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Wednesday 19 December 2018

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Median Auction Stakes

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Arriba De Toda²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison

50/1

Firmly out of his depth (66/1) when finishing down the field behind Daarik over C&D three weeks ago; unlikely that he'll reverse placings with Caustic Love.

Form: 89

(10)

Dutch Pursuit²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods

11/8

Stablemate of Haighfield; produced a reasonable opening effort (66/1) when getting the message late and finishing a keeping on sixth of 14 to Heath Charnock over C&D three weeks ago; improvement considered likely.

Form: 6

(7)

Hector's Here⁸²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado

10/1

800gns yearling; produced rear-division finishes on both starts so far (6f); off the track since late September and couldn't be considered based on the strength of those efforts.

Form: 65

(9)

Amliba

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: D O'Meara

16/1

Fifth foal; half-sister to a couple of winners including the 7f-1m3f+ scorer Philba; consult the market for guidance.

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Caustic Love²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: K Dalgleish

7/1

€33,000 breeze-up purchase (£19,000 yearling); has shown obvious ability in both of her starts so far, including when finishing 5½L fifth to Daarik (John Gosden) over C&D in November.

Form: 55

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Firsteen²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A C Whillans

100/1

First foal out of a maiden dam (Teide Mistress); started 100/1 on debut over C&D last month when finishing a well beaten 12th of 14 to Heath Charnock.

Form: 0

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Haighfield²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: M Dods

15/2

Stablemate of Dutch Pursuit; dam closely related to the useful 5f-6f winner Eccleston; has run okay in both starts so far, including over 5f at this track without necessarily showing any signs of significant improvement from first start to second.

Form: 34

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I'll Be Brief²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho

3/1

Finished three places in front of today's rival Dutch Pursuit when finishing off well from the rear (100/1) to grab third place behind Heath Charnock over C&D three weeks ago; respected.

Form: 53

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Quicksilver²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: E Walker| OR: 60

12/1

22,000gns foal (12,000gns yearling); has had more chances than the majority of these runners and you'd be hard pressed to say that she's progressing; that said, she was beaten only 3L (sixth) by Klopp over 5f here latest.

Form: 7566

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Nociviljusticehere

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: D Thompson J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Dutch Pursuit (11/8), I'll Be Brief (3/1), Caustic Love (7/1), Haighfield (15/2), Hector's Here (10/1), Quicksilver (12/1), Amliba (16/1), Arriba De Toda (50/1), Firsteen (100/1), Nociviljusticehere (200/1)

Not a deep race with the bulk of those in the line-up somewhat much of a muchness. I'll Be Brief and Dutch Pursuit acquitted themselves perfectly respectably in defeat behind Heath Charnock over C&D latest, with the Michael Dods-trained runner expected to improve for that initial racecourse experience. However, CAUSTIC LOVE has shown obvious signs of ability in both starts so far and ought to prove capable of winning a race of this nature based upon her close-up C&D fifth to Daarik (John Gosden).