14:15 Salisbury

Tuesday 11 June 2019

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

First Carlton Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 4  |   6f  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:16  |   Winning time: 1m 19.58s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
Grove Ferry26
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding
9/5
£30,000 yearling who should be sharper after making a satisfactory debut at Newmarket last month; he's a half-brother to six winners so likely there's more to come. One to consider.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Sword Beach
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: Eve Johnson Houghton
10/1
£30,000 yearling out of a Dalakhani mare who didn't manage a win in a short career. Sure to benefit from the run but looks more of a long term prospect.
3
(8)
Horse silk
Top Buck18
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: B J Meehan
11/8
Third in an average renewal of the Lilly Agnes at Chester and was again put in her place at Haydock last month. Has ability but does need a step forward now.
4
(9)
Horse silk
Shaun's Delight17
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: R Harris
50/1
Showed immaturity here on debut and was never a factor. Big improvement required.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Al Verde
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: A Stronge
14/1
10,000 gns yearling, a half-brother to two sprint winners; yard not particularly noted for nurturing precocious types so reasonable to suggest he'll need more time.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Whispering Leaves57
Age: 2|  Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox(3)| T: C G Cox
20/1
A €19,000 yearling, the filly is related decent sprinter Dark Shadow; her dam was also successful over 6f as a juvenile. Debut run left a lot to be desired though. Hard to recommend on that evidence.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Es Que Pearl28
Age: 2|  Weight: 8-10| J: Charlie Bennett| T: B R Millman
25/1
Cost just 3,000 gns and has already been well beaten twice; qualifies for a mark after this and will probably find her level in low key handicaps if she doesn't improve quickly.
8
(1)
Horse silk
Kahpehlo17
Age: 2|  Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger
100/1
A half-sister to a mile winner on the AW; had very little impact on proceedings on debut and not hard to overlook on this occasion.
9
(6)
Horse silk
Summer Lake
Age: 2|  Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton
8/1
Dam was a useful sprinter and there's a strong influence for speed on that side of the pedigree. Yard has been slow with its juveniles this season but very capable of having one ready. Worth considering.

Forecasts

Top Buck (11/8), Grove Ferry (9/5), Summer Lake (8/1), Sword Beach (10/1), Al Verde (14/1), Whispering Leaves (20/1), Es Que Pearl (25/1), Shaun's Delight (50/1), Kahpehlo (100/1)

Verdict

GROVE FERRY needs to step up from his debut run but still showed enough to suggest he has the ability to figure at this level. His introduction looks stronger than the form posted by Top Buck last time out. Summer Lake looks the pick of the newcomers.
  1. Grove Ferry
  2. Top Buck
  3. Summer Lake

Prize Money

1st: £5,111.002nd: £1,521.003rd: £760.004th: £380.00

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