13:50 Catterick

Saturday 21 October 2017

All13:5014:2514:5515:3016:0516:4017:10

toteplacepot Novice Median Auction Stakes

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 17.49s

1^st

(1)

Biddy Brady

28-11

7/4f

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jason Hart

Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, ran on op 5/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Emphatic

29-2

9/1

T: R M H CowellJ: L Morris

Tracked winner, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(3)

Immortal Romance

29-2

7/2

T: M L W BellJ: K Shoemark

Dwelt held up, ridden and headway 2f out, effort when hung right inside final furlong, no extra op 3/1

4^th

(2)

I Was Only Joking

28-11

15/2

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

(4)

Mearing

29-2

3/1

T: I JardineJ: P Makin

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 5/2

6^th

(8)

Blue Harmony

28-11

40/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Joey Haynes

Dwelt raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 33/1

7^th

(7)

Sovereign Katie

28-11

125/1

T: Ollie PearsJ: A Mullen

Keen close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened op 100/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Twelve A³⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: S H James

(5)

Geesala Brave²⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J & S Quinn J: Jason Hart

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.70, £3.50EX:£16.20Trifecta:£33.40SF:£16.65Swingers:£1.30, £1.60, £12.90

Forecasts

Biddy Brady (7/4), Mearing (3/1), Immortal Romance (7/2), Geesala Brave (6/1), I Was Only Joking (15/2), Emphatic (9/1), Twelve A (33/1), Blue Harmony (40/1), Sovereign Katie (125/1)

The form of EMPHATIC's latest race looks more than good enough to take this, even before allowing for the improvement that seems likely. Mearing ran well enough on his debut for Charlie Fellowes, but has been off a while and has joined a yard going through a quiet spell. Immortal Romance and Gesala Brave need to improve, but I Was Only Joking would not have to be anything other than average to land this on debut.