Beverley Annual Badgeholders EBF Novice Auction Stakes

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 35.01s

(2)

Flylikeaneagle¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85| BF| CD

2/7

Made all, and kept on well when breaking the maiden over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate start - runner-up has won since; came up short under a penalty on testing ground at Hamilton (1m½f, heavy) subsequently.

Form: 212

(3)

Bertie's Princess²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 68

4/1

Progressive and was spotted making strong late progress when beaten ¾L by Kendred Soul here (5f, good) last month; placed on her first attempt over 7f at Redcar since; receives a handy 15lb from Flylikeaneagle; some reservations in terms of stamina.

Form: 7323

(1)

Liberty Filly⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Adam J McNamara| T: H & R Charlton

9/1

Iffraaj filly (15,000gns vendor yearling); half-sister to two winners; 66-1 when an always off the pace ninth of 12 to Melnikova on debut at Kempton (7f) 44 days ago; must take a significant step forward in order to trouble the other pair.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Flylikeaneagle (2/7), Bertie's Princess (4/1), Liberty Filly (9/1)

Berties' Princess receives a handy 15lb from FLYLIKEANEAGLE but isn't assured in terms of stamina over this 7½f trip. Therefore, Joe Fanning is likely to seek to exploit this fact by setting a strong early pace on the Mark Johnston-trained C&D winner. He came up short under his penalty at Hamilton but there were mitigating circumstances, and as a juvenile he shouldn't be crabbed for having an ungainly head carriage on desperately soft ground over an extended mile.