18:20 Ripon

Tuesday 6 August 2019

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ROA: A Voice For Racehorse Owners EBF Fillies' Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:22 | Winning time: 59.74s

(1)

Cloudea¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| CD

6/4

Posted a promising debut at Pontefract (6f) and made no mistake at the second time of asking when making all for a 4½L C&D win (good) 17 days ago; major player despite the incurred 6lb penalty.

Form: 41

(2)

Hot Affair¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: D Tudhope| T: Tom Dascombe

6/1

40,000gns yearling; showed early speed on debut at Sandown (5f, good) before weakening late on to finish a well held sixth of ten to Jouska; needs plenty more on her second racecourse appearance.

Form: 6

(3)

Lady Celia¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey

40/1

Mayson filly; failed to step forward from a fair Musselburgh debut run (5f, good to firm) seemingly not relishing a step up in trip on softer ground at Carlisle; clear second-string to stablemate Cloudea.

Form: 49

(4)

Midnight Mimosa⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby

33/1

Anjaal filly who was slowly away on her debut at Carlisle (5f, good to firm) but finished off well when fifth of eight to Auckland Lodge; needs to take another marked step forward off a 41-day absence; stablemate of Vintage Times.

Form: 5

(7)

Ruby Wonder⁸¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: R P Downey| T: D O'Meara| OR: 71

6/1

Runner-up on her first two starts at Beverley (5f) before finding herself well out of her depth in the Listed Marygate Fillies' Stakes at York in May; off since (for 81 days) and has well-being to prove.

Form: 220

(6)

Vintage Times⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

13/8

Firebreak filly (£6,000 yearling); hung badly left under pressure when finishing 3½L second to Harry Love at Beverley (5f, good) last week; placed finish possible; stablemate of Midnight Mimosa.

Form: 72

Non-Runners

(5)

Rose Bandit³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: Stef Keniry J: Shane Gray

Forecasts

Cloudea (6/4), Vintage Times (13/8), Rose Bandit (5/1), Hot Affair (6/1), Ruby Wonder (6/1), Midnight Mimosa (33/1), Lady Celia (40/1)

Although carrying a 6lb penalty and encountering softer ground than when making all over C&D 17 days ago, it's difficult to look beyond the Richard Fahey-trained CLOUDEA in a broadly similar contest. She showed plenty of early speed on that occasion and with the deployment of identical tactics she should soon have her six rivals on the back foot. Ruby Wonder returns from a short break with well-being to prove, so a safer each-way option could be Vintage Times.