18:00 Doncaster

Saturday 18 May 2019

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Howcroft Group Novice Auction Stakes

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 0.17s

(2)

Mr Gus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

7/1

Slade Power colt; €25,000 yearling; second foal from a 6f AW winner; half-sister to juvenile scorer Shalailah; stablemate of the more experienced The Ginger Bullet.

Form:

(7)

Puffthemagicdragon

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: E J Walsh| T: George Scott

12/1

£19,000 yearling; third foal from a 6f AW juvenile winning dam; half-brother to the 5f winner Cool Spirit.

Form:

(3)

The Ginger Bullet¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Sebastian Woods⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey

12/1

22,000gns yearling; half-brother to two winners; finished behind today's rival Dandizette at Thirsk (5f) a fortnight ago; stablemate of the newcomer Mr Gus.

Form: 67

(8)

Romero

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Spencer| T: K A Ryan

6/5

€12,000 yearling; tenth foal; half-brother to four winners including Love Lockdown (6f) and Chosen Character (7f-1m); dam Out Of Thanks was a 1m2f winner.

Form:

(11)

Ambyfaeirvine¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Liam Keniry| T: I Furtado

66/1

Epaulette filly; has shown only a modest level of form on Fibresand at Southwell (5f); improvement needed; stablemate of Doncaster Rosa.

Form: 45

(9)

Comeatchoo¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Well beaten on Beverley debut, but showed some improvement at Thirsk (5f) a fortnight ago when finishing sixth of 12 to Insania; work to do with Dandizette; stablemate of Queens Blade.

Form: 06

(10)

She Looks Like Fun

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

8/1

28,000gns vendor yearling; first foal from a 5f-6f Listed winner (My Propeller); like her dam she carries the silks of ex-Premier League footballer Joey Barton.

Form:

(6)

Dandizette¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: Adrian Nicholls

13/2

Dandy Man filly; £18,000 yearling; showed plenty of dash on debut at Thirsk (5f) a fortnight ago when beaten just over 2L by Insania; enters the reckoning at this stiffer track with improvement possible.

Form: 2

(4)

Mecca's Hot Steps²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: M Dods

9/1

18,000gns yearling who is a half-sister to four winners including the northern handicappers Poppy In The Wind (5f-6f) and Fredericka (5f-7f); green on debut when finishing 3½L fourth to Iva Go (5f Beverley).

Form: 4

(1)

Doncaster Rosa¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado

11/1

Cost a mere £1,700 as a yearling, but made a pleasing start when keeping on well late (25/1) to finish 1¼L second to Infinite Grace at Beverley (5f, good) 12-days ago; stablemate of Ambyfaeirvine.

Form: 2

(5)

Queens Blade⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Evans| T: T D Easterby

20/1

Heeraat filly who is a sister to the 5f juvenile scorer Packington Lane; dwelt and looked to be in need of the experience when finishing fourth of six on debut in a 5f Leicester novice (good to soft); stablemate of Comeatchoo.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Romero (6/5), Dandizette (13/2), Mr Gus (7/1), She Looks Like Fun (8/1), Mecca's Hot Steps (9/1), Doncaster Rosa (11/1), The Ginger Bullet (12/1), Puffthemagicdragon (12/1), Queens Blade (20/1), Ambyfaeirvine (66/1), Comeatchoo (66/1)

An open looking juvenile contest in which a number of the once-raced youngsters are considered to be capable of upping their game with the benefit racecourse experience under their respective belts; namely Mecca's Hot Steps, Doncaster Rosa and Queens Blade. Dandizette had a couple of today's rivals behind her when showing speed on debut at Thirsk, and merits consideration at this marginally more testing track. However, we'll chance a newcomer with both She Looks Like Fun and MR GUS of interest. The selection is bred for speed (a Slade Power colt), and carries the yellow and white quartered silks of the Ontoawinner Syndicate.