Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 25.39s

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Autumn Splendour^p1⁷⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 10-1| J: L Morris| T: J Tate| OR: 87

8/1

Both wins have come at Yarmouth, making all to justify prohibitive odds in June, and coming from off the pace to land a nursery there. Never competitive after a slow start at Salisbury in October, and cheekpieces tried after a break now.

Form: 219315

(5)

Woodside Wonder^p⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 74| D

13/8

Beaten on first five starts in nurseries, but made virtually all to regain winning thread at Kempton last time, posting a career best in the process. Had the run of things there, but impressive, and leading claims again.

Form: 206941

(1)

Blue Mountain⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 78| BF

9/4

Yet to improve on a promising debut at Chester, but type to do better now qualified for handicaps, and no surprise to see improvement on first start since being gelded.

Form: 238

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Times Past⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 77| D

10/3

Dug deep to gain first success on nursery debut at Southwell, and ran creditably when 4½L second of 12 to Woodside Wonder at Kempton last time. Now 6lb better off, but still has work to do if he's to reverse those placings.

Form: 27212

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Seductive Moment¹⁸⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74

16/1

Won a novice auction at Windsor in May, but well below that form on both subsequent starts. Gelded and given a long break since, so possible he'll begin to build on initial promise now.

Form: 178

Forecasts

Woodside Wonder (13/8), Blue Mountain (9/4), Times Past (10/3), Autumn Splendour (8/1), Seductive Moment (16/1)

WOODSIDE WONDER must be the selection after he won by a wide margin at Kempton last time from Times Past, for all there's a chance the margin of victory is a tad flattering given a well-judged ride. Times Past has work to do to reverse the form, and perhaps the recently gelded Blue Mountain will resume his progress and throw down the biggest challenge.