13:35 Chelmsford City

Saturday 7 July 2018

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20 Free Bets At totesport.com Fillies' Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 26.74s

(4)

Izvestia¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| D

5/4

Kept on under pressure to win on her first attempt at this trip at Wetherby last month and despite the penalty incurred holds every chance of following up now switched back to the AW.

Form: 31

(5)

California Love

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: T P Queally| T: R Spencer

12/1

Unraced Power filly; 6,000gns foal, £18,000 yearling; third foal and a half-sister to an Italian 7f-8.7f winner; her dam was also a 6f juvenile winner.

Form:

(2)

Mysusy^p1⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: H Spiller

16/1

€13,000 yearling, £18,500 juvenile; 20/1 and slowly into stride, always in rear on debut at Windsor (5f, good to firm) in May; upped notably in trip with cheekpieces applied, so effectively is starting all over again.

Form: 6

(6)

Castelo¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: R Winston| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 65

40/1

Never able to land a blow on Izvestia at Wetherby last month (fifth; beaten 3½L), with her earlier 6f attempts not really up to that much; looks to be more of a future nursery type.

Form: 705

(3)

Liberatrix

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

9/4

Unraced Iffraaj filly; 10,000gns yearling; fourth foal who is a half-sister to various middle distance winners including Ad Libitum (1m3f); mightn't be quite sharp enough on debut over 7f but is fully respected given her trainer.

Form:

(1)

Lively Lydia

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

4/1

11,000gns yearling; ninth foal and a half-sister to five winners including Conduct (1m1f-1m4f) and Celestation (7f-1m2f); mix of speed and stamina in her pedigree (dam a 1m juvenile winner; also later a 2m scorer).

Form:

(7)

Aleeka⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Bentley| T: D O'Meara

16/1

Green and always in rear on debut at Doncaster (7f) last weekend, finishing last of four to the odds-on poke Blonde Warrior; needs to progress quickly on AW bow in order to play any significant role.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Izvestia (5/4), Liberatrix (9/4), Lively Lydia (4/1), California Love (12/1), Aleeka (16/1), Mysusy (16/1), Castelo (40/1)

IZVESTIA was evidently well suited by the step up in trip when winning in a determined manner at Wetherby last month and whilst she's probably no star, she looks fully capable of following up now switched back to synthetics and reunited with Hollie Doyle (partnered her on debut). The market will most likely dictate that Liberatrix and California Love are the pick of the newcomers, but a bold effort can also be expected from Lively Lydia who has a decent mix of speed and stamina in her pedigree.