17:30 Bath

Friday 4 August 2017

All17:3018:0518:3519:1019:4020:10

Marstons Maiden Auction Stakes

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

1^st

(1)

Helvetian

29-4

6/1

T: M R ChannonJ: David Egan (5)

Dwelt, soon led, made rest, held on towards finish op 13/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

(6)

Swing Out Sister

28-13

2/1f

T: C G CoxJ: S Hitchcott

Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish tchd 7/4

3^rd

3 ¼

(5)

Spanish Star

29-1

9/1

T: P R ChamingsJ: Liam Keniry

Towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

(3)

Avenging Red

28-11

20/1

T: A WestJ: R Ffrench

Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

5^th

(2)

He's Our Star

28-11

9/4

T: A StrongeJ: David Probert

Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression op 11/4

6^th

2 ½

(8)

Diamond Express

28-8

11/2

T: R A TealJ: J P Fahy

Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong op 8/1 tchd 5/1

7^th

(4)

Courteous Crown

28-8

12/1

T: R HannonJ: Tom Marquand

Slowly away, in rear, headway halfway, soon ridden and weakened op 9/1

8^th

4 ½

(9)

Western Dynamisme

28-6

50/1

T: H J L DunlopJ: Rhiain Ingram (7)

Behind, outpaced halfway op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Three Little Birds¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: S Kirk J: Mitch Godwin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£1.70, £1.30, £2.60EX:£24.70Trifecta:£115.70SF:£19.13Swingers:£5.30, £5.00, £3.30

Forecasts

Swing Out Sister (2/1), He's Our Star (9/4), Three Little Birds (11/4), Diamond Express (11/2), Helvetian (6/1), Spanish Star (9/1), Courteous Crown (12/1), Avenging Red (20/1), Western Dynamisme (50/1)

Helvetian looks likely to be capable of better than he showed on debut, while Swing Out Sister could also make significant strides here. Spanish Star, Avenging Red, He's Our Star and Diamond Express are others with a potential claim on the main prize, depending on who can come on most this time, but preference is for the solid form of THREE LITTLE BIRDS, who deserves to bag one of these. Courteous Crown is the most interesting debutante and a market check is suggested to gauge confidence.