Race cards · Fri 30 Nov
Friday 30 November · Newcastle, England
19:45 Follow Sun Racing On Twitter Novice Stakes
- Distance
- 1m 0f 5y
- Going
- Standard
- Class
- 5
- Prize
- GBP 5800
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
Mark Johnston's MATTERHORN thrived when switched to the all-weather at Chelmsford last time and the Raven's Pass colt, who is related to plenty of winners including Group 3 scorer Tactic, appears the one to beat once again despite having to shoulder a penalty. Holy Heart sports a tongue tie on his return to action and is likely to be involved if fully revved up, while Southwell second Phantasmal and Thaayer are others who make some appeal.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thaayer | 33 | Alistair Rawlinson | R Menzies | 9 2 | 13-2 | |
| 2 | Matterhorn | 31 | P J McDonald | C & M Johnston | 9 9 | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Holy Heart | 3- | R Havlin | J & T Gosden | 9 2 | 11-10 | |
| 4 | Middlescence | 0-43 | Jason Hart | L Egerton | 9 4 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Dejan | 67 | G Lee | B Smart | 9 2 | 50-1 | |
| 6 | Phantasmal | 62 | P Mathers | W Coltherd | 9 4 | 28-1 | |
| 7 | Al Reef | 40 | A Mullen | M Appleby | 9 2 | 28-1 | |
| 8 | The Brora Pobbles | 98 | Cam Hardie | A C Whillans | 8 11 | 250-1 |