15:45 Newbury

Wednesday 20 December 2017

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St. James's Place Fillies' 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 6.22s

Empreinte Reconce²⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-5| J: H Cobden| T: C L Tizzard

10/11

Winner of her sole start in France in a 1m4f contest at Lignieres (heavy) in April. Dam is a half-sister to a couple of useful individuals and she is one for the shortlist on her debut for this stable.

Form: 1-

Aimee De Sivola²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Lizzie Kelly⁽³⁾| T: Nick Williams

5/1

Shaped with promise when finishing fourth in a 1m6f bumper at Warwick (good-to-soft) on debut a month ago. Interesting to see how she fares today.

Form: 4

Aweeminit

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

5/1

Unraced daughter of Arcadio purchased for €6,500 as a foal three years ago. Half-sister to the useful Caracci Apache and yard's newcomers demand the utmost respect.

Form:

Cassis De Reine²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner

10/1

Career best effort when finishing a good second in a 1m6f bumper at Warwick (good-to-soft) last time out. Stable are in good form at present (2/3) but likely needs to improve to figure in this contest.

Form: 352

Maebh

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Daniel Sansom⁽⁷⁾| T: J W Mullins

20/1

Unraced Doyen filly bought for €8,500 as a store horse in June. Half-brother to a couple of decent winners but likely to prove better over further in time.

Form:

Nebuka^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: Jean-Rene Auvray

66/1

Unraced So You Think filly unsold at 1,5000 gns at the sales in July. Probably best watched with a tongue tie worn for the fist time on racecourse debut.

Form:

Quimba

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

10/1

Unraced filly by Dink. Dam is a half-sister to a winning stayer in France and she is worth a check in the market for a leading stable on racecourse debut.

Form:

So Lonely²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: N D Fehily| T: J Butler

40/1

Finished behind a couple of today's rivals when sixth at Warwick (1m6f, good-to-soft) on debut earlier this month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 6

Suzie Staples

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: L Heard| T: R J Price

66/1

Unraced Black Sam Bellamy filly out of an unraced half-sister to multiple winner My Shanandoah amongst others. Market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

Wilde Spirit²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King

16/1

Not unfancied in the market prior to finishing a well beaten eighth on debut at Warwick (1m6f, good-to-soft) last month. Needs to step up on that if she's to figure in this contest.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Empreinte Reconce (10/11), Aimee De Sivola (5/1), Aweeminit (5/1), Cassis De Reine (10/1), Quimba (10/1), Wilde Spirit (16/1), Maebh (20/1), So Lonely (40/1), Suzie Staples (66/1), Nebuka (66/1)

EMPREINTE RECONCE ran out the impressive winner of her debut in France in the spring and with that form having been boosted by the subsequent success of the runner-up she can make a winning UK debut in this concluding bumper. Trainer Fergal O'Brien's yard took this contest last season and his debutant Aweeminit can claim second here while Quimba who represents a leading stable can finish third.