28/1

Moohaajim colt from a 5f-6f juvenile scorer (Park Glen); third foal; half-brother to the 7f-1m½f AW winner Assimilation; ticks a number of the required boxes and would make some appeal if attracting market support.

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(10)

Tantastic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison

14/1

Mayson colt from a tough dam; that mare (Love Island) was not only a 5f-6f winner herself, but also a half-sister to the 5f scorer Rio Sands and the 6f AW juvenile winner Desert Falls; trainer saddled an older winner here on Monday (Little Jo).

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Non-Runners

(5)

Fossos

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

(9)

Segedunum

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: S Waugh J: Nathan Evans

(8)

Swooper

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Identified (8/15), Selected (7/2), Mr Ryder (7/1), Swooper (10/1), Tantastic (14/1), Fossos (14/1), Macho Pride (16/1), Fircombe Hall (20/1), Stitcher (28/1), Shawshank (50/1), Segedunum (66/1)

Richard Fahey is responsible for the 70,000 guineas yearling Selected. However, the combination of the lowest draw (stall 1) and the very fact that his trainer was generally downbeat about his juveniles in a Sky Sports Racing interview here on Thursday are negatives. Therefore, the most obvious alternative is seemingly Archie Watson's Identified - pedigree screams raw, explosive speed. Nevertheless, other potential double-digit each-way alternatives include the interestingly named Fircombe Hall, Tantastic and STITCHER. Should market confidence be evident it's possibly worth chancing the Declan Carroll-trained runner.