Racecards
16:20 Newcastle
Alexandra Cars Nursery (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,400 added
- Winner: £2,202
- 2nd: £655
- 3rd: £327
- 4th: £164
- Form 484
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Ross Atkinson
prominent, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
- Form 35822
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led narrowly, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 947
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey T Eaves
slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced, early reminders, kept on final furlong, nearest at finish
Eilean Mor
11- Form 47323
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Hanagan
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression
- Form 0653
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 61
behind, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
- Form 4073
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
None Sweeter
30- Form 883
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 83077
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 44618
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, eased towards finish
Chadford
27- Form 5008
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 849
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey P Pickard
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Whipperoo (IRE)
112- Form 757
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Pat Morris
- Jockey J P Sullivan
behind, effort and one pace when not much room entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 778682
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Neil Farley
with leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, driven out, held on well
In depth
Verdict
Tom Dascombe's Princess Dayna has shown glimpses of ability in maidens and this initial mark is fair considering two of those who beat her at Thirsk last time are now rated in the 80s. She is worth considering, but our vote goes to AJAAFA who lost by just half a length after a persistent challenge at Ayr last time. His trainer doesn't have the best record here but if the cheek-pieces find even a small amount of improvement then Ajaafa could be the one to beat. Eilean Mor acts on a variety of ground and Jim Goldie's option has the benefit of Paul Hanagan in the saddle, whilst a case can be made for Kevin Ryan's Finn's Rainbow who looks like he might get competitive from this weight.
Formwatch
Princess Dayna 100-1 (8-12) Hampered and pushed left start, outpaced towards rear, headway centre over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Major Muscari (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Ajaafa 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Fleet Captain (9-7) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Yachtmaster (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 10, 23l behind Cosmic Moon (8-12) at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Eilean Mor 5-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Fleet Captain (9-7) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Downtown Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Outpaced in rear, headway from over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 6l behind First Class Favour (8-10) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Finn's Rainbow 16-1 (7-8) In rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just failed to go 2nd close home, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Alaskan Spirit (9-2) at Hamilton 6f 2yo auc hcp (5) gd in Aug.
None Sweeter 16-1 (8-6) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Maggie Mey (8-6) at Redcar 6f 2yo sll (6) gf in Aug.
Peters Spirit (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind Fleet Captain (9-7) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Peppercorn Rent (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Sky Falcon (9-7) at Newcastle 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Chadford 20-1 (8-5) Dwelt, soon pushed along and prominent, chased winner halfway until 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 21l behind Rock Ace (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gf in Aug.
Cool In The Shade 66-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 20l behind Bridle Belle (9-0) at Thirsk 7f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Whipperoo (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride and went left start, soon pushed along in rear, 7th of 8, 12l behind Sacrosanctus (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in May.
Whats For Pudding (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 8l behind Fred Willetts (9-2) at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (5) gd in Aug.
Reason To Believe (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Normandy Maid (8-12) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.