Racecards
16:20 Newcastle
Bellway Homes Classified Stakes (Class D) (Class D)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 32y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 146612
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M Usher
- Jockey B Swarbrick
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong
Axford Lord
626- Form 100204/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A Whillans
- Jockey T Eaves
raced keen early, tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, tailed off when eased over 1f out
- Form 000563
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D Eddy
- Jockey D Kinsella
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on gamely to lead inside final furlong, held on towards finish
- Form 123141
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, headway and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
Pawan (IRE)
15- Form 663010
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
held up, always behind
- Form 15-330
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked winner, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Verdict
Olivia Rose lines up in form and can beat Scottish River, with Dunaskin and Mbosi others to consider. Olivia Rose has won three of her last five starts and displayed battling qualities when produced with a good run up the inner to prevail at Ripon a week ago. It is hard to envisage her not being involve din the finish again here and she is taken to follow up. Scottish River has to give weight away all round and will have to deliver his effort a lot sooner than at Epsom when second to Rondelet, while Dunaskin may appreciate the step back in trip after a futile effort to make all at Ripon. Mbosi was soon beaten at Doncaster but is open to more scope than all of his rivals and is worth a mention. However, Olivia Rose has the form in the bag and is the answer in the finale.