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16:20 York
Blue Square Supporting Marie Curie E.b.f. Novice Stakes (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added

- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, hung left under pressure inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish to lead post

- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
travelled well, tracked leader, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, headed post

- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
chased leaders, driven and effort when not much room well over 1f out and inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, just failed for 3rd

- Form 6321
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up behind, in touch, ridden and effort to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, just held on for 3rd near finish

- Form 71
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, driven and headed when edged left well over 1f out, soon outpaced, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
After three promising runs Mick Channon's Saucy Buck finally opened his account when justifying odds of 1/9 when landing a Hamilton maiden last week and he has every chance of following up that success here but there are three runners in the field who won on their only start so far and BAHCELI looks worth backing to maintain his unbeaten record with the main danger rated as Cocktail Charlie. Tim Easterby's colt stayed on well when beating Meandmyshadow in a Ripon maiden last month and the yard's runners continue in good from so he has to be considered with plenty of improvement to come. Richard Fahey can do little wrong with his runners this term and his representative, Majestic Myles, was good value for his debut success at Musselburgh last month so has to be considered. Misty Morn showed improved form from his debut outing when a narrow winner at Redcar last time but he needs to improve again on that showing to get the better of Richard Hannon's Bahceli, who was good value for his win at Pontefract last month and he looks the one to beat.
Formwatch
Bahceli (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up in touch, switched right and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, edged left, ran on well, won at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Apr beating Hortensia (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Cocktail Charlie 10-3fav (9-3) Tracked leaders switched to outer 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on, won at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Apr beating Meandmyshadow (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Majestic Myles (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leader, driven to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Apr beating Dolly Parton (8-12) by 2l, 7 ran.
Saucy Buck (IRE) 1-9fav (9-3) Quickly away, made all, edged right from 2f out, one reminder when clear inside final furlong, won at Hamilton 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd beating Roodee Queen (8-12) by 4l, 5 ran.
Misty Morn 9-2 (8-4) Made all, ridden 1f out, just held on, won at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Apr beating Saltergate (8-9) by hd, 6 ran.