bet365 Novice Auction Stakes

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 10.05s

(4)

More Than Likely¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| CD

1/1

Showed dramatic improvement from first run to win readily here over C&D on her second start. Should go well again but penalty makes life a little tougher.

Form: 31

(5)

Halliford Road²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: M Madgwick

100/1

Big prices and well beaten on both his starts to date. Likely to be more suited to handicaps on the back of this and others preferred.

Form: 86

(3)

Associate Rock^h⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

16/1

Best effort so far when finishing third of 12 at Windsor (6f, good to firm) last week. Readily outpaced in the closing stages there and a similar story on the cards here.

Form: 703

(2)

Dolly Dupree^t1⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: William Carson| T: P W D'Arcy

20/1

Didn't really seem to appreciate the first-time blinkers at Chelmsford last time and they are quickly disposed of here. Tongue-tie goes on but needs to do plenty more to be involved.

Form: 389

(1)

Miss Elsa²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| BF

1/1

Shaped well on debut before being beaten at odds-on on her second start. This extra furlong should help and is a major player receiving weight from More Than Likely.

Form: 22

Forecasts

More Than Likely (1/1), Miss Elsa (1/1), Associate Rock (16/1), Dolly Dupree (20/1), Halliford Road (100/1)

This looks to be a match between the likeable last time out C&D winner More Than Likely and MISS ELSA. Slight preference is for the latter who has shaped like this extra furlong will really suit and she is taken to come out on top getting 7lb from Richard Hughes's filly.