14:10 Beverley

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Nigel's 60th Birthday EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 5.5s

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(9)

Eller Brook²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods

9/1

Sire would not be expected to get many winners at this trip but trainer obviously convinced she has inherited her dam's speed. Yet to get involved in two starts at this trip and draw has not been kind here.

Form: 67

(7)

Elnadim Star⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

11/4

Cost 20,000 gns as a yearling. Half-sister to a couple of winning sprinters including the useful Red Pike. Showed clear signs of inexperience on her debut here six weeks ago. Missed the break from a poor draw and not knocked about and marginally better positioned here. Finished behind a couple of these that day but it would be little surprise to see her do much better. Stable's juveniles are in impressive form.

Form: 8

(2)

Miss Wolverine

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby

33/1

Picked up for 1,000 gns as a foal and fifth foal of a well-related dam who has produced one minor winner abroad.

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(3)

Optimickstickhill²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: S Dixon

12/1

Has looked likely to win races based on what we have seen. Probably more of a type to land a nursery and and an extra furlong would help too.

Form: 74

(5)

Our Little Pony¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 68| CD

5/2

C&D winner having landed a claimer in May and best run since came here from a terrible draw. Had Eller Brook and Elnadim Star behind that day so hard to rule out now more favourably positioned.

Form: 213235

(6)

Rema Al Kuwait²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara

14/1

Cost £100,000 as a yearling and a half-sister to 6f AW winner Renounce. Has not shown enough to suggest she is up to winning this but there is potentially better to come.

Form: 64

(1)

Zip Along

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

9/4

50,000 gns breeze-up purchase by Iffraaj out of a well-related dam. There is speed in the pedigree and a plum draw suggests he is worthy of a market check.

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(8)

Cum Spiro Spero¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: T Coyle & K Wood J: Barry McHugh

(4)

Me Before You¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

Forecasts

Zip Along (9/4), Our Little Pony (5/2), Elnadim Star (11/4), Me Before You (5/1), Eller Brook (9/1), Cum Spiro Spero (10/1), Optimickstickhill (12/1), Rema Al Kuwait (14/1), Miss Wolverine (33/1)

Our Little Pony goes well here but an official rating of 68 suggests she is vulnerable. Zip Along would not have to be anything out of the ordinary to take this if forward enough to exploit a good draw. ELNADIM STAR was behind Our Little Pony and Eller Brook here on her debut. She looked backward that day and was noted making late headway under a sympathetic ride. Her yard's juveniles are flying at present and she is taken to have made sufficient progress to land this.