17:40 Chelmsford City

Thursday 6 September 2018

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Bet toteplacepot At totesport.com Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 10.47s

(1)

More Than Likely⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 86| BF| D

7/4

Won two in a row at Brighton and ran up to level of form when second at Nottingham before a disappointing effort last start. Hard to know what the issue was there and needs to bounce back on AW debut.

Form: 31122

(6)

Coastguard Watch¹¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes

16/1

€31,000 yearling who showed little on debut and hard to make a case for on that evidence. Stable also run More Than Likely.

Form: 0

(3)

Pageant Master¹³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Louis Steward| T: M H Tompkins

40/1

Casamento colt who fetched €16,000 as a yearling. Sent off long odds on debut in April and ran very green. Likely to need further than this in due course.

Form: 5

(2)

Croqueta

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon

8/1

Daughter of Camacho who cost 26,000 gns as a yearling and a half-sister to three winners. Represents a leading stable of juveniles and should be noted in the betting on debut.

Form:

(4)

With Envy¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: W Buick| T: W J Haggas

1/1

Kodiac filly that cost €28,000 as a yearling. Had to come wide to deliver her challenge when showing nice improvement on her second start at Goodwood. Looks well treated on these terms off and the one to beat.

Form: 82

(5)

Hector's Here

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado

33/1

Son of Cityscape out of an Exceed And Excel mare who only cost 800 gns as a yearling. Trainer's runners tend to improve from their debut and looks connection's second string behind Sparklealot.

Form:

(7)

Alban's Dream⁸⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: R Eddery

14/1

Lethal Force filly, cost £14,500 as a yearling. Looked like she would come on for the run following a second when green in a weak race over this C&D, however was disappointing on turf debut. Worth a try back at this track but improvement required.

Form: 27

Non-Runners

(8)

Sparklealot²⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: I Furtado J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

With Envy (1/1), More Than Likely (7/4), Sparklealot (15/2), Croqueta (8/1), Alban's Dream (14/1), Coastguard Watch (16/1), Hector's Here (33/1), Pageant Master (40/1)

Typically for her trainer's juveniles WITH ENVY progressed considerably for her debut and looked one to follow with a running on second. That performance would be good enough to win this and she is taken to improve right away these rivals. Sparklealot could progress again now back up to his winning trip while More Than Likely would be a leading contender if putting a poor run behind her on this first start on an artificial surface. Of the two debutantes Croqueta stands out and the market should prove the best guide to her chances.