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Monday 17 August 2026

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Well-Earned Retirement Neal Kidd Nursery

2YO only | Class 6 | 5f 212y | 8 Runners | Turf

(5)

Harry's Pop¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 65

5/1

Gelded following a wayward performance at Bath and showed some improvement when fourth at Southwell. Backed that up when fourth on nursery bow at Nottingham and has since been eased 2 lb.

Form: 74044

(4)

Aura Of Melania²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney| T: Roger Fell| OR: 63

3/1

Mixed record but ran her best race back down to 6f when third at Ripon 3 weeks ago. That form is working out well so she's a player off the same mark.

Form: 64453

(7)

Eevee Star²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: E Bethell| OR: 63

9/1

Showed promise amidst greenness when third at Ripon on debut in May but hasn't matched that form in 3 starts since, including on her nursery bow latest.

Form: 3558

(1)

Cheeky Chesca^p¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

11/1

Ran well to finish second on successive starts at Redcar and Wetherby but has gone the wrong way since. Makes belated nursery debut.

Form: 223779

(3)

Soldier's Echo²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Gray| T: H Palmer| OR: 59

5/1

Never on terms in 3 quick runs but strikes as one that could do better in low-grade nurseries.

Form: 796

(2)

Invicta Rose²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Garritty| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 55

14/1

Hasn't kicked on from modest debut fourth at Salisbury (heavy) in 4 subsequent runs, always behind on her nursery debut latest.

Form: 47656

(8)

So Tempting^p²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: T Ward| OR: 53

7/4

Showed little in 3 novices but improved plenty in first-time headgear when just failing to peg back a subsequent winner on nursery debut at Chepstow last month, finishing best from a poor position (posted a good sectional). Looks capable of going one better.

Form: 8662

(6)

Athos²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Joanna Mason| T: J Butler| OR: 53

10/1

Has hinted at ability in 3 maidens but 6f around here probably plenty sharp enough on nursery bow.

Form: 657

Forecasts

So Tempting (2/1), Harry's Pop (4/1), Aura Of Melania (5/1), Soldier's Echo (6/1), Invicta Rose (10/1), Athos (10/1), Eevee Star (12/1), Cheeky Chesca (14/1)

SO TEMPTING showed big improvement when only just failing to reel in a subsequent winner on nursery debut at Chepstow last month and can make amends off only 1 lb higher. Aura of Melania split a pair of subsequent winners herself when third at Ripon so she rates the main threat.