Racecards
17:10 Nottingham
Play Video Poker At Totesportcasino.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 75y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 100-060
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey William Carson
tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, soon under pressure and weakened
- Form 64060-0
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 130380-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss M E Rowland
- Jockey Simon Pearce
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression and weakened
- Form 166160
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 679343
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey Andrew Heffernan
slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, never on terms
- Form 00050-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Evans
made all, clear over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, held on gamely
- Form 3277-10
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Ross Atkinson
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon under pressure and one pace
- Form 064-807
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J R Holt
- Jockey M Stainton
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out
- Form 368241
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey Sophie Doyle
always behind
- Form 08502-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer B J McMath
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon chasing winner, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 7445-80
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey P Hills
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 446343
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer C J Teague
- Jockey Jamie Kyne
tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 35-4293
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey M Halford
mid-division, headway over 2f out, never able to challenge
Hold Fire
38- Form 089
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey M Coumbe
always behind
Triple Shadow
159- Form 894049-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M A Peill
- Jockey R Kennemore
Withdrawn
- Form 62323-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey M J J Murphy
Nonrunner
- Form 924425
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Stacey Renwick
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Difficult to call this apprentice handicap but we'll select Brouhaha and nominate Balerno and Tough Love as other possible contenders. The case for the selection is not obvious at first glance as he was beaten a long way on his reappearance at Bath over ten furlongs and has yet to make the frame on turf. Indeed, it's not all that obvious on second glance but he was having his first run for a new yard that day and was a big morning gamble and didn't run too badly until his stamina gave way. Balerno is a consistent sort who looks to hold a decent chance as he's in the right grade and not too badly treated. Tough Love has many more questions to answer as he has been beaten a long way on each of his last two starts. The handicapper's given him a chance though and he's worth a market check as is Split The Wind but we'll take Brouhaha to recoup last time's losses.
Formwatch
Sagunt (GER) 20-1 (8-9) Disputed lead, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, 47l behind Aphrodisia (9-2) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Apr.
Tough Love 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, never reached challenging position, 10th of 18, 20l behind Blue Spinnaker (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Bessemer (JPN) 5-1 (9-7) Behind, some headway under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 12, 13l behind Benny The Bus (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol in Jun.
General Feeling (IRE) 18-1 (8-0) Slowly away, always towards rear, last of 13, 49l behind Dispol Isle (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Latif (USA) 9-2 (8-11) Steadied start, held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Josr's Magic (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Wahoo Sam (USA) 40-1 (8-4) Chased leader, weakened over 2f out, last of 15, well behind Ben Chorley (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, slightly hampered when lost place 4f out, and hung left, 10th of 15, 16l behind Unlimited (8-2) at Chepstow 7f hcap (5) gd.
El Coto 50-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 10l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs.
Balerno 4-1fav (8-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-50 (6) gf in Apr beating Moverra (8-10) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Brouhaha 11-4fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 20l behind Top Seed (8-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Split The Wind (USA) 50-1 (9-0) Keen, close up on outer, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 19l behind Royal Premier (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Sparky Vixen 7-1 (8-10) Dwelt, soon chasing clear leader, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind King of Connacht (8-11) at Southwell 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd.
Al Rayanah 5-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Welcome Releaf (9-0) at Southwell 7f app hcp (6) fbs in Apr.
Hold Fire 100-1 (9-9) Always in rear, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 16l behind Tathkaar (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
Triple Shadow 6-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, 9th of 10, 7l behind Our Fugitive (9-1) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Ours (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left, no extra, 5th of 12, 9l behind Wodhill Gold (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Shosolosa (IRE) 10-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, headway and wide over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Nassar (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.