16:00 Newmarket

Saturday 23 June 2018

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188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 British EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 1m 38.30s

(11)

Red Starlight⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Bentley| T: R Hannon| OR: 87| D

5/2

Left the form of her debut two-year-old run well behind when taking a 1m novice event on soft ground at the end of 2017. Shaped with encouragement on her return under similar conditions at Ascot and may do better still.

Form: 61-3

(14)

Althaaqib^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Owen Burrows

8/1

Wore blinkers for his AW debut (retained here) but shaped quite nicely as he should have having cost $1.9m as a yearling. Slow to stride over 7f he will be seen to better effect over longer trips; more to come.

Form: 4

(9)

Anchises

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Mahon⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon

50/1

Half-brother to a 6f winner he cost £75,000 as a yearling and comes from the same stable as likely market leader Red Starlight. Given that fact he's best watched unless there is some market support.

Form:

(6)

Auxerre

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: B Doyle| T: C Appleby

3/1

Half-brother to three winners he looks to have a decent pedigree and comes from a yard that have been amongst the winners all year. Betting may provide the best guide to his chance.

Form:

(8)

Brother Ralph²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Quinn| T: B J Meehan

16/1

Showed plenty to work on when he made his debut at Newbury over 7f in September and not knocked around at all. Failed to come on for that run when last seen although the ground was far softer; better expected in time.

Form: 40-

(12)

Caledonia Earl¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: R M H Cowell

100/1

Just had the one run so far with his pedigree making some appeal but he didn't really live up to expectations showing plenty of inexperience. Finished well held and not much more expected here.

Form: 0

(7)

Contingency Fee

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam J McNamara⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan

33/1

Looks the lesser fancied of the duo from this yard on debut being a half-sister to a very smart winner at up to 7f Do The Honours. Runners from this yard usually improve for the run and not much is expected on debut.

Form:

(5)

Guarantor¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: G Peckham

66/1

Wore a visor for his debut which was removed for his second start without much if any improvement forthcoming. Needs one run for a mark and will be better off handicapping than in this sphere.

Form: 97

(10)

Whitlock²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

3/1

300,000 guineas yearling; brother to good winner at up to 1m in Zonderland. Finished well beaten on Chelmsford debut last year and looked very green but in very good hands and sure to show more this season.

Form: 8-

(2)

Cape Cyclone

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Louis Steward| T: S C Williams

50/1

One of a brace of runners from this yard with this one making her debut. 70,000 guineas yearling by Cape Cross with the newcomers from the yard usually best watched.

Form:

(4)

Oakley Mimosa¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Milly Naseb⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams

100/1

Finished well beaten in a 7f novice event here recently and can only be watched on her second start on the evidence of that run.

Form: 8

(1)

Sharp Practice²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: Sir Michael Stoute

8/1

Well-bred filly who is likely to be better than she showed on her first outing last month on the AW. Should come on for that run and the drop to 1m looks to suit having not been given a hard time on her debut.

Form: 8

(3)

Tafawoq²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hills

14/1

Could well build on the promise that she should on her debut at Goodwood over 1m earlier in the month (hampered in the closing stages). Has a lovely pedigree and better than the bare result on debut; more to come.

Form: 8

(13)

True Calling¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Wood| T: M H Tompkins

66/1

There was some ability shown on her debut at Chelmsford on the AW in February over 7f but much more needed here taking on some useful types.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Red Starlight (5/2), Auxerre (3/1), Whitlock (3/1), Sharp Practice (8/1), Althaaqib (8/1), Tafawoq (14/1), Brother Ralph (16/1), Contingency Fee (33/1), Anchises (50/1), Cape Cyclone (50/1), Guarantor (66/1), True Calling (66/1), Oakley Mimosa (100/1), Caledonia Earl (100/1)

Like the opener on the card the market will provide a good guide here and Red Starlight sets a good standard but she does carry a penalty and one of the once-raced types may well improve past her. A chance is taken with SHARP PRACTICE from a yard that are going along nicely now having had a slow start to the year. She shaped nicely over further and looks the type to improve greatly from first to second run. Tafawoq is another who looks as though she can build on her first run with Auxerre the best of the newcomers.