14:00 York

Friday 11 October 2019

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TSG And Brewin Dolphin Nursery

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 7.52s

(10)

Pop Dancer¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 88| D

20/1

Soft ground winner over 5f. Well held on both starts in nurseries from a mark of 90. Handicapper relenting, but will need improvement on those last two to get competitive.

Form: 21105

(5)

Clan Royale^b³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 87| CD

7/1

Handles cut in the ground. Off the mark over C&D last time (first-time blinkers), when narrowly held off a 66-1 chance (favourite third) in novices' company. Mark stays the same for this first nursery run. Should be closely involved.

Form: 2341

(13)

Stone Soldier¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: J G Given| OR: 85

10/1

Improving colt who scored at both Wolverhampton (6f, AW) and Chester (6f, soft) in his first two nurseries. Up 5lb for the latter, and things will get tougher here, but stable among the winners and can't rule him out.

Form: 44311

(4)

Romantic Vision²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: K A Ryan| OR: 83| D

15/2

Improver who scored in a modest Catterick maiden (5f, good) on his second start, and added to that with a taking performance back there over 6f (good to firm) last month. Takes on a stronger field here, but nicely drawn and mark looks reasonable.

Form: 711

(9)

Dazzling Des^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| D

40/1

AW scorer in June (5f). Went close from this mark at Chelmsford last time. Can't discount him on that basis, and cheekpieces may help, but does need to find more against less exposed rivals.

Form: 418823

(1)

Vardon Flyer⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 77

6/1

Went close here in a 6f novice event (good to soft) in June, but well beaten in both nurseries since. Has slipped to a handy mark based on that previous run here, and well drawn too, so don't discount a revival.

Form: 562270

(11)

Reassure²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 77| BF| D

16/1

Won a Chelmsford novice event (5f, AW) on her second start and wasn't far off that level of form at Beverley (good to firm) last time. Encouraging that she is having a tilt at this, but she will need improvement.

Form: 812

(8)

Music Therapist¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Harry Bentley| T: George Scott| OR: 77

12/1

Went close a couple of times before winning a Chepstow nursery (6f, good) in September, when 6lb lower. Fair effort again on AW from today's mark at Kempton last week, and wouldn't be writing her off.

Form: 54212

(14)

Vintage Times⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| BF| D

8/1

Improved to take a 5f Ripon novice event (good to soft) on her third start. Respectable effort on her nursery debut two starts ago, but well held at Listed level last weekend at Redcar. More needed and not an ideal draw.

Form: 721747

(3)

Ainsdale²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke| OR: 75

6/1

Showed when a close second at Chester (5f, good) last time, that there are races to be won with him, but 0-4 so far and this is a tough race in which to try to break your duck.

Form: 4232

(15)

What A Business⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75| BF

8/1

The most experienced and therefore also the most exposed runner in the field, and is 1-11 so far. Sole win came on good to soft (6f) at Nottingham in August, when 10lb lower, but this is a big ask.

Form: 741323

(12)

Coastal Mist²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 74| D

25/1

Debut winner at Wetherby in May (5½f, good). Acts on good to soft, but recent efforts leave him well short of what is required here.

Form: 233970

(7)

Cruising^h1⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: D H Brown| OR: 72

25/1

Yet to win, but went close in novice events at both Redcar and Carlisle in the summer. First-time hood for first run in a nursery, and initial mark looks a little taxing.

Form: 32234

(6)

Singe Anglais³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| D

14/1

Improving gelding who has been well placed to win three of his last four, including nurseries at Ripon and Carlisle (both 6f, good to soft). Up another 6lb and in deeper at this level, but merits respect.

Form: 951181

Non-Runners

(2)

Aryaaf³⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: S & E Crisford J: Sean Davis

Forecasts

Ainsdale (6/1), Vardon Flyer (6/1), Clan Royale (7/1), Romantic Vision (15/2), What A Business (8/1), Vintage Times (8/1), Stone Soldier (10/1), Music Therapist (12/1), Singe Anglais (14/1), Aryaaf (14/1), Reassure (16/1), Pop Dancer (20/1), Cruising (25/1), Coastal Mist (25/1), Dazzling Des (40/1)

A competitive opener. Stone Soldier represents a team among the winners and can have a case made, while C&D winner Clan Royale is likely to prove popular and is a potential improver now on this nursery debut. Reassure represents a top yard that does well here, and she could step up on previous efforts, while neither Vardon Flyer nor Music Therapist is ruled out. However, the suggestion is ROMANTIC VISION, who looks to have some potential and arrives in confident mood and on a feasible mark.