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Friday 9 October 2020

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Jigsaw Sports Branding EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 1m 42.93s

(4)

Arctic Emperor

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson

18/1

Foaled February 22. 45,000 gns yearling, Territories colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 5f winner Flicka's Boy and 5f-7f winner Rolladice. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form:

(9)

Copake

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: M L W Bell

28/1

Foaled February 6. 38,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 1m winner Power of States. Dam, placed over 1¼m-1½m, out of 1m winning half-sister to Prix du Jockey Club winner Anabaa Blue.

Form:

(5)

Orgetorix⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

5/2

40,000 gns yearling, Archipenko gelding. Dam, 5f winner, half-sister to smart 5f winner Stern Opinion. 14/1, third of 10 in maiden at Newbury (7f, good to soft) on debut 54 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(2)

Arthur's Realm³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: E A L Dunlop

5/1

Camelot colt. 150/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Doncaster (8f, good) on debut 30 days ago, not knocked about. May have more to offer.

Form: 5

(1)

Echo Beach^p1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| OR: 77

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 3/1, second of 7 in minor event at Chester (7f, good) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Progressing nicely and sets the standard.

Form: 522

(6)

Jakacan²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: P Hanagan| T: D Carroll

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort when second of 13 in minor event at Thirsk (7f, good, 3/1) 25 days ago, sticking to task. May improve again.

Form: 72

(11)

Silvestris¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, creditable third of 7 in minor event at Chester (7f, good) 12 days ago, finishing with running left. Becoming a bit exposed.

Form: 72223

(7)

Celtic Empress²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

4/1

40,000 gns yearling, Golden Horn half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 6f winner Elronaq. 15/2, third of 10 in minor event at Beverley (7.4f, good) on debut 23 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 3

(3)

Almadrina¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Boughey

28/1

Australia filly. Half-sister to very useful 6f winner Sir Boris. Eighth of 11 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW, 10/1) on debut 17 days ago, not knocked about. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8

(10)

Golden Dove¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

33/1

25,000 gns yearling, Golden Horn filly. Dam 7f/1m winner. 26/1 sixth of 11 in minor event at Pontefract (8f, heavy) on debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to improve.

Form: 6

(8)

Blue Honey

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods

66/1

Foaled March 22. 12,000 gns foal, £15,000 yearling, Fascinating Rock filly. Half-sister to winner up to 11f Rabbit Percy and useful 2-y-o 7f winner Wyclif.

Form:

Forecasts

Orgetorix (5/2), Echo Beach (7/2), Celtic Empress (4/1), Arthur's Realm (5/1), Silvestris (11/1), Jakacan (16/1), Arctic Emperor (18/1), Copake (28/1), Almadrina (28/1), Golden Dove (33/1), Blue Honey (66/1)

An open-looking contest, and a case can be made for a number, but ORGETORIX shaped nicely on debut at Newbury nearly 8 weeks ago, and he gets the nod. Celtic Empress also showed promise on debut and can only improve, while Echo Beach sets the standard but is a bit more exposed.