14:35 Beverley

Saturday 8 June 2019

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Alana, Amber, Sonny And Zach Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 35.07s

(5)

Cuba Ruba

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

28/1

17,000gns yearling; fifth foal; half-brother to four winners including Well Fleeced (6½f-1m2f France) and Roman Impero (7f-1m Ireland and Hong Kong); stablemate of Summer Bride.

Form:

(1)

Ganton Eagle²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 43

66/1

Poet's Voice gelding who has appeared to be very light on ability as a juvenile; well beaten on all three starts (5f-7f); holds no conceivable chance.

Form: 900-

(4)

Immoral²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Keniry| T: E Walker

14/1

€115,000 foal, 42,000gns yearling; low-key in two starts to date, failing to beat a single rival when tailed off behind the promising Jubiloso at Newbury (7f, good) three weeks ago; this is an easier option.

Form: 70

(7)

Serengeti Song²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 69

4/1

Finished 3L third to Mawakib at Wolverhampton (6f) in March, but hasn't quite scaled such heights since and now bids to break the duck at the eighth time of asking; fair chance in a weak race.

Form: 55-3656

(2)

Shawaaheq¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Edward Greatrex| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76

6/5

Has improved steadily with racing and finished runner up to the all the way winner Regular on turf debut in a Leicester maiden (7f, good to firm) 19 days ago; realistic contender.

Form: 84-2

(3)

Spirit Of Lund²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 74

5/2

Has acquitted himself reasonably well on a couple of occasions at Musselburgh (7f-1m1f) this year, including when finishing 2L second to the odds-on Cape Victory latest.

Form: 473-502

(8)

Guarded Secret²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: M Dods

50/1

26,000gns yearling; well beaten 11th of 12 (25/1) on debut at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago; very unlikely contender on that evidence, although is tackling a new trip.

Form: 0

(6)

Summer Bride⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

12/1

Mayson filly, and a stablemate of the newcomer Cuba Ruba; plugged onto finish 7¾L third to 1/6f Davydenko at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) on Monday; reappears quickly.

Form: 63

Forecasts

Shawaaheq (6/5), Spirit Of Lund (5/2), Serengeti Song (4/1), Summer Bride (12/1), Immoral (14/1), Cuba Ruba (28/1), Guarded Secret (50/1), Ganton Eagle (66/1)

Even by the standards of most median auction maidens, this rates as a very weak and winnable opportunity. Shawaaheq is improving steadily with racing and having proved himself on turf at Leicester should be capable of playing a fairly prominent role for the Dunlop/Greatrex combination, but at the eighth time of asking this could finally be the day for SERENGETI SONG who gets the tentative nod in a truly unappealing betting medium.