Margaret McCluskey Memorial Celebrations EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 58.83s

(3)

Florida Filly¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 71| CD

11/8

Career best when making all in 7-runner maiden at this C&D (good to firm, 40/1) 16 days ago, pushed out. May do better still.

Form: 8741

(2)

Montelusa^b1²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 7 in minor event (10/3) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 44233

(1)

Miss Brazen²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 73| BF

5/2

Made a winning start at Redcar in May, well on top without her rider having to go to the whip. Proved to a be disappointment at Carlisle subsequently, though perhaps found it coming too soon.

Form: 18

(5)

Union Joy³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mathers| T: H Palmer

12/1

Looked badly in need of the experience when ninth of 10 in maiden (11/4) at Wetherby (5.5f, good) on debut 32 days ago, very slowly away. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 9

(4)

Artemis Flyer¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: K Scott

50/1

Ran to just a poor level when sixth of 8 in 5f maiden at Musselburgh (good to firm) on debut 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 6

(6)

Mereside Diva¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: T D Barron

7/1

Showed plenty to work on when fourth of 8 in 5f maiden at Musselburgh (good to firm) on debut 10 days ago, nearest finish. Likely to improve with this stiffer track promising to suit.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Florida Filly (11/8), Miss Brazen (5/2), Montelusa (7/2), Mereside Diva (7/1), Union Joy (12/1), Artemis Flyer (50/1)

An ordinary 2-y-o novice in which FLORIDA FILLY could be up to defying a penalty with further improvement on the cards. Montelusa seems sure to be on the premises again in first-time blinkers, while Miss Brazen perhaps found the race coming too soon at Carlisle so may bounce back.