16:40 Lingfield

Thursday 31 May 2018

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Join Us For Countryside Day - 2nd June Novice Median Auction Stakes

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 13.44s

(5)

Red Island¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Bentley| T: G Peckham

6/4

Has 3L to find with Usain Boat on Newmarket running and 5lb better off here. Lost his balance in the dip and the experience can only bring him on. How much he improves depends on how he handles these undulations.

Form: 4

(1)

Siona's Boy¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans

20/1

Cheap purchase who was down the field at 66/1 in a hot York maiden. Soon in trouble once the moderate early pace quickened up and he needs to step up considerably.

Form: 8

(8)

Fast Endeavour

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Spencer| T: M L W Bell

7/1

Unraced Pastoral Pursuits filly bought for £6,500 at the sales last August. Half-sister to a two-year-old winner and yard are 3-12 with their turf juveniles this term.

Form:

(2)

Izvestia

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

12/1

€18,000 purchase from the first crop Battle Of Marengo. Her two siblings are winners on turf and AW as is her dam. From a good yard who took a division of this with a debutante last year.

Form:

(4)

Patchouli⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: George Downing| T: M R Channon

7/2

Sixties Icon filly out of a moderate winning miler. Dam has produced a middle-distance winner and this looked on the sharp side on Saturday.

Form: 8

(6)

Pot Luck

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

8/1

From a family the trainer has had success with. Dam was speedy but the three winners she has produced were better over further than this. Sire Phoenix Reach was a middle-distance horse so probable she may lack the speed for 6f.

Form:

(7)

Seafaring Girl³³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: S M Levey| T: D M Loughnane

7/1

Cheap half-sister to several winners. Fourth of six on debut when conditions were probably on the soft side. Nevertheless the yard are 1-86 with this age group since 2014.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(3)

Usain Boat¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: George Scott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Red Island (6/4), Usain Boat (13/8), Patchouli (7/2), Seafaring Girl (7/1), Fast Endeavour (7/1), Pot Luck (8/1), Izvestia (12/1), Siona's Boy (20/1)

Red Island sets the standard on his Newmarket debut. However, having become unbalanced entering the dip there are concerns how he will handle these undulations. FAST ENDEAVOUR has enough speed in the pedigree to be a worthy alternative and the trainer has had some success with this age group in 2018. A similar mark applies to Archie Watson who saddles Izvestia, but she is bred to be better suited by further as is Pot Luck.