15:10 Newmarket

Saturday 23 August 2025

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100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 12.16s

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(20)

Sands Of Spain²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 91

11/4

Dual winner over 5f before good third In Super Sprint at Newbury last month. Disappointed in Molecomb Stakes since but looks a player despite conceding weight all round here.

Form: 81136

(5)

Logi Bear²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: R Hannon| OR: 81| BF| D

11/1

Fairly useful colt. Winner at Newmarket in May. Needs to bounce back from a poor run at York 2 days ago, though.

Form: 140050

(19)

Court Alert¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: N Callan| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in maiden (6/1) at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 55

(13)

Erbil³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes

13/2

Once-raced maiden. 4/1, fourth of 11 in novice at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) on debut 30 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(18)

Hungarian^t²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Davies| T: Lemos Souza

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, second of 11 in novice at Southwell (6.1f, 25/1) on debut 26 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2

(3)

Enter Sandman⁷³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: R Spencer

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in maiden (14/1) at Lingfield (5f, good) on debut 73 days ago. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 5

(14)

Kesta⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78

12/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Windsor in July. 12/1, good third of 9 in nursery at Windsor (5.1f, good) 5 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 602133

(15)

Piscean Star¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: E A L Dunlop

14/1

Made promising start to his career when landing 10-runner maiden at Kempton (7f, 5/1) 12 days ago, always holding on. This is much more competitive but he should have more to offer yet.

Form: 1

(17)

Sapphire Steps⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: R Hannon| OR: 87| D

10/1

Made winning start at Newbury (6f) last month and ran as least as well in defeat when fifth in Group 3 at this course 3 weeks later. Found the drop back to minimum trip against her latest and much better is expected here.

Form: 157

(8)

Justcallmesergio⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C G Cox| D

7/2

Appealed on pedigree and duly made a winning debut in 7-runner maiden (5/1) at Bath (5.7f, firm) last week, well on top finish. May well do better yet and is one for shortlist.

Form: 1

(16)

Calling A Star²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Nicola Currie| T: R Hughes| OR: 74

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/1, second of 8 in novice at York (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 042

(9)

Madame X¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Fahy| T: R Hannon| OR: 66

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 9 in nursery at Yarmouth (5.2f, firm, 20/1) 17 days ago. Work to do with principals here.

Form: 29684

(10)

Sioux Perfect^b1²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: William Cox| T: A Watson| OR: 74| BF

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 7 in nursery (12/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 25 days ago, clear of rest. Blinkers on first time. Not out of things.

Form: 56472

(12)

Diamond Ali⁷²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in novice at Chelmsford City (6f, 66/1) 72 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 07

(7)

Guernsey Angel²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P D Evans

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 7 in maiden at Salisbury (6f, good) 28 days ago. Has plenty on her plate here.

Form: 64

(1)

Anaisa¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74

25/1

Fair filly. Winner at Thirsk in May. 12/1, fourth of 7 in nursery at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Could be in the mix.

Form: 612634

(2)

Hazy Cosmic Jane¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Georgia Dobie| T: D Donovan| OR: 62

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 8 in nursery (11/1) at Kempton (6f) 17 days ago. More needed to play a part here.

Form: 6343

(6)

Perfect Location⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: S D Bowen| T: T Ward| OR: 69| D

20/1

Confirmed debut promise when narrowly landing 9-runner maiden at Southwell (6.1f) 41 days ago. Asked a much bigger question now but remains with potential.

Form: 51

(4)

Arduis Invicta¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: J F Egan| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 70

16/1

Fair filly. Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Beverley (5f, good to firm, 9/2) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 552451

(11)

Mythical Night²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Morgan Cole| T: Dylan Cunha

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 13 in maiden at Goodwood (7f, good to soft) on debut 23 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Sands Of Spain (11/4), Justcallmesergio (7/2), Erbil (13/2), Sapphire Steps (10/1), Logi Bear (11/1), Kesta (12/1), Piscean Star (14/1), Enter Sandman (14/1), Arduis Invicta (16/1), Calling A Star (16/1), Hungarian (20/1), Perfect Location (20/1), Court Alert (25/1), Anaisa (25/1), Sioux Perfect (33/1), Guernsey Angel (66/1), Hazy Cosmic Jane (100/1), Madame X (125/1), Mythical Night (150/1), Diamond Ali (300/1)

Preference is for SAPPHIRE STEPS, who holds strong form credentials and will be seen in a much better light back at this trip. Justcallmesergio, Sands of Spain and Piscean Star make up the shortlist in a typically competitive renewal of this contest.