19:50 Windsor

Monday 13 May 2019

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Gastro Steakhouse Novice Median Auction Stakes

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 2m 10.65s

(5)

Emojie¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

100/1

Beaten out of sight in a French bumper and one previous start on the Flat; hard to recommend at present.

Form: 8

(10)

Nordic Flight⁴²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace

20/1

Shown promise and this trip shouldn't be an issue. Yard capable of having him primed for his seasonal bow; worth a betting check.

Form: 53-

(11)

Eddie Cochran¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

14/1

Finished last on debut at Wolverhampton last month but should be wiser for the run. Still needs to take a big step forward this time.

Form: 7

(15)

Lord Halifax

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

14/1

Has winners in his pedigree and bred to cope with the trip. Yard going well and is another to keep tabs on in the betting market.

Form:

(14)

Mojave¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

5/2

Interesting to note he's a half-brother to Desert Path, who won this race last year for Amanda Perrett. Needs a big step forward from his modest effort on debut last December.

Form: 7-

(12)

Mystical Jadeite³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Jones| T: G Harris

100/1

Shown little so far and only the fact he's got previous C&D experience boost the interest levels to moderate. Qualified for a mark after this so might be one to do better in handicaps.

Form: 0-9

(6)

Pecorino

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

9/1

Bred to be suited by this trip and not over faced for his racecourse debut. Worth a betting check.

Form:

(4)

Skerryvore¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

10/1

The trip should be no issue on pedigree and likely there's more to come after his debut effort when fifth of eight at Nottingham last month. Does need to improve though.

Form: 5

(1)

Song Without End²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Egan| T: Sir Michael Stoute

4/1

Only modest form shown so far but this step up in trip is more in keeping with his pedigree. Yard now firing and the gelding may well improve plenty for the switch to racing on turf. Shortlisted.

Form: 6-4

(2)

Frosty Tern

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: N Mackay| T: G Deacon

66/1

Cost just 2,000 gns and is a half-sister to 1m4f winner Casual Garcia; likely to do better as she gains experience.

Form:

(13)

Geizy Teizy²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S De Sousa| T: M Botti

3/1

Cost 40,000 gns and is a nicely bred filly with plenty of scope. Debut run at Yarmouth was promising and she may well find more now tried over a couple of furlongs further.

Form: 4-

(3)

Ideal Grace³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

33/1

Well beaten debut at Kempton last month and hard to see her being good enough on that evidence.

Form: 0

(9)

Kalaya¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: A Watson

33/1

Cost€6,000 and has a likelable pedigree; big improvement required after a poor effort on debut at Southwell last month.

Form: 4

(8)

Peripherique⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: J M P Eustace

40/1

Beat just one rival to the finish line on debut at Wolverhampton in March and difficult to see where the requisite improvement will come from.

Form: 7

(16)

Tadasana¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: B A Curtis| T: A Watson

33/1

Finished behind Kalaya on debut and looks the stable second strong once again. Hard to fancy at this stage.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(7)

Gibraltarian

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: C Fellowes J: Nicola Currie

Forecasts

Mojave (5/2), Geizy Teizy (3/1), Song Without End (4/1), Pecorino (9/1), Skerryvore (10/1), Gibraltarian (12/1), Eddie Cochran (14/1), Lord Halifax (14/1), Nordic Flight (20/1), Tadasana (33/1), Ideal Grace (33/1), Kalaya (33/1), Peripherique (40/1), Frosty Tern (66/1), Mystical Jadeite (100/1), Emojie (100/1)

Not much worthwhile form to go and a lot must be taken on trust. With that in mind, a chance is taken that SONG WITHOUT END will improve for the step up in trip and he can go on from here. Nordic Flight has hinted at ability and is a worthy alternative if the betting market is keen on his chances, while Pecorino is another who is bred to appreciate this test and is also worth a betting check. Lord Halifax is also worth bearing in mind.