Invest City Of Wolverhampton Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 2m 39.77s

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Cookie's Star³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: P J McBride

10/1

No show in two starts having missed the break on both starts. May have more to offer in a race as poor as this but a future in handicaps looks more likely.

Form: 56

(2)

Dashanti³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Portman

66/1

Has finished last on both starts and was tailed off last time. Rider, looking for first winner, has a tough job.

Form: 67

(1)

Haldaw¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: M R Channon

12/1

Well beaten on both starts and yard's horses have been shaping as though in need of their initial run. Needs to have found something in the six months since her last run.

Form: 79-2

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Pondering¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

5/4

Made an eyecatching debut at Newbury in October. Related to a number of winners and not highly tried on return to action. Significantly up in trip with a pedigree to match.

Form: 5-3

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Stepney²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland

1/1

Comfortably held by short priced favourite on debut in a similarly weak race. Yard are 5-16 here so needs to be respected.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Stepney (1/1), Pondering (5/4), Cookie's Star (10/1), Haldaw (12/1), Dashanti (66/1)

Pondering fetched just 5,000 guineas and could prove a bargain buy judged on a pleasing debut at Newbury last October. She is bred to be suited by middle-distances and, being related to a number of winners, she will give her connections some fun. However, she concedes a fitness advantage to STEPNEY who ran well enough behind a hotpot last time to suggest she can take this easier task for a yard that do well here.