Racecards
16:30 Nottingham
A1storageservices.Com Handicap (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 54y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 300-001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey B Reilly
mid-division, headway and not clear run over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 003226
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 402004
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Paul Eddery
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out
- Form 116000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
in touch, lost place when ran wide over 4f out, soon behind
- Form 001003
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
Magic Amour
11- Form 201120
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey L Dettori
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 360161
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Stephanie Hollinshead
dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Encounter
14- Form 402406
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey N Mackay
reared start, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on, never nearer
Pepper Road
15- Form 503321
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey W Ryan
pulled hard, always towards rear
Mon Secret (IRE)
123- Form 06-1000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 000000
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out
- Form 025-402
- Age 4
- Weight 8-1
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 00-4200
- Age 4
- Weight 8-1
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
The three against the field here are Out For A Stroll, Vermilion Creek and Quantum Leap, with Out For A Stroll the likely victor. The Stuart Williams trained gelding got off the mark for the season with a comfortable victory at Leicester a fortnight ago, beating Magic Amour by a long looking length and a half, and having regained the winning thread could very well start up a sequence. Magic Amour has a slight weight advantage this afternoon, but the manor of the success suggests Out For A Stroll should confirm the form. So it may be left to Vermillion Creek to chase home the selection. Reg Hollinshead's filly has on the whole, been in good form all season, and although it was only a weak apprentice handicap she landed last time, she does get in here with a fighting weight. Quantum Leap could join in the battle following a promising fourth to Ice Cracker at Goodwood, but in a very competitive heat Out For A Stroll is put forward as the selection, with each-way chances given to Vermilion Creek and Quantum Leap.