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15:00 Nottingham
MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 8y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,200 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 516103
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Danny Redmond
held up, headway and switched left over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
- Form 50-9008
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, well behind final 2f
- Form 0-94806
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey Jason Hart
led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 440821
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 850148
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
always handy, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well
- Form 813924
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced alone towards far side and prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 239110
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 418656
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
- Form 28-7642
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S Durack
- Jockey T P Queally
held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 564541
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Bellevarde looked a likely future winner when runner-up here and duly obliged on a return visit, beating HIERONYMUS a length. The runner-up was staying on strongly at the finish and can reverse the form with the penalised winner and go one better. Smokey Lane completed a double in lower grade handicaps before finding Class 3 company at Newbury too hot. This is more his level so he should get into the shake-up. Michaels Choice hadn’t been in the best of form before landing a Class 5 handicap at Brighton in good style so a 4lb rise doesn’t look excessive while Afandem has been running well all summer and has won three times including around here.
Formwatch
Afandem (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on into 3rd, never a threat, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Wrenthorpe (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Andre Amar (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Dwelt, raced far side group, 10th halfway, soon pushed along, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Make A Challenge (9-0) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Aug.
Big Les (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Led, strongly challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 6th of 11, 3l behind Zamjar (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Bellevarde (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Hieronymus (9-2) by 1l, 9 ran.
Colonel Frank 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 12 1/4l behind King Of Tonga (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Show Palace 5-1 (9-8) Keen, prominent, led halfway, headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 9, 2l behind Bellevarde (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Smokey Lane (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Teruntum Star (9-7) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Red Pike (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, faded closing stages, 6th of 9, 4l behind Bellevarde (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Hieronymus 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Bellevarde (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Michaels Choice 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on outside, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Brighton 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating The Lamplighter (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.