14:30 Newcastle

Thursday 28 June 2018

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Stobart Aviation Services Novice Median Auction Stakes

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 30.29s

(2)

Amadeus Grey⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

5/6

Zebedee colt from family of smart sprinter Amadeus Wolf who showed significant improvement first to second start when a touch unlucky not to win. Sets a clear standard.

Form: 62

(8)

Antagonize

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

7/1

Bred with plenty of speed in pedigree but stable very quiet at present. Probably best watched on debut but worth a check in the market.

Form:

(5)

Ateescomponent

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: T D Barron

6/1

By Shirocco out of a mare who won nine times. Looks one of the more likely types on debut and worth a market check.

Form:

(3)

Geyser¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: F P Murtagh

200/1

Cheap purchase at just €3,000 as a yearling but that rose to £10,000 as a two-year-old. Long odds, slowly away and well beaten on debut. Best Watched.

Form: 9

(4)

No Ransom^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam

100/1

€11,500 son of Intikhab who has shown nothing in two starts to date. First-time cheekpieces added but hard to make any case for.

Form: 09

(10)

Picture Poet²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Spiller

11/2

Camacho colt, finished seventh of 12 on debut, though beaten less than 5L. Scope for better and in a race lacking depth has place possibilities.

Form: 7

(7)

Whiskey And Water

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison

6/1

Son of Harbour Watch cost 19,000 gns as a yearling. Stable struggling for winners and their runners tend to improve with experience. Market best guide on debut.

Form:

(1)

Aisling¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 53

20/1

Only moderate form in three starts to date over a furlong shorter. Bred to appreciate this trip but needs to find significant improvement.

Form: 954

(6)

Swerved

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Ollie Pears

100/1

Daughter of Excelebration who cost just 2,000gns as a yearling. Stable not noted for debut winners and bred to appreciate further in time.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

You Little Beauty⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: Mrs A Duffield J: Connor Beasley

Forecasts

Amadeus Grey (5/6), Picture Poet (11/2), Whiskey And Water (6/1), Ateescomponent (6/1), Antagonize (7/1), Aisling (20/1), You Little Beauty (25/1), Swerved (100/1), No Ransom (100/1), Geyser (200/1)

AMADEUS GREY should take a lot of beating in a race lacking any depth. The son of Zebedee was unlucky when hampered early on his second start and a reproduction of that effort should be good enough here. Picture Poet showed enough on debut to be competitive in a race of this nature while Ateescomponent looks the most likely of the debutantes.