13:50 Hamilton

Wednesday 19 June 2019

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Hamilton Park Supporting Racing To School Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 59.83s

(3)

Birkenhead^v²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Eyre| BF| D

4/1

April Beverley winner (5f, gd/firm) who despite being a beaten odds-on favourite twice since has performed consistently; claimed after finishing a neck second (for Mick Channon) to Allhallowtide on the Westwood (5f, gd/soft) three weeks ago.

Form: 621322

(4)

Probable Cause¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P Hanagan| T: A Watson| D

7/2

Won by a nose on debut at Wolverhampton (5f) and backed that up with a similar effort on turf at Lingfield (5f, gd/firm) recently; clearly has plenty of early pace and her trainer has his string in excellent form.

Form: 12

(5)

Teenar¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey

28/1

Son of Mayson; cost £22,000 as a juvenile; 10/1 when finishing last of seven to Makyon on debut here over 6f (soft); must do better under different conditions.

Form: 7

(6)

Auckland Lodge

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: B Haslam

28/1

€10,000 yearling, €20,000 juvenile; first foal from an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the 7f-7½f winner Peak Princess; likely to find a few stronger.

Form:

(7)

Dandizette¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: Adrian Nicholls

10/3

Experienced Dandy Man filly who has showed up reasonably well on all three starts; made them all go at Newcastle (5f) latest before tying up deep inside the final furlong to finish approximately 1½L third to Mrs Bouquet.

Form: 243

(1)

Hidden Spell⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke| BF

13/8

€20,000 yearling; sent off 11/4f on debut in a 6f fillies' novice auction stakes at Pontefract (gd/soft) last week, and was only reeled in late by the Richard Fahey-trained newcomer Oti Ma Boati; obvious chance of going one better over 5f.

Form: 2

(2)

Rose Bandit

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Stef Keniry

33/1

€9,000 juvenile; fifth foal from a 5f-6f winning dam (Poppy's Rose); sister to the 5f AW juvenile winner Offline and a half-sister to the 7½f winner Bert Leaf; rates as the pick of the two newcomers.

Form:

Forecasts

Hidden Spell (13/8), Dandizette (10/3), Probable Cause (7/2), Birkenhead (4/1), Teenar (28/1), Auckland Lodge (28/1), Rose Bandit (33/1)

An interesting opener which will almost certainly be fast and furious with a plethora of front runners in the line up, which include the consistent Birkenhead, the hardy Dandizette and the Wolverhampton debut winner Probable Cause who represents the bang-in-form Archie Watson yard. However, the horse to side with is the Karl Burke-trained HIDDEN SPELL. She was a shade unfortunate not to make a winning debut at Pontefract (6f) last week and should be suited by dropping back in trip. Hopefully she can strike at the second time of asking.