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Timeform Eyecatcher: Sunday

ERIGMOOR

Runner-up, 2m handicap chase, Tramore, Sunday 18 August

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Erigmoor ran well to finish second in this handicap chase and can have his effort upgraded given the winner poached a soft lead.

Erigmoor couldn't quite get to grips with the winner and was beaten two and a quarter lengths, but he made up a lot of ground on the final circuit and showed enough to suggest he should be winning before long.

It's still relatively early days for Erigmoor since joining Gordon Elliott from Stuart Edmunds but he's been placed on all three starts in handicaps for this yard and is clearly on a competitive mark.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Saturday

FIONA MACCOUL

Fifth, 6f maiden, Curragh, Saturday 17 August

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Fiona Maccoul shaped with plenty of encouragement to finish fifth on debut, doing much the best of those held up in a race that was dominated by those who raced handily.

Fiona Maccoul was held up and still had plenty to do two furlongs out, but she made good headway weaving between rivals and finished well under a hands-and-heels ride.

She will improve for this experience and is likely to be high on the shortlist next time.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Friday

SCANDINAVIA

Runner-up, 1m maiden, Newmarket, Friday 16 August

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This is usually a significant contest and has a roll of honour that features Coroebus and Roaring Lion - from the time it was run as a novice - and is best known as 'the Frankel maiden'.

There were plenty of well-bred juveniles from top yards in this year's edition and there's no reason not to take a bullish view of the form among the four that pulled clear in a soundly run race.

Scandinavia still looked very green, despite having the benefit of a run under his belt, but it was encouraging how strong he proved inside the final furlong to get to within three-quarters of a length of the promising winner. He is likely to take another big step forward.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Thursday

PARTICIPLE

Runner-up, 1m fillies' novice, Salisbury, Thursday 15 August

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Participle boasts an excellent pedigree - she's by Frankel out of a half-sister to the top-class Kingman - and she made a highly promising start to her career when narrowly denied at Salisbury on Thursday.

Participle looked set to collect when quickening up down the outside to hit the front inside the final furlong, but she lost the lead after running green and couldn't quite get back up despite rallying well close home.

She looked like the best long-term prospect in the line-up and is open to significant improvement with this initial experience under her belt.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Wednesday

HIGH SEASON

Runner-up, 7½f maiden, Beverley, Wednesday 14 August

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High Season boasts a fine pedigree - he's by New Bay and out of a listed winner who is a half-sister to Oaks winner Love Divine - and he made a promising start to his career at Beverley on Tuesday.

High Season had to settle for second behind a Southern raider who had shown plenty of ability when third in a Sandown maiden on debut, but he stayed on well to pull six lengths clear of the remainder.

He'll have no problem staying at least a mile and looks well up to winning a similar event.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Tuesday

FRANK THE SPARK

Won, 5f handicap, Nottingham, Tuesday 13 August

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The hat-trick seeking runner-up ran right up to her best in this sprint handicap, but it wasn't enough to deny Frank The Spark, who confirmed himself a progressive sprinter.

His previous form is working out well and he was again well supported to resume winning ways, producing another career-best effort to win with a fair bit more in hand than the official margin suggests.

Frank The Spark was ridden very confidently, travelling well in behind the pace before being produced to lead entering the final furlong, and not all out to beat a likable sort. He is set for another rise in the weights but he will remain a horse to be positive about for a yard that do well with such types.


Timeform Eyecatcher: Monday

UMBRIA

Third, 1m3f handicap, Kempton, Monday 12 August

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Umbria had to settle for minor honours on her handicap debut but she shaped really well in third, making up a considerable amount of ground in the straight in a race in which nothing else from off the pace got involved.

She still had plenty to do a couple of furlongs out but impressed with how she stayed on to get to within a couple of necks of the winner, and she was never nearer than at the line.

Umbria, a Wolverhampton novice winner on her second start, had looked on a potentially handy mark making a quick switch to handicaps and she is likely to prove that point under more favourable circumstances.


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