Racecards
15:35 Nottingham
Robin Hood Sprint Handicap (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 13y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 67-1161
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Patrick Morris
- Jockey E Ahern
bumped start, behind, ridden, headway over 1f out, staying on when not much room well inside final furlong
- Form 3245-49
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
always behind
- Form 07451-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Miss J R Tooth
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
chased leader, lost place over 1f out
- Form 1500-62
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, weakening when not much room over 1f out
- Form 0-111
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 8312-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 722334
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led, ridden, hung left over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon weakened
Dark Missile
12- Form 01-74
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased leaders, challenging when carried left inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 483214
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
went left start, behind, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, soon hung left
In depth
Verdict
Ripples Maid handled the cut in the ground when completing a hat trick at Newmarket over six furlongs recently and the drop back to the minimum trip should not inconvenience Jonathan Geake¿s filly, who is taken to win again with Lady Orpen and Grazeon Gold Blend rated the main dangers. Irish raider Lady Orpen should go on the ground and comes here, like the selection, in good form this term but she may now be a shade high in the weights. Hugh Morrison¿s Prince Tamino made an encouraging return on the all-weather at Kempton and could be of interest back on turf. He makes more appeal than Charles Darwin, who has given little cause for optimism of late. Grazeon Gold Blend looks to be going the right way and has to be considered off what seems a fair mark. Scooby Dude lost no caste in defeat behind Prince Namid at Haydock recently and has to be respected but may need some assistance from the handicapper and preference is for the in-form Ripples Maid.
Formwatch
Lady Orpen (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and progress into moderate 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well to lead well inside final furlong, won at Naas 6f hcp 60-92 gs in May beating Mist And Stone (9-6) by a nk, 13 ran.
Charles Darwin (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Bentong (8-1) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp (2) frm in May.
Triskaidekaphobia 17-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 6l behind Empress Jain (9-4) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gf in May.
Grazeon Gold Blend 8-1 (9-0) With leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Green Park (9-4) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (2) hvy in May.
Ripples Maid 4-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, driven out and stayed on strongly, won at Newmarket 6f 3yo fll hcp (4) gs in May beating Mango Music (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Prince Tamino 11-2 (8-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, gaining towards finish, 2nd of 12, hd behind Total Impact (8-4) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Scooby Dude (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Prince Namid (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-105 (2) hvy in May.
Dark Missile 12-1 (8-11) With leader, led halfway, headed over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Green Park (9-4) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (2) hvy in May.
Glenviews Youngone (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Rainbow Bay (8-9) at Ayr 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd in May.