October was a good month of profit for my subscription members, with +4.32 points(£432.00) so that was a plus.  With plenty of rain overnight, the ground will be testing at the majority of turf meetings today.  At Newcastle on the tapeta, rain normally helps to make the track ride a bit faster.  With the transferred from Doncaster group 1 Vertem Futurity at 6.00 for two year olds, over the mile.  I think it is the first group 1 race on an artificial surface.  Kinross has been heavily backed into favourite.  The Ralph Beckett trained colt was very impressive when he won easily at Newmarket on debut.  It is a big jump up in class from that here, as Mogul trained by Aiden O’Brian is a Group 2 winner, and has more experience.  But it will be really interesting to see the race, as a few others lining up are potentially very useful performers. So probably a race to watch rather than get heavily involved in, Newcastle is really a tough last furlong, horses with previous form at the track are worth following.

More later.