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16:30 Nottingham

Sherwoods Restaurant Packages From Just 40 Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 75y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 46.06s
  • Off Time: 16:30:45
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
  • Form 334-734
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 71

held up towards rear, ridden and edged left 2f out, never involved

2(3)
Silk - White, black hollow box, black and white halved sleeves

Trader Jack

11 CD
20/1
  • Form 908125
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 70

held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, striped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 0-87028
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 68

mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home

4(7)
Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap
3/1
  • Form 46-433
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

took keen hold, tracked leader until 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow epaulets, halved sleeves, Yellow cap
7/2
  • Form 7-12254
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

tracked leaders, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, rider dropped whip inside final furlong, clear final 75 yards, stayed on well

6(8)
Silk - Mauve, black chevrons on sleeves, black cap
  • Form 723045
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 66

led, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, stayed on

7(5)
Silk - Purple, White sleeves, Purple stars, Red cap
3/1
  • Form 6871
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd 3f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

8(2)
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, EMERALD GREEN cap
10/1
  • Form 65-5794
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 60

held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Straight Arrow steps up a grade off an 11lb higher mark after winning at Wetherby three weeks ago and Merritt Island continues to find life tough off his current mark. MUST HAVE is worth another chance after running well for third at Newmarket last time on his handicap debut and he gets the nod. Trader Jack won over a longer trip here back in May and remains 8lb higher but Mfiftythreedotcom has a shout on his earlier second at Doncaster.

Formwatch

Footstepsintherain (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden and weakened before last, last of 8, 34 1/2l behind The Kvilleken (10-7) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Trader Jack 8-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway from 3 out, went 3rd before last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 3rd of 8, 6 1/2l behind Ennistown (11-5) at Worcester 2m (4) gf in Jul.

Mfiftythreedotcom (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 16 1/2l behind Sakhalin Star (9-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) gs in Jul.

Must Have (FR) 11-4 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out until inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Atlantic Affair (9-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) sft in Jul.

Merritt Island 2-1fav (9-7) Led and keen, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Bakht A Rawan (8-9) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Spirit Of Wedza (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well held after, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Fast Dancer (9-6) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Straight Arrow 8-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Wetherby 1m hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Bahamian Desert (9-1) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.

Forza Blacky 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Beat Goes On (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jul.