14:35 Lingfield

Wednesday 11 March 2020

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Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 2m 8.54s

(9)

Eighteenhundred⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D C Costello| T: Mark Gillard

200/1

Tailed off on both Flat starts for Paul Nicholls both over a similar trip last year. Well held over hurdles in a number of starts since October. Plenty to prove returning to the Flat.

Form: 60-

(7)

Hart Fell^t1¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K Frost

100/1

Gelding by Nayef out of an Oasis Dream mare. Always behind when blowing the starts on debut at Pontefract in October finishing last of the 10 runners. Others preferred.

Form: 0-

(11)

Cafe Milano¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: B A Curtis| T: S Dow| OR: 72

9/2

Six-race maiden running with credit in a number of starts over C&D since December. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 69-3333

(5)

Keane's Kingdom

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: A Watson

13/2

Colt by Joshua Tree out of a Desert Style mare. French bred Dam unraced. Upper Lambourn yard known to ready one on debut and worthy of more consideration if the money arrives.

Form:

(4)

Kommodity Kid¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: P J McDonald| T: J G Portman

9/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Pleasing debut was followed by a disappointing second start at this venue over 1m4f last month. Open to progress but needs more to trouble the market leaders.

Form: 25

(6)

Ridgeway

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

12/1

Gelded son of Outstrip out of a German bred mare. Dam maiden half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f/5½f winner Boccassini. Likely to improve for first outing.

Form:

(1)

Belynda¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: Miss A Murphy

50/1

Nathaniel filly who cost 3,500gns as a yearling. Full-sister to a couple of winners and a half-sister to another two winners. Not disgraced on debut at Kempton last month but more needed here.

Form: 7

(8)

Cinnabar^h⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H & R Charlton

33/1

Al Kazeem filly. Half-sister to 1m3f winner Cubswin and juvenile scorer Night Sheriff. Improved from first run to second when finishing within 3¾L of the winner of a Wolverhampton novice auction contest over 1m1½f when last seen in December.

Form: 04-

(10)

Libretti¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

11/2

Noble Mission filly out of a dam who won over 1m during her career. Half-sister to one-time US winner Montauk Man. Expected to improve on debut run at Chelmsford in this company.

Form: 5

(3)

Sly Minx¹⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon

1/1

Daughter of Sixties Icon. Improved on second start at Newmarket finishing third of the 13 runners. Not seen since that contest in October but has leading claims on return.

Form: 73-

Non-Runners

(2)

Opera Gift

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

Forecasts

Sly Minx (1/1), Cafe Milano (9/2), Libretti (11/2), Keane's Kingdom (13/2), Opera Gift (7/1), Kommodity Kid (9/1), Ridgeway (12/1), Cinnabar (33/1), Belynda (50/1), Hart Fell (100/1), Eighteenhundred (200/1)

The Mick Channon-trained SLY MINX shouldn't have to improve too much on her last run at Newmarket in October to land the spoils in this contest. The daughter of Sixties Icon improved on second start finishing third of the 13 runners and can get the better of the John Gosden-trained Libretti her likely biggest threat. Cafe Milano for trainer Simon Dow, Kommodity Kid and the newcomer Keane's Kingdom look next best.