Racecards
14:20 Yarmouth
E.B.F. / Ken Foxton Novice Median Auction Stakes
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey T P Queally
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey A Munro
tracked leader, led over 1f out, shaken up and ran on final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J Mackay
slowly into stride, soon close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 30
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
chased leaders, soon pushed along, weakened over 1f out
- Form 473
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced
- Form 30631
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Miss D A McHale
- Jockey R Keogh
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, outpaced
Verdict
Norman Beckett showed promise on his debut at Brighton but Mick Channon's colt disappointed on his next start at Windsor and is probably best watched in a race that is taken to go to Hunter Street, who is preferred to Malech. The last mentioned is a son of Bahhare, trained by Michael Bell, who is capable of producing one to win first time out. Mick Quinlan has had plenty of success with his juvenile team so Final Bid, a son of Mujadil, should be watched closely in the betting market beforehand, while Ed Dunlop's Foreplay is likely to need the run as most of the stable's youngsters do. The John Jenkins-trained Soft Gold has the edge on experience over his rivals but probably needs to improve to trouble Hunter Street, who ran a fine race first time out behind Puskas at Newmarket and a reproduction of that effort may suffice for Peter Chapple-Hyam's youngster.
Formwatch
Final Bid (IRE) Mujadil colt out of 7f & 1m1f winner Dusky Virgin.
Hunter Street 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, hampered after 1f, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Puskas (8-11) at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Malech (IRE) Bahhare colt, half-brother to several winners.
Norman Beckett 7-1 (9-0) Behind, chased leaders halfway, soon under pressure and weakened, 12th of 16, 9l behind Assertive (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
First Byte 3-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, edged right near finish, won at Yarmouth 6f 2yo sll (6) gf beating Grenane (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Intoview Perryston View filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Willhewiz.