Racecards
16:20 Yarmouth
Grosvenor Casino At Great Yarmouth Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f 43y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
slowly into stride, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, no extra close home
Arousal
8- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Louis Steward
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
Lunar Knot
14- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leader, outpaced halfway, soon hung left, rallied under pressure over 1f out, faded final furlong
- Form 22
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
made all, hard driven over 1f out, ran on well
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, soon weakened
Verdict
CHARLIE'S STAR was beaten 7l on her Kempton debut but did very much better in what looked a strong Newbury maiden won by Kasb. She should improve again and will take some beating. The others with experience have shown little though Lunar Knot may not have been suited by Fibresand so it's likely to be a newcomer who poses the main threat with Thumper, who is by the sprinter Namid out of a winning miler, fits the bill. Madamoiselle Bond also has plenty of pace in her pedigree being out of a two-year-old winner.
Formwatch
Brown Velvet Kodiac filly out of Silkenveil.
Arousal 8-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear, 11th of 12, 12l behind Low Cut Affair (8-6) at Windsor 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd.
Lunar Knot 5-1 (9-0) Slowly away, mid-division, short lived effort over 1f out, last of 8, 6l behind Abscent Friends (9-0) at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs.
Charlie's Star 25-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Kasb (9-5) at Newbury 5f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
Madamoiselle Bond Monsieur Bond filly out of Katy O'hara.
Thumper (FR) Namid colt out of Pearl Argyle.
Endislie (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, 14th of 17, 26l behind Cock Of The North (8-10) at Doncaster 5f 2yo stks (4) sft in Mar.
Marti Ella Major Cadeaux filly out of Reel Cool.