14:30 Bath

Wednesday 9 August 2017

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Hotel Indigo Bath Opening 2018 Maiden Auction Stakes

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 4.34s

(1)

Grand Acclaim²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H J L Dunlop

11/1

Trainer has had just one juvenile winner this year and although this one showed some progress from his initial outing he's still nest watched here.

Form: 95

(8)

Compton Grace²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon

9/2

Showed some ability on her debut at Windsor over 6f but failed to build on that run over the same trip last time out. Given her last run can only be watched now.

Form: 87

(7)

Katie Lee

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Georgia Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: H Candy

3/1

Price dropped dramatically from foal to two-year-old (£5,000) and out of a dam that was a mile AW winner. Stable yet to have a juvenile winner this season though and that tempers enthusiasm.

Form:

(6)

Sancerre²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: S Kirk

9/4

Made his debut on the AW over 6f at Wolverhampton and showed that there was something to work on for the future when making the frame. With normal progression should be able to take a hand here if she handles the switch to the turf.

Form: 3

(2)

Zapateado¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Fahy| T: R Hughes

5/2

Her pedigree makes some appeal and she showed that she had ability on her debut despite a rather enthusiastic nature before and during the race. That trait told in the end and she weakened to finish halfway down the field but not before she had shown that she could improve if settling better this time around.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(3)

Expediate³⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: R M H Cowell J: F Sweeney

(4)

Three Little Birds⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: S Kirk J: Charles Bishop

(5)

Pretty Risky

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: P R Chamings J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Three Little Birds (13/8), Sancerre (9/4), Zapateado (5/2), Katie Lee (3/1), Expediate (4/1), Compton Grace (9/2), Grand Acclaim (11/1), Pretty Risky (16/1)

Three Little Birds has had plenty of chances and if there is any rain around her chances look as though they will take another knock as all of her better form is on quicker ground than she is likely to face here. There are a few that could improve here and she looks a vulnerable market leader with both SANCERRE and Zapateado capable of building on their initial runs the former maybe just a little more than the latter. Katie Lee is an interesting newcomer although her stable haven’t troubled the scorers this year in the juvenile department with Expediate needing to bounce back from a poor run last time out to make an impression.