Witheford Equine Barrier Trials At Lingfield Park Nursery

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 12.57s

(5)

Fashion Free¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 70| D

15/8

Scored at the third attempt in nurseries for a yard who do well in this sphere reversing the form with one who had hammered her the time before. Up 4lb and back on the AW (finished third over C&D); good chance of following up.

Form: 734351

(6)

Zain Storm⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: J Butler| OR: 69

11/2

Makes his nursery debut for a yard that are 2-10 in this discipline since 2014; seen to best effect on his last two starts on the AW over 6f at Chelmsford. Behind My Motivate Girl last time; may benefit from a more patient ride; mark workable.

Form: 734

(3)

Royal Ambition¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 69

7/2

First nursery runner of the season for this yard with one who looks as though he'll be better off in this sphere. Failed to live up to a promising debut on two subsequent starts; failed to have much go right last time; not written off.

Form: 445

(1)

Ossco⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: M Moubarak| OR: 68

4/1

Rare runner in this discipline for the yard (0-4, since 2014); having split My Motivate Girl/Zain Storm when third in a Chelmsford maiden (6f) in June (looks fair form). Progress halted last time on nursery debut over same C&D, dropped 3lb.

Form: 8335

(4)

My Motivate Girl^b¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 68| D

7/1

A Tapeta debut plus first-time blinkers allowed her to take a 6f seller last time appreciating the ease in grade. Now given her handicap debut she should be competitive but looks the second string based on the riding arrangements.

Form: 242351

(2)

Champagne Supanova^v1²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: R Spencer| OR: 64

16/1

Spoilt his chance on three of his four outings with tardy starts and was up to his old tricks again last time after a break on nursery debut. Now makes his Polytrack debut with a first-time visor employed; others appeal more.

Form: 3556

Forecasts

Fashion Free (15/8), Royal Ambition (7/2), Ossco (4/1), Zain Storm (11/2), My Motivate Girl (7/1), Champagne Supanova (16/1)

One of the leading trainers in nurseries this year is Archie Watson and he holds a strong hand here with the two fillies in the field. Of his pair topweight and last time out winner FASHION FREE is preferred and taken to give him his fifth nursery winner of the year off just a 4lb higher mark. My Motivate Girl Watson’s other runner has AW form that ties in closely with Ossco (looks harshly treated) and Zain Storm (needs to settle better). Royal Ambition is an interesting player for the Clive Cox yard that have a good record in this sphere, he’s yet to have all the cards fall right for him and looks capable of better.