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Sam King returns on Thursday with two selections…

Jason Watson heads to Newcastle for a strong book of rides this afternoon, with General Admission looking like a bit of a standout in the 7f Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Stakes at 4.05.

A half-brother to American Grade 2 winner King Of Gosford, he made a highly promising start to his career when runner-up at Kempton in October, shaping as though he would learn plenty from the experience throughout.

Andrew Balding has an impressive 23% (42-181) strike-rate when sending horses to the North East venue, with his runners returning a +£22.43 to a £1 level stake.

The winner that day was a subsequent scorer at Lingfield and looks destined to go onto better things, while main market rivals Great Dream and Lord Capulet both need to leave their debut efforts behind.

A debut RPR of 77 from General Admission sets the standard and any improvement should see him go one better this time around.

WIN - General Admission

Odds – Evens

Earlier on the card, Noble Consort remains fairly unexposed over 6f and looks well-placed to land the 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap at 3.02.

Julie Camacho's four-year-old failed to see out the 7f when fourth at Wolverhampton in November, before relishing the drop back to 6f when getting off the mark over this course and distance sixteen days ago.

That was his first start over this trip in handicap company and he left the impression there could definitely be more to come from him as a sprinter.

Confidence should be high following that breakthrough success and a 5lb rise in the weights looks manageable for this lightly raced gelded son of Too Darn Hot.

WIN - Noble Consort

Odds – 13/8