18:20 Newcastle

Monday 3 September 2018

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Racegoers Club 50th Anniversary EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:23 | Winning time: 1m 30.17s

(3)

Alfa Dawn⁶⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Smart

17/2

£85,000 juvenile; always in the rear on debut at Doncaster (6f) in June, when finishing seventh of eight to subsequent French Group 3 winner Comedy; up in trip for AW switch.

Form: 7

(7)

Al Hayette⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: I Mohammed

7/2

67,000gns juvenile; slowly away on both starts so far (6f-7f, Doncaster); kept on well to finish just over 5L third to winning debutante Zofelle and the subsequent Group 3 runner-up Accordance latest.

Form: 53

(5)

Arctic Fox¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

25/1

First foal from a fairly modest dam (Aurora Borealis); weakened on debut over 1m at Doncaster last month (fourth), and needs to have drawn plenty from that initial effort in order to figure positively now dropped in trip.

Form: 4

(1)

Elusive Brand²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

25/1

Showed more on her second start at Brighton (7f, good to firm) when finishing just over 2L third of four to the 85-rated Big Baby Bull; respected, but others appear open to a greater degree of improvement.

Form: 43

(9)

Fantastic Ms Fox

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

40/1

Cost £3,500 as a yearling; half-sister to the 5f winner Our Little Pony; makes her racecourse debut for a trainer who also saddles Arctic Fox.

Form:

(8)

Gleeful²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian

4/5

Her dam Merletta was a fairly useful 6f juvenile winner, and she acquitted herself well on debut at Kempton (7f) last month when a staying on 2¾L third to winning newcomer Sand Share; further improvement highly likely.

Form: 3

(6)

Mistress Of Love²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| BF

9/2

Cost $1,000,000 as a yearling; half-sister to the US 1m turf/dirt winner Opportunity Cost; very green on debut at Ayr (7f+) last month when turned over at odds of 2/5f; every likelihood she'll prove more competitive on Tapeta with experience banked.

Form: 5

(10)

Red Archangel³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: C Hills

33/1

€100,000 yearling; 40/1 when down the field on debut at Glorious Goodwood (7f) last month; still early days and surely capable of better with that experience banked.

Form: 0

(4)

She'zanarab³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: I Jardine

100/1

Failed to beat a single rival in two starts so far (5½f-6f), and likely to find life tough here now upped in trip on AW debut.

Form: 64

Non-Runners

(2)

Olivia R¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: T D Barron J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Gleeful (4/5), Al Hayette (7/2), Mistress Of Love (9/2), Olivia R (8/1), Alfa Dawn (17/2), Arctic Fox (25/1), Elusive Brand (25/1), Red Archangel (33/1), Fantastic Ms Fox (40/1), She'zanarab (100/1)

Gleeful demonstrated immense promise on debut at Kempton last month (third) and as such is the likeliest winner with improvement considered highly probable. However, she's certain to be well found in the market and this isn't a complete non-event, with a number of the other runners capable of more with experience banked, so greater value may lie elsewhere. Mistress of Love cost a tidy sum as a yearling and she should be suited by this artificial surface on pedigree, whilst both Red Archangel and Alfa Dawn are noteworthy enough despite making moderate debuts. However, AL HAYETTE gets a tentative each-way nod in the hope that she can break on terms tonight.