Racecards
16:50 Newcastle
Lycetts Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 50722
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
with leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
Hot Stuff
121- Form 222350
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey George Downing
chased leaders, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards
- Form 533
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
took keen hold, led narrowly, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
- Form 726-040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B A Curtis
prominent, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, no impression in 4th inside final furlong
- Form 054852
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Josh Doyle
with leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0706-60
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 39
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
chased leaders to 2f out, soon behind
In depth
Verdict
HEIBA has gone close the last twice now having followed a second over track and trip with a head defeat at Wolverhampton. Clear at the weights, he should make no mistake in this and confirm running with Eternalist. Hot Stuff recorded a string of placed efforts early in the year but hasn’t raced since July while Lilvanita has gone backwards despite sliding down the weights. Nefetari was still well beaten when runner-up here and the remaining pair are even harder to fancy.
Formwatch
Heiba (IRE) 5-2jfav (9-5) In touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on strongly closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, hd behind Waneen (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Hot Stuff 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 17, 14 1/4l behind Go Amber Go (8-10) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Eternalist 8-1 (9-0) Led until over 1f out, soon rallied, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Waneen (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Lilvanita (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14l behind Rock Warbler (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Nefetari 14-1 (9-0) With winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Lovin' Spoonful (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Valtashyra (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Prominent, lost place halfway, 12th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Minminwin (9-0) at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Nofizzophobia 50-1 (9-0) Slowly away, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 13 3/4l behind Lovin' Spoonful (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.