Racecards
19:50 Nottingham
Letheby & Christopher Selling Handicap (Class G) (Class G)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 6f 15y
- Going: Good
- Form 000040
- Age 10
- Weight 9-10
led far side halfway, soon ridden, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 04050-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
raced far side, in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 030306
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey S Sanders
raced standside, prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 4-05300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
raced standside, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 541500
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
led farside 1f, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-02420
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Saunders
- Jockey V Slattery
raced standside, midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 06-0000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
raced standside, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 104415
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced farside, always towards rear
Shady Deal
39- Form 000300
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey F P Ferris
raced farside, slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 260400
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
raced standside, chased leaders 4f
- Form 06-0000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey P J Dobbs
raced standside, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Rileys Dream
22- Form 050010
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey F Sweeney
slowly into stride, soon switched to standside, always towards rear
Komena
12- Form 0-50000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Payne
- Jockey G Duffield
raced farside, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 34-0030
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
raced standside, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
In depth
Verdict
A wide open contest here and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Bells Beach, Rileys Dream and Beyond Calculation and the tentative vote goes to Bells Beach. The selection appears to go on any ground and a reproduction of her latest fifth behind Willhewiz would see her go close. Rileys Dream rates the main danger he won well in this grade when defeating Frenchmans Lodge a couple of runs ago before being outclassed in a better race last time. He is a danger to all now he is dropped back to his right grade. Beyond Calculation is another worthy of respect he has been running in better races of late and it is interesting to not connections have applied blinkers for his first attempt in this grade. Of the remainder Shady Deal has shown glimmers of ability and is another that could go well but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Bells Beach.