18:40 Newbury

Tuesday 26 June 2018

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Win Races With Jonathan Portman Fillies' Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:42 | Winning time: 1m 11.84s

(3)

Arishka¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R Winston| T: D & C Kubler

16/1

Made the frame behind Chapelli at Catterick (5f good) earlier this month and steps up in trip seeking a shade more improvement; half-sister to winners over 6f-1m2f, including Group 3 winning juvenile Treaty Of Paris.

Form: 63

(6)

Be Like Me¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Fresu| T: M Botti

13/2

Helmet filly (€28,000 yearling); ran a respectable race on debut two weeks ago when finishing 3L third of ten to So Brave at Lingfield (6f AW); considered assuming she's equally adept on turf.

Form: 3

(11)

Canford Dancer¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

12/1

25,000 gns yearling; started at odds of 50/1 and finished a never nearer 9L fifth of 14 on debut at Salisbury (6f good to firm) earlier this month.

Form: 5

(7)

Devils Roc²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C Hills

25/1

Half-sister to the 5f-6f AW winner Rock On Baileys, but hasn't shown much so far in a couple of 5f spins on vastly differing ground at Nottingham; more needed upped in trip.

Form: 99

(4)

Perfectly²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

16/1

Cost just 3,000 gns as a foal (16,000 gns as a yearling) and didn't make much of an impact on debut at Windsor (5f good) earlier this month. However, is with a leading trainer and this looks to be a more suitable option.

Form: 8

(5)

Pont Vert

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: M Dwyer| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

20/1

Unraced Avonbridge filly (£12,000 yearling); certain to be a very speedy sort on pedigree-sister to the 5f winner Avon Green, so shouldn't be dismissed without close inspection of the market vibes.

Form:

(10)

Princess Florence²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan

66/1

14,000 gns yearling; 33/1 and well beaten on debut at Chelmsford (6f) in late May; unlikely that she'll have a major role to play.

Form: 8

(2)

Fast Endeavour¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell

14/1

£6,500 yearling; bettered her debut effort when finishing a staying on third to Red Island at Chelmsford (6f) latest; clearly learning with racing but possible that she's more of a longer-term project (nursery type).

Form: 63

(8)

Iconic Choice¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

9/4

Once raced Sixties Icon filly (cost £4,500); plenty to like about her debut fourth to New Winds at Haydock (6f good to firm); not knocked about there she appeared to be fairly green; further improvement likely.

Form: 4

(1)

Pass The Gin¹⁷

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

7/4

Disappointing when a beaten 5/4f at Lingfield earlier this month (5f), but her debut Chelmsford fourth to Buckingham (6f) took a slight boost at the weekend with the third-placed horse Freed From Desire winning at Redcar (20/1).

Form: 46

(9)

Scenic Lady³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: M J Attwater

100/1

£4,000 yearling; 100/1 and a well beaten ninth of ten on debut at Kempton in May (6f) - winner La Pelosa runner up in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last week.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Pass The Gin (7/4), Iconic Choice (9/4), Be Like Me (13/2), Canford Dancer (12/1), Fast Endeavour (14/1), Perfectly (16/1), Arishka (16/1), Pont Vert (20/1), Devils Roc (25/1), Princess Florence (66/1), Scenic Lady (100/1)

No obvious standout contender, but ICONIC CHOICE shaped encouragingly on debut at Haydock (without being given a hard race) and is strongly fancied to come on a bundle for that initial racecourse experience. Others worthy of consideration include Be Like Me, Pass The Gin and the newcomer Pont Vert.