13:30 Musselburgh

Thursday 31 August 2017

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Witherbys Novice Auction Stakes

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 59.80s

1^st

(6)

Debawtry

28-11

4/7f

T: D O'MearaJ: P Makin

Chased leaders, not clear run on stands rail from 2f out until switched right 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, led towards finish op 8/15 tchd 4/6

2^nd

(3)

Brandy Station

29-9

5/2

T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: Barry McHugh

Led, went left to grab stands rail 4f out, hung right over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish tchd 9/4

3^rd

2 ¾

(2)

Pavarella Shoes

28-11

50/1

T: N WilsonJ: P Mathers

Went right start, chased leaders, edged right over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

4^th

3 ½

(4)

Sitsi

28-11

6/1

T: B SmartJ: P Mulrennan

Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 8/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Funkadelic¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: B Haslam J: G Lee

(5)

Me Before You¹⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: J Fanning

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.30EX:£2.00Trifecta:£7.80SF:£2.28Swingers:£2.40

Forecasts

Debawtry (4/7), Brandy Station (5/2), Funkadelic (7/2), Me Before You (4/1), Sitsi (6/1), Pavarella Shoes (50/1)

Not a strong start to the card, and a race in which Brandy Station would have reasonable claims if able to boss his rivals from the front end as he did at Pontefract in May. However, he's been fairly dire since, so the percentage call has to be the far less exposed DEBAWTRY. Her Beverley debut was a pleasing one, and with natural progression assumed, she's the pick of the two David O'Meara trained fillies.