Timeform Daily: The Toytop Maiden Stakes (5), Wednesday April 1, Catterick, 4.50

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Ten go to post for this six furlong maiden stakes. Timeform rate the runners.

High Profit is lightly raced on the Flat, and was well held all starts over jumps, including after joining a new stable for just eight hundred pounds in December.

Russian Music is a flat-bred gelding, who changed hands for just eight-hundred guineas as a three-year-old. He showed he's not devoid of ability when third of eight in an ordinary bumper at Haydock 11 days ago on debut.

Al Mugtareb showed ability on all three starts as a juvenile without looking to justify his €170,000 purchase price, and is the type to do better as a three-year-old.

Blue Noodles didn't build on debut promise in two subsequent starts last year and was tailed-off last of seven in a handicap at Southwell on his reappearance.

Minturno is an American-bred colt. He showed speed when fifth of 11at Redcar in September on only his start, and the drop from seven-furlongs to six-furlongs might well be in his favour.

Mister Tinktastic was in the frame both starts in soft-ground maidens in the autumn and is likely to be in the shake-up if coping with the different surface.

Minotaurias has been runner-up on four of her seven outings and is the clear pick judged on best two-year-old form, but she was below that on the all-weather this year and her free-going nature makes her vulnerable in a finish, particularly beyond five furlongs

Pontardawe cost 26,000 guineas and is a daughter of Noverre from a stable not noted for debut winners in maidens.

Smelly Cat Not was not without supporters on her debut last July but weakened as if amiss both juvenile starts and she is returning from an eight-month absence here.

Your True Love is from the same family her stable has had plenty of success with (that of its King's Stand winner Bolshoi), and it is worth checking whether there is any interest in her on her debut.