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19:45 Newcastle

Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £4,320
  • 2nd: £2,028
  • 3rd: £1,014
  • 4th: £507
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.05s
  • Off Time: 19:46:33
  • 6 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Purple, white disc, purple sleeves, white spots, hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 98
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

raced keenly tracking leader until steadied in 3rd 4f out, weakened inside final 2f

2(1)
Silk - Red, white sleeves, royal blue and white striped cap

It Is Now

10 b
15/2
  • Form 54-7993
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 65

went left start, raced keenly in front, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened entering final furlong

3(5)
Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

wore hood to post, slowly into stride, held up in 5th, closer before halfway, headway out wide and hung left lover 2f out, left in close 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong

4(4)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow braces, striped sleeves and striped cap
6/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leaders in 4th until lost place before halfway, switched left and headway out wide over 2f out, left in close 3rd inside final 2f, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear

5(2)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue inverted triangle

Secret Tryst

351 h
5/1
  • Form 55-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd 4f out, lost action and eased out of race inside final 2f

6(6)
Silk - Dark blue, pink diamond, diamonds on sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

slowly away and veered badly right start, in rear, short lived effort out wide hanging left when left remote 4th inside final 2f

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

It Is Now sets only a moderate standard and the less-exposed Pink Parfait may improve past him. The latter is also preferred to the returning Secret Tryst but this won’t take much winning and James Tate may have found a good opportunity for COOL LIGHTNING. The latter’s dam made a winning debut as a two-year-old and her first foal can follow suit.

Formwatch

Agonyclite 80-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, some late headway, 8th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Chiellini (9-5) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) sft in Apr.

It Is Now 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Proclivity (9-2) at Redcar 5f stks (5) gs in Sep.

Cool Lightning (IRE) Exceed And Excel filly out of Cool Thunder.

Pink Parfait 7-2 (9-2) Outpaced and behind, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Sporting Icon (9-5) at Catterick 6f stks (5) hvy in Sep.

Secret Tryst 28-1 (8-12) Raced keenly towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Rousay (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.

Uptowntopranking Mayson filly out of Passkey.