Racecards
15:30 Nottingham
Merlin Inflatables UK Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 8y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 67-6311
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 39-3621
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
prominent, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, headed towards finish
- Form 0142-35
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
raced alone on stands rail, prominent, edged left towards others over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Huntsmans Close
172- Form U70308-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey P Makin
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 0725-30
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left and not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 700-401
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, never on terms
- Form 05-1233
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Ray Dawson
mid-division, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 570-646
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never involved
- Form 412117
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 70
in rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 411133
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
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Verdict
Tumblewind bids for a hat-trick upped in class off a higher mark and Escalating is weighted to reverse earlier running at Pontefract with the former. Stake Acclaim is penalised for winning at Windsor but will handle the forecast ground and it was soft going when Elysian Flyer scored at Thirsk last month. Foolaad was well beaten off today’s mark at the same meeting at Thirsk and the vote goes to Tim Easterby’s veteran CONFESSIONAL, now back on testing ground and dropping down in class.
Formwatch
Tumblewind 5-2fav (10-5) Broke well, led early, soon dropped into mid-division, headway over 2f out, squeezed through rivals to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating My Name Is Rio (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Stake Acclaim (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Raced alone on near side rail, made virtually all, 2 lengths clear halfway, ran on strongly, unchallenged, very good ride, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Upstaging (9-6) by 4l, 10 ran.
Oh So Sassy 9-2 (9-4) Close up in rear, switched right halfway, effort over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Edward Lewis (9-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Huntsmans Close 25-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 8 3/4l behind Distant Past (8-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Confessional 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 13th of 18, 5 3/4l behind Copper Knight (8-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Elysian Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left briefly inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in May beating Lucky Beggar (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Escalating 8-1 (9-5) Raced wide early, soon held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Tumblewind (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Lexington Place 9-2 (9-6) Keen in rear, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Longroom (8-8) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Treaty Of Rome (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong, last of 7, 7 1/2l behind Plucky Dip (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Foolaad 7-1 (9-0) Raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, 2nd in group inside final furlong, no chance with winner or 2nd racing on near side, 3rd of 19, 5 3/4l behind Naggers (9-2) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) sft in May.