Racecards
17:40 Newcastle
32Red.com Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,400 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £308

- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

Daltrey
41- Form 06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on

- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leader, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B A Curtis
held up behind, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous

- Form 74
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
towards rear, effort over 1f out, no impression


Team Showme
22- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Daltrey looks nothing out of the ordinary but finished closer last time and may prove best of those with experience along with Naval Officer. But one of the newcomers could prove good enough in this with COMPLETION preferred. A half-brother to a couple of winners, the Haggas yard is still firing-in the winners, while Godolphin introduce the 300,000 euros purchase First Contact. Assimile is the first foal of a useful sprinter so should have plenty of pace.
Formwatch
Assimile (IRE) Dabirsim colt out of Ascot Memory.
Completion (IRE) Arch gelding out of Minute Limit.
Daltrey 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and keeping on same pace when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Flavius Titus (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
First Contact (IRE) Dark Angel gelding out of Vanishing Grey.
Gorgeous General Captain Gerrard colt out of Gorgeous Goblin.
Harry Crumb Sulamani gelding out of Ananda Kanda.
Naval Officer 100-1 (9-2) Went right and bumped start, green and soon behind, edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, better for race, 4th of 11, 3l behind Gowanbuster (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Lady Grigio (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 19l behind Caring Touch (9-0) at Newcastle 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Meerpat Kyllachy filly out of Fluttering Rose.
Team Showme 66-1 (8-11) Dwelt towards rear, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 15 1/4l behind On The Warpath (9-9) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.