12:40 Lingfield

Saturday 4 January 2020

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.39s

(4)

Mazikeen²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| D

9/4

Promising debut over 7f here in October and filly opened her account in good style since upped to 1m at Chelmsford. Good chance she can concede weight here.

Form: 41-

(7)

Beggarman³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore

40/1

Well held in maiden/novice starts over C&D having been unfancied in betting in both instances. Needs sizeable step forward to get involved.

Form: 07-

(2)

Cable Speed²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: C Hills

11/8

30,000 gns yearling with plenty promise on breeding and he ran well on debut last month at Newcastle over 1m. Should build on that and definite claims if doing so.

Form: 4-

(1)

Glorious Return²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

14/1

Camacho colt cost 40,000 gns as a yearling. Just the one turf run last summer over 6f on soft going at Newbury and likely could leave that behind on return from break up in distance.

Form: 6-

(8)

Mickey Drippin¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: Noel Williams

9/2

Ran as odds of 25-1 suggested on debut in a C&D novice just before Christmas, should be sharper for that run and market will prove fair guide on second start.

Form: 9-

(5)

Stately Home

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J Tate

13/2

20,000 gns yearling, Clodovil colt. Closely related to 5f winner Mister Guerrieri. Dam 7f maiden. Bred to be decent and well worth market check on first run.

Form:

(9)

Crazy Love⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Currie| T: M R Channon

66/1

Sixties Icon filly with a couple of low-key 7f runs here and at Kempton under her belt so far, likely will improve for this trip and further in time.

Form: 90-

(3)

Mistry Girl¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Holt

66/1

Slowly away and never any kind of threat on debut in 7f novice here last month (66-1); watching brief safest at this juncture.

Form: 0-

(6)

Runcible

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M Dwyer| T: Miss K Brown

33/1

Daughter of Ivawood out of a Tiger Hill mare. Closely related to a winner by Zebedee. Dam, five-race maiden. Market check will reveal more on first start.

Form:

Forecasts

Cable Speed (11/8), Mazikeen (9/4), Mickey Drippin (9/2), Stately Home (13/2), Glorious Return (14/1), Runcible (33/1), Beggarman (40/1), Crazy Love (66/1), Mistry Girl (66/1)

MAZIKEEN concedes a penalty here after a fine win at Chelmsford on her second start and looks up to the challenge with Finley Marsh retaining the ride. Cable Speed made a promising start at Newcastle and looked the main danger. Glorious Return is a potential improver after a layoff while any money for Stately Home would be notable.