Racecards
15:00 Nottingham
Dave Gee 50th Birthday Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 521-393
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly away and ridden from stalls, raced wide, tacked across to lead after three furlongs, shaken up well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 538/028
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey G Lee
bumped leaving stalls, held up in rear, progress to track leader 8f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out
- Form 151121
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Parr
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
raced mid-division, towards rear halfway, headway 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 474224
- Age 9
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M Weatherer
- Jockey C Lee
awkward leaving stalls, raced towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden well over 2f out, kept on
- Form 884273
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
towards rear, shaken up 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 873-912
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
raced in last on and off the bridle, pushed along halfway, ridden 4f out, never in contention
- Form 66-6322
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey R Kingscote
mid-division, pushed along early, moved up to track leader after four furlongs, shaken up 4f out, ridden and weakened quickly 3f out
- Form 42-0607
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
raced very keenly, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 8-41317
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A King
- Jockey David Probert
chased leaders mid-division, headway well over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 105
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey Ray Dawson
disputed lead, tracked leaders after three furlongs, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
- Form 55-274
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
went right start, disputed lead, tracked leader after three furlongs, ridden 3f out, ran on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Koi Dodville, a winner on the Flat in France, has scored twice over hurdles since joining David Pipe and a mark of 74 may underestimate the three-year-old. YAGOOD (NAP) has won four times since April and doesn't look like stopping any time soon judging by his easy victory over 2m here last month. A 5lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent another success though Bailarico has been here three times and won twice and arrives in good form. Socially Shady was in excellent form at this time a year ago and looked on the way back at Thirsk while Kalma scored here and at Wolverhampton before finding Class 4 company too hot to handle at Sandown.
Formwatch
Gentleman At Arms (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Potenza (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Neverbeen To Paris (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Close up, pushed along 5f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 20 3/4l behind Let Me Be (9-2) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Yagood (IRE) 10-11fav (9-13) Held up in rear, progress 5f out, smooth headway travelling strongly to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, easily, won at Nottingham 2m hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Cloudy Rose (8-0) by 4 3/4l, 7 ran.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Led, joined and headed 2f out, no extra, 4th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Second Slip (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Socially Shady 16-1 (10-0) Bustled along from stalls, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, every chance 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Ingleby Hollow (9-12) at Thirsk 2m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Bailarico (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Ridden away from stalls, soon prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Hidden Depths (9-12) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Koi Dodville (FR) 9-4fav (11-8) Led, pushed along and headed before 2 out, lost 2nd and mistake last, weakened run-in, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Scrappy Jack (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gf in Jul.
Jackamundo (FR) 22-1 (9-13) Towards rear, pushed before 3f out, ridden after 3f out, minor late headway, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Ravenscraig Castle (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Kalma 10-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, raced keenly and always behind, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Vino Victrix (8-8) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Far Too Beautiful 66-1 (9-7) Soon held up off the pace in last trio, never threatened, 5th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Yesyes (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f fll stks (5) gs in Jul.
Our New Buddy (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Amalfi Bay (8-12) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.