16:40 Southwell

Wednesday 27 February 2019

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Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Novice Median Auction Stakes

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 40.52s

(1)

Beresford⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

12/1

Fibresand debutante who has now run twice at Newcastle failing to come on for his debut last time went back at 7f for his second outing. Needs to make some progress now up against three useful sorts; needs this run for a handicap mark.

Form: 70

(9)

Copper And Five

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

5/2

Trainer has superb strike-rate at the track (39%; 1-6 with his debut runners). By Paco Boy who has a 10% strike-rate with his progeny out of a dam who was a winner at up to 1m6f. Likely to be well found in the market; bold bid expected.

Form:

(4)

Little Rock³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

5/1

Improved on his second start (7f, Kempton) having looked a longer-term project on debut over 1m at the same venue. Upped to 1m2f last time he was easy to back and ran no sort of race; now back to 1m and making his Fibresand debut.

Form: 74-9

(3)

Zoom Out³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler

20/1

Offered very little on his sole run so far over 1m at Newcastle (150-1) being left well behind by the principals. Now switched to Fibresand but the only brief can be a watching one.

Form: 0

(8)

Al Daayen¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston

11/2

Showed a little ability on her first start but hardly improved for that initial run over 1m at Newcastle last time; looked a little one paced last time. Stable are in excellent form though; can't be ruled out if handling this surface.

Form: 53

(7)

Oblate

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mullen| T: R Brisland

14/1

Sire statistics don't make this venue an ideal one for this daughter of Epaulette to make her debut. First foal of an unraced dam she's likely to need this initial experience.

Form:

(6)

Phoenix Queen³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Shelley Birkett| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

50/1

A sister to several winners she showed very little on her debut over 1m2f at Lingfield beating just one home and never travelling well. Now makes her Fibresand debut with the sire (Phoenix Reach) having only a modest record here.

Form: 8

(2)

Stay Forever³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: M Dwyer| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

2/1

The most experienced runner in this field she's been easy to back and run below-par in her last two starts back from a break. Placed efforts before that showed she had ability and by a sire (Harbour Watch) with a good record on Fibresand.

Form: 423-66

Non-Runners

(5)

Crazy Spin³³

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: I Furtado J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Stay Forever (2/1), Copper And Five (5/2), Little Rock (5/1), Al Daayen (11/2), Beresford (12/1), Oblate (14/1), Zoom Out (20/1), Crazy Spin (33/1), Phoenix Queen (50/1)

Not a particularly strong heat made more complicated by the fact that none of the leading players have any experience on this surface. COPPER AND FIVE comes from a yard with a very strong record here though and their debut runners have generally performed well. Stay Forever is by a sire with a 9-41 record here so this may be the perfect surface for her to put two below-par runs behind her having already gained a handicap mark of 70. Al Daayen comes from a yard that are flying at the moment and can’t be ruled out despite having a little to find on form. Little Rock and Beresford two others making their debut on this surface will do better in handicaps.