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Circus to put on show

Debut effort at Newmarket marks Gosden’s youngster as one to watch

- ASHLEY IVESON

THE CIRCUS

will not need to improve much from her debut effort at Newmarket to open her account in the British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies’ Novice Auction Stakes at Newbury.

John Gosden’s youngster was seemingly not that well fancied for her Rowley Mile introducti­on just over a month ago, but shaped with abundant promise to place third, beaten a shade under two lengths by the winner, Valpolicel­la.

The fact that the latter went on to finish a creditable fifth behind the seriously impressive Dandalla in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot gives the form a solid look, while two horses who finished behind The Circus – Chica Bella and Risk Of Thunder – have won since.

The daughter of Iffraaj is expected to get off the mark in Berkshire before testing the water at stakes level before too long.

ANNIE DE VEGA

Supremacy Horseboxes Handicap.

The four-year-old has done the majority of his racing on the allweather, a move which yielded wins at Wolverhamp­ton and Chelmsford last autumn.

Since his return from a break, George Margarson’s inmate has finished sixth at Kempton and second at Chelmsford and Windsor, his latter performanc­e in going down by just a head to Badayel indicating he is just as effective on turf as on an artificial surface.

A 4lb hike for a defeat is never ideal, but a mark of 81 does not look insurmount­able for Spirited Guest if things go his way.

The David O’Meara-trained

can give weight and a beating to her rivals in the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies’ Novice Auction Stakes at Ripon.

The two-year-old is out of the yard’s high-class sprinting mare Pepper Lane and appears to have inherited a good bit of her ability judged on her debut success at Beverley, where she overcame a tardy start to justify market confidence and win with some authority.

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