17:15
AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, £3,716, 11 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Stalls
- 6f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›National Pride heads our ratings at 81 and is the sound choice in a wide-open 12-runner Class 5 over seven furlongs at Chelmsford. He is only a pound better than Artemis Star, so this is no formality, and the margin over Roosike (76) and Californian Angel (75) is slim but still worth having in a tightly packed race. Those three are the main dangers, with Artemis Star the one most likely to push him close. National Pride gets the vote on his narrow rating edge, though confidence is low.
Runners
Charles Bishop
Adam Kirby 0/13
Marhaba Ya Tayib won last time out after a fourth two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, 36 days off and 135 lb from stall 1 temper things, and our rating of 73 ranks him sixth of 12.
- Sire
- Earthlight (IRE)
- Dam
- Shy Angel (GB) by Zamindar
- Owner
- Miss M Evans
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Kirtling, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 73
Billy Loughnane
Richard Hughes 1/10
Roosike has a win and a second in her last six, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before, while our rating of 76 ranks her third of 12. The risk is a form dip, with a fifth last time out and a ninth before that.
- Sire
- Sioux Nation (USA)
- Dam
- Kaks Roosid (FR) by Youmzain
- Owner
- Jastar Capital Murt Khan
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 69
Jason Watson
Hugo Palmer 0/14
Californian Angel arrives bang in form, runner-up last time out and again two starts back, and she has run over today's trip after a 29-day break. The main risk is that she is yet to win in her last four starts, and she carries 134 lb from draw 11.
- 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 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 75
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas 7/47
National Pride arrives fit after 17 days off, having finished fourth in each of his last two starts, with a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 81 puts him top of the 12, though he is yet to win in recent form.
- Sire
- Naval Crown (GB)
- Dam
- A Touch Of Luck (GER) by Frankel
- Owner
- Legacy North Mesopotamia Horses Llc
- Foaled
- 5 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 47 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 80
17 days, Non-runner
2yo, 9-6, OR 71 53279
J: Darragh Keenan · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Darragh Keenan
William Muir & Chris Grassick 1/17
Artemis Star ran well enough to finish second three starts back and third the run before, and he's fresh after 17 days, though a ninth last time out is the concern. Our rating of 80 ranks him second of 12, and he has run over today's trip from draw 2.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- Astronomy Domine (GB) by Galileo
- Owner
- Muir Racing Partnership Goodwood
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 72
Robert Havlin
Matt Crawley 0/5
Potters Margot won last time out, but that came after a sixth and a fifth, and a 93-day absence is a concern. Carrying 130 lb from draw 5, she has run over today's trip and going, yet our rating ranks her ninth of 12.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Clenor (IRE) by Oratorio
- Owner
- Mrs J May
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 62
Hector Crouch
Ollie Sangster 1/19
Kigali arrives in better heart, with a second last time out and another second two starts back, though he is yet to win in his last six and has run over today's trip before. Carrying 129 lb from stall nine after 31 days off, he sits fifth on our ratings, with a modest speed figure of 58 the drawback.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Polar Circle (USA) by Royal Academy
- Owner
- Mr And Mrs B V Sangster
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 58
David Egan
Marco Botti 1/7
Royal Titan is yet to win in his last five starts, though a third two runs back is the pick of that form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 36-day break and 128 lb from stall 10 leave him a midfield sort, with our rating of 72 ranking him eighth of 12.
- Sire
- Bolt D'Oro (USA)
- Dam
- Blue Beryl (USA) by Bernstein
- Owner
- Hamza Laith
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 68
William Carson
David Evans 1/15
Beaten into eighth last time out and unplaced the run before, she is a winner five starts back and a second three starts back, and she is back after 17 days having run over today's trip. Our rating of 72 is six above her official 66, though carrying 127 lb from draw 7 and ranking seventh of 12 suggests a midfield finish.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Path Of Totality (USA) by War Front
- Owner
- Dukes Head Group
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 66
Paddy Bradley
Charlie Fellowes 1/10
Maliqui has been beaten in his last two, a seventh last time out and an eighth two starts back, and is winless in his last four, so he is hard to fancy. A second three starts back and prior experience of the trip and going offer some hope, but our rating ranks him tenth of 12.
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam
- Queen's Course (IRE) by Gleneagles
- Owner
- Laurence Bellman And Partners
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 59
Ashley Lewis (3)
Marcus Tregoning 0/1
Fourth last time out is her best effort since a win four starts back, but she was unplaced in the two runs between and is hard to fancy, ranked 11 of 12 on our figures. On the plus side, she is fit after 17 days and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Bayside Boy (IRE)
- Dam
- Letusgothenyouandi (GB) by Frankel
- Owner
- Corinthian Racing
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Whitsbury, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 56
Kieran O'Neill
Scott Dixon 1/24
Ten of Clubs is winless in his last six, with an eighth last time out and a third three starts back the only glimmer, and his yard is cold at 1/24 in the last 14 days. He has run over today's trip and going, but ranking 12 of 12 on our figures makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Lady Goldfrapp (IRE) by Gutaifan
- Owner
- Amphitheatre Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 60
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.