16:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Fillies' Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 47.60s

(5)

Droichead Atha³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: D Kinsella

200/1

Nine-race maiden with very limited form (6f-1m4f); difficult to view in a positive light; look elsewhere.

Form: 0000-00

(7)

Another Approach⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: D Loughnane| OR: 41

66/1

11-race maiden; finished last of ten to Sharp Operator in a Class 6 handicap at Chelmsford (1m) in September; has since left the care of Amanda Perrett for 3,500gns.

Form: 789870

(2)

Bustaan²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: Owen Burrows

5/1

Sister to the talented miler Masaarr; 5-1 when finishing 9¼L third to Desert Caravan on debut over C&D three weeks ago; may progress with the benefit of that run under her belt.

Form: 4

(4)

Love Explodes⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 67

15/8

Six-race maiden; headed inside the final half furlong when beaten 1½L by Mac Jetes in a September C&D novice median auction - third-placed Levanter ran reasonably well here on Saturday.

Form: 576462

(3)

Millicent Fawcett³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 78| BF

9/4

By Kingman; half-sister to the useful Richard Pankhurst; isn't the biggest and hasn't really progressed from her April Newbury (7f, soft) second to Quick; possibly resented the Fibresand surface at Southwell latest; sets the form standard.

Form: 224

(9)

Regal Lilly¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: D M Simcock| BF

9/2

Half-sister to four winners (7½f-1m3f); absent since June when a beaten favourite at Carlisle (1m1f, good to soft), going under by a neck to Mount Arafat; has since left Mark Johnston to join David Simcock.

Form: 42

(1)

Rgeebee

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara

50/1

By Showcasing and closely related to the 1m 2yo winner Sound Bar; sold unraced for 5,000gns in July; somewhat belatedly makes her debut for David O'Meara.

Form:

(6)

War Princess¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: A King

15/2

By War Command; 33-1 when a creditable 4L third to Assembled (Hugo Palmer) on debut at Windsor (1m, good) in June; absent since (for 169 days); her dam Starlight Princess was a 7f-1m2f AW winner.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

(8)

Peruvian Lily⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Love Explodes (15/8), Millicent Fawcett (9/4), Regal Lilly (9/2), Bustaan (5/1), War Princess (15/2), Peruvian Lily (8/1), Rgeebee (50/1), Another Approach (66/1), Droichead Atha (200/1)

The Kingman filly Millicent Fawcett sets the clear form standard but she's on the small side and hasn't progressed since making a pleasing debut at Newbury (7f, soft) in April. Despite having a valid excuse (resented the Fibresand) for defeat at prohibitive odds at Southwell latest, there's still scope for taking her on again in an admittedly modest affair. Bustaan should be streetwise for her recent C&D debut and is likely to be more competitive, but the token alternative to the Gosden-trained filly is the returning REGAL LILLY who is now in the care of David Simcock (formerly with Mark Johnston).