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15:00 Nottingham

Most Reliable Bet DG Taxis Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Flat Sprint Series Qualifier) (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 13y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.57s
  • Off Time: 15:01:47
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ambitious Icarus

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Storm Lightning

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Oscars Journey

      9/4

        1(8)
        Silk - White, red seams, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, red star

        Ambitious Icarus

        6 e CDCD
        6/1
        • Form 428-736
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        raced centre, held up, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, hard ridden to lead well inside final furlong, stayed on well

        2(6)
        Silk - White, Purple cap

        Royal Bajan (USA)

        15 v DCD
        10/1
        • Form 096150
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 74

        led centre group and overall leader, headed approaching final furlong, weakened closing stages

        3(10)
        Silk - White, Red Hoop, Royal Blue Sleeves, Red Cap

        Oscars Journey

        32 v DCD
        9/4
        • Form 441-621
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 72

        raced centre, tracked leader, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, halved sleeves, Royal Blue Cap

        Storm Lightning

        11 D
        7/1
        • Form 2468-41
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 71

        raced centre, in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung right under pressure, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        5(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Touch The Clouds

        175 DCD
        12/1
        • Form 725655-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 69

        raced centre, prominent, weakened over 1f out

        7(12)
        Silk - Dark green, yellow star, sleeves and star on cap

        Beau Mistral (IRE)

        8 DCD
        5/1
        • Form 74548-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 64

        raced alone stand side and well on terms, weakened halfway

        8(9)
        Silk - Royal blue and maroon stripes, royal blue cap, maroon star

        Humour (IRE)

        46 D
        8/1
        • Form 46-2831
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 64

        raced centre, tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, soon short of room, faded final furlong

        9(5)
        Silk - Orange, dark blue cross belts and star on cap

        Cardinal

        71 D
        14/1
        • Form 20729-7
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 61

        raced centre, behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never nearer

        10(2)
        Silk - Pink, Brown spots

        Champagne Charley

        18
        40/1
        • Form 29268-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 59

        raced centre, slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, soon no impression

        11(11)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

        Narborough

        10
        14/1
        • Form 233-488
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 58

        raced centre, slowly into stride, in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(3)
        NR

        Decent Fella (IRE)

        63 t
        12/1
        • Form 73369-4
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 68

        Nonrunner

        12(7)
        NR

        Give Us A Belle (IRE)

        21 vt D
        16/1
        • Form 234613
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 55

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2014
        (15)
        Silk -

        Taurus Twins

        9/2
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-2

        2013
        (5)
        Silk -

        Whitecrest

        10/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        2012
        (4)
        Silk -

        Dispol Grand (IRE)

        3/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        Oscars Journey and Humour won lower grade handicaps on the all-weather last time and Storm Lightning scored on fast ground at Brighton recently. Royal Bajan is better on the all-weather and won a Class 2 sprint at Chelmsford in March. But he was well beaten at Doncaster last time despite racing off a much lower mark so a chance is taken on BEAU MISTRAL ending a long losing run. He began last season off a 9lb higher mark and should be sharper for a recent outing at Chepstow.

        Formwatch

        Ambitious Icarus 20-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Hopes N Dreams (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

        Royal Bajan (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 9l behind Distant Past (9-3) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

        Oscars Journey 2-1fav (9-6) Tracked leading pair and raced on inside, edging right from halfway, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Gung Ho Jack (9-7) by 3/4l, 4 ran.

        Storm Lightning 5-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, headway on outside into 2nd over 1f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Emily Davison (8-8) by nk, 7 ran.

        Touch The Clouds 9-2 (9-0) Towards rear, staying on same pace and no impression when hampered well inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Dynamo Walt (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) in Nov.

        Beau Mistral (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd and no impression over 1f out, weakened and lost places final 100 yards, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Powerful Wind (9-5) at Chepstow 5f hcap (5) gd.

        Humour (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) in Mar beating Daring Dragon (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

        Cardinal 20-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 5l behind Billy Red (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

        Champagne Charley 12-1 (9-6) Steadied start, held up in last pair, behind and struggling final 2f, never a factor, 10th of 11, 37l behind Pick A Little (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.

        Narborough 14-1 (8-6) Held up mid-division, ridden entering final furlong, no extra, 8th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Iggy (8-2) at Pontefract 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.

        Decent Fella (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Scoreline (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (5) in Mar.

        Give Us A Belle (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Jubilee Brig (11-1) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp (0-70) (5) in Apr.