14:35 Lingfield

Saturday 11 February 2017

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32Red Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 58.94s

(3)

Akuna Mattatta¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T J Murphy| T: R J Smith

66/1

Ran wide and hung when making her debut over 6f here last month. Needs to improve markedly on that to figure in this.

Form: 7

(4)

Jack The Truth¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: George Scott

15/8

Purchased for £40,000 as a yearling and speedily bred son of Dandy Man. Yard yet to have a winner here and better known for their handicap successes.

Form:

(7)

Berryessa²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest

5/4

Runner-up having been sent off a big price for her debut over C&D last month. Beaten by a vastly more experienced rival on that occasion and likely to prove tough to beat here.

Form: 2

(8)

Mercers¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: P Crate| OR: 62

8/1

Runner-up on her most recent outing on soft ground at Windsor back in october. Absent since and makes her AW debut here.

Form: 572-

(2)

Sheila's Palace⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 59

7/1

Finished fourth over C&D last time out having run well in a handicap prior to that. Had seven starts without winning and likely to find a two or three too good once more.

Form: 423653

(1)

Snoozy Sioux^h1⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: Martin Smith| OR: 59

16/1

Beaten less than two lengths off a mark of 60 in a handicap on his penultimate outing over this trip at Kempton, well beaten upped in distance since and an interesting contender on her return to maiden company.

Form: 7940-61

Non-Runners

(5)

Heavenly Cry²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

(6)

Raspberry Princess⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: P S McEntee J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Berryessa (5/4), Jack The Truth (15/8), Sheila's Palace (7/1), Mercers (8/1), Heavenly Cry (14/1), Snoozy Sioux (16/1), Raspberry Princess (50/1), Akuna Mattatta (66/1)

A repeat of BERRYESSA'S debut outing over C&D here last month should be enough to see her take this with the trainer and jockey having a near 23% strike rate (11/48) when teaming up together in recent seasons. The selection is less exposed than many in here and can get the better of Mercers who finished runner-up to an odds-on favourite when last seen in action and makes his AW debut in this while Heavenly Cry can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by taking third. 1. Berryessa 2. Mercers 3. Heavenly Cry