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17:45 Newcastle

Read Harry Fry On Betway Insider Blog Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.58s
  • Off Time: 17:45:23
  • 10 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Black and white diamonds, red cap
10/1
  • Form /-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression

2(4)
Silk - Yellow, grey diamond and diamond on cap
100/1
  • Form 6306-07
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 40

prominent, weakened over 2f out

3(3)
Silk - Black and White diamonds
  • Form 2-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous

4(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, Red sleeves and cap

Amuletum

111
8/1
  • Form 47-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

in touch, soon tracked leaders, ridden and kept on in 3rd place inside final furlong

5(10)
Silk - Beige, maroon epaulets and star on cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

6(7)
Silk - GREEN, GOLD sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

slowly away, in rear and outpaced

7(1)
Silk - Light blue, black triple diamond, hooped sleeves
  • Form 8-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra

8(9)
Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on post

9(5)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
25/1
  • Form 80-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

tracked leader, faded inside final furlong

10(8)
Silk - Royal blue

Sportswriter

34 p BF
11/8
  • Form 7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on and just held post

In depth

Verdict

Archive is a jumper and scored over fences at Ayr in November. Amuletum made a promising debut at Dundalk for Michael Halford but never really got involved on a return visit while Finisher ran quite well on his debut here in September and will probably have needed the run at Chelmsford last month. SPORTSWRITER cost 100,000gns and is bred for pace though he started out over an extended mile at Wolverhampton and looked very inexperienced. He'll have come on for the run and gets the nod over Hugo Palmer's newcomer Morning Skye, who is the brother of a winner and half-brother to seven more so was surprisingly picked up for E10,000 as a yearling.

Formwatch

Archive (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway to go 3rd before 2 out, soon chased winner until one pace and no impression from last, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Beeno (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Feb.

Good Man (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Lukoutoldmakezebak (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Riverside Bridge (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 19 1/2l behind One More Chance (8-3) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.

Amuletum 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders early, soon settled mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Play It Cool (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 4f mdn pol in Nov.

Callomania (USA) Medaglia D'oro filly out of Bellasimo.

Millie The Minx (IRE) 150-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 7th of 11, dist behind Nube Negra (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.

Finisher (USA) 7-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Beautiful Memory (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Feb.

Morning Skye (IRE) Famous Name colt out of Agnetha.

Prediction (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, last of 10, 20l behind Wells Farhh Go (9-2) at York 7f stks (3) gs in Jul.

Sportswriter 13-8fav (9-2) Dwelt and short of room start, behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Petruchio (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.