18:15
AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 6f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, £3,716, 9 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 6f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Frumoasa looks the one to beat at Chelmsford, with our rating of 90 putting her a full 10 lb clear of Knock Three Times on 80, a sizeable gap in a Class 5 sprint. That margin should see her through over six furlongs on the all-weather, provided she brings her best. Knock Three Times is the chief danger, with Bearly Blue (76) and Beechwood Glory (75) best of the rest, but none of them can match her on our figures. Frumoasa is the selection.
Runners
Daniel Muscutt
Michael Appleby 5/22
Blue Pete arrives in decent heart, second last time out and again two starts back after a third three starts back, but he's yet to win in that spell and has run over today's trip before. Carrying 135 lb from draw 10, his 72 rating ranks him seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- News Desk (GB) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Rp Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 22 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 73
David Probert
Hugo Palmer 0/22
Californian Angel arrives with back-to-back seconds and a third four starts back, yet she's without a win in her last four, and a sixth three starts back shows some inconsistency. She has run over today's trip, comes here fresh after 26 days, and carries 133 lb from draw nine, with our rating of 75 placing her fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Chocoya (GB) by Sepoy
- Owner
- Cotter Graham Owen Wright
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 22 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 75
Kaiya Fraser
Ed Dunlop 1/20
Unplaced last time out 42 days ago, Enamored is hard to fancy, though she did win two starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 131 lb from draw 7, she is ranked ninth of ten on our figures.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Red Box (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- A M Mitchell
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 61
Paddy Bradley
Charlie Fellowes 1/12
Frumoasa is the one to beat: she won four starts back and was third three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Two unplaced runs since and 53 days off are the only worries, though our 90 rating tops the field of ten.
- Sire
- Supremacy (IRE)
- Dam
- Summer Daydream (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- Laurence Bellman And Partner
- Foaled
- 21 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 57
William Carver
Jamie Osborne 0/10
Knock Three Times arrives fresh from a run 14 days ago, having finished fourth last time out and winning five starts back, and she has run over today's trip. Our rating of 80 sits well above her official 70, though a run of fourths and fifths means she hasn't been winning lately.
- Sire
- Supremacy (IRE)
- Dam
- White Daffodil (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- Mrs Paul Shanahan
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 65
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes 3/16
Bearly Blue arrives yet to win in her last four, but a fourth last time out and a second three starts back show she's in the mix, and she has run over today's trip. Our rating of 76 ranks her third of ten; the main risk is a 52-day absence.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Bluebird (GB) by Acclamation
- Owner
- J Henwood E Kelly And A Bright
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 16 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 67
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon 3/25
Winless in his last five, Desert Legend was sixth last time out and seventh the run before, so he is hard to fancy, though a third three starts back and a third five starts back show he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and is back after 21 days, but our rating of 71 ranks him only eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Dubawi Legend (IRE)
- Dam
- Morrone (IRE) by Camacho
- Owner
- Sdm Partnership Partner
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Herridge, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 25 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 62
David Egan
John Butler 1/17
Beechwood Glory arrives consistent, with a third last time out, another third two starts back and a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip before. Yet to win in his last five, he returns after 42 days off, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Beechwood Izzy (IRE) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- George Moore
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 65
Warren Fentiman (3)
Lemos De Souza 0/6
Invincible Isaac comes in fairly steady, a fourth last time out, a third two starts back, and a winner three starts back, with 24 days since that run and experience of today's trip and going. Carrying 126 lb from draw 3, he sits sixth of ten on our rating, so a midfield profile with little margin for error.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Trouser The Cash (IRE) by Starspangledbanner
- Owner
- Eclipse Sports Racing Lds Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 63
Harry Vigors (5)
Stuart Williams 0/17
Last Dandelion was fourth last time out, 10 days ago, and won two starts back, so she is in and around it, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Still, she is a long way down our figures, ranked tenth of ten, with a modest speed rating of 58, which makes her hard to fancy from stall 6.
- Sire
- Pinatubo (IRE)
- Dam
- Parsnip (IRE) by Zebedee
- Owner
- James Parry George Hearn
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 58
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.