13:45 Salisbury

Tuesday 11 June 2019

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

First Carlton Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 18.88s

(7)

Goodwood Rebel¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

14/1

Well held in both previous starts and has lot to prove. Qualifies for a mark after this.

Form: 54

(1)

Max's Thunder

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne

11/1

A half-brother to a 1m2f winner, the trip might already be on the sharp side for this fellow. Will be better for the experience whatever happens.

Form:

(4)

Souter Johnnie

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hughes

5/1

£28,000 yearling that is a half-brother to a 7f-1m winner in Italy; yard struggling for winners just now and probably best watched on racecourse bow.

Form:

(3)

Chairlift Chat

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6/1

£20,000 yearling out of an unraced half-sister to a 1m2f winner, will probably be suited by further given time. Yard going well so still worth a betting check.

Form:

(5)

Pitchcombe¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: C G Cox

10/1

Bred to be suited by a mile and has run accordingly over this trip twice already. Another that looks likely to be better off in handicaps after this.

Form: 07

(9)

Sir Chancealot¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett

50/1

Appeals on breeding over this trip but big improvement required after two poor runs up to press.

Form: 00

(8)

Able Kane¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: B R Millman

5/2

Cost just £7,000 but made a pleasing enough start at Windsor to suggest he can play a strong part in a weak event like this. Solid claims if he takes a step forward.

Form: 5

(2)

Gold Venture²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

3/1

Won a seller on debut and the form of his latest start is working out well (3 subsequent winners have come out of the race). Worth consideration.

Form: 15

(6)

Lafontaine¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Watson| T: S Kirk

20/1

Cost 1,200 gns and didn't show much on debut. Big improvement needed.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Able Kane (5/2), Gold Venture (3/1), Souter Johnnie (5/1), Chairlift Chat (6/1), Pitchcombe (10/1), Max's Thunder (11/1), Goodwood Rebel (14/1), Lafontaine (20/1), Sir Chancealot (50/1)

This has the potential to boil down to a match between ABLE KANE and Gold Venture, with the first named marginally preferred as the form of his debut run at Windsor looks a reasonable yardstick. Chairlift Chat is suggested as another to bear in mind in a weak looking novice auction.