15:20 Newmarket

Saturday 26 August 2023

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100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 12.52s

(11)

Golden Trick¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: H Palmer| OR: 89| D

15/2

Progressing well, following up her Chester win when beating 19 rivals in a valuable auction event at Naas. Will find this tougher under top weight but he's open to further improvement.

Form: 311

(10)

Watch My Tracer⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: George Scott| OR: 97| D

3/1

Has won 6f novices on fast ground at Windsor and Yarmouth and showed he can be competitive at pattern level when seventh of 20 in the Coventry at Royal Ascot in between. Open to further progress so needs considering.

Form: 171

(8)

Cuban Slide^p1⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 80

33/1

Wide-margin winner at Musselburgh on debut in May but hasn't kicked on since and was well held at Ripon last time. Headgear on.

Form: 155

(4)

Chief Mankato⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Hills| OR: 88| D

12/1

Sioux Nation colt who came from off the pace to make a winning debut in Windsor novice (6f) in May. Withdrawn at the start after getting upset in the stall in the Coventry at Royal Ascot and ran no sort of race in July Stakes here since, but he's evidently held in high regard.

Form: 19

(3)

Commander Crouch⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hannon| OR: 71

100/1

Fair maiden. Third of 5 in nursery at Newbury (6f, good, 5/1) 8 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 37463

(9)

How's The Guvnor²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| D

11/1

Put experience to good use when opening account at third attempt in 12-runner maiden (10/3) at Doncaster (6f, good to firm), forging clear. Did too much too soon upped in trip at Ascot since so bounce back expected.

Form: 7210

(1)

Drama^t¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: R Coakley| T: J Ferguson| D

10/1

All the better for debut when winning Windsor novice. Will go on improving but has a fair bit to find here.

Form: 41

(2)

Dubai Hills^b¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco Ghiani| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 77| BF

22/1

Fair maiden who is firmly up against it. Change of headgear.

Form: 2462

(7)

Yeah Nah¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| D

33/1

70,000 gns yearling, Kodiac filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m Native Tribe. Dam French 1½m winner out of very smart winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 7f winner) Winona. 11/1, narrow winner of 10-runner novice event at Salisbury (6f, good) on debut 16 days ago. That form is ordinary. Difficult ask.

Form: 1

(6)

Geologist²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: N Callan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 95| D

3/1

Went close at Redcar on debut in May before faring as well as could have been expected when 8¼ lengths twelfth of 26 in Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. Easily landed the odds at Ripon after and improved again when third in Group 3 at Deauville. Big shout on these terms.

Form: 2013

(13)

Woodhay Wonder⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: T Ward| OR: 88| D

14/1

Having played up beforehand, proved a different proposition to on debut when winning 6f novice at Newbury in June, displaying a fine turn of foot. Ran about as well as could be expected in Group 2 over C&D subsequently, so not taken lightly back down in class.

Form: 713

(12)

Bigger Than Giga³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: K P De Foy| OR: 83

22/1

Confirmed debut promise when winning 10-runner maiden at Kempton (7f) and took another step forward when defying a penalty at Wolverhampton. More needed again now switched to turf.

Form: 311

(15)

Mapmaker¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Rowan Scott| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 85| D

17/2

Well placed to win 3 of her last 4 starts and while she will find this a good deal tougher, she's certainly in with a chance.

Form: 31011

(14)

Consoling²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Harry Davies| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 71

28/1

Had more in hand than the margin suggests when off the mark at the third attempt in 7f maiden at Musselburgh but likely to find a few too strong.

Form: 421

(5)

Zariela¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Greg Cheyne| T: S Woods

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 5/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at Windsor (6f, good) 19 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 45

Forecasts

Geologist (3/1), Watch My Tracer (3/1), Golden Trick (15/2), Mapmaker (17/2), Drama (10/1), How's The Guvnor (11/1), Chief Mankato (12/1), Woodhay Wonder (14/1), Dubai Hills (22/1), Bigger Than Giga (22/1), Consoling (28/1), Cuban Slide (33/1), Yeah Nah (33/1), Commander Crouch (100/1), Zariela (150/1)

GEOLOGIST looks the pick on these terms after her excellent third in a Group 3 at Deauville. Watch My Tracer is a solid alternative, while Mapmaker is favoured more than most at the weights.