Racecards
14:00 Nottingham
Lawrence Of Arabia Classified Stakes (Class F)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 6f 15y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 020000
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey N Callan
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 00-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
raced far side, chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out
Gascon
12- Form 650000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Coakley
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced far side, behind, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 620050
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
raced stand side, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 021062
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
raced far side, slowly into stride, behind, effort halfway, never dangerous (wore cheek pieces)
- Form 21/000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Claire Stretton
raced stand side, slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
- Form 600003
- Age 11
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced stand side, with leader, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 400034
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just held
- Form 206-010
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
raced far side, chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
Threat
12- Form 200032
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey K Dalgleish
raced stand side, prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, kept on
Toppling
12- Form 060603
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
raced stand side, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 531604
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey G Duffield
raced far side, slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Majik
75- Form 000110
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Ffrench Davis
- Jockey S Sanders
raced stand side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on
- Form 020305
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced far side, chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 400002
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey E Ahern
raced far side, made all, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong
Summerson
17- Form 0021
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey C Catlin
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept
- Form 000500
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
raced stand side, behind, effort halfway, some headway over 1f out, soon no impression
- Form 054410
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer T Etherington
- Jockey J Fanning
raced far side until ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 056500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
led stand side group to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 1-50010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
raced stand side, chased leaders until ridden and weakened halfway
In depth
Verdict
A wide open affair guts us under way but a chance is taken on Toppling he looked to be coming back to form when third behind Halcyon Magic last time out, his stable is beginning to hit top form and he will be hard to beat with conditions in his favour and it could be significant that stable jockey Paul Fizsimons has chosen him in preference to Threat who beat Toppling by a length and a quarter at Yarmouth last time. Mister Clinton is a course and distance winner who will love the ground and this hold up performer has not had much luck in running on his last couple of starts and he is fairly handicapped on his best form. Summerson won well at Goodwood last time out despite still running green and there is sure to be more to come from this copy individual with his stable still in top form. Mr Bountiful was a good second behind Lucefer when wearing french blinkers and he will not be far away if he can reproduce that effort. Sholto had no chance from his draw at Pontefract last time but he had previously been a good winner under similar conditions at Catterick. Nineacres was nibbled at in the market last time out but never got into the race however he is thrown in on his best form and could go well at a fair price.