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18:25 Nottingham

John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap (Class 3)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 15y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 8.65s
  • Off Time: 18:25:46
  • 4 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rotative

9/4

    1(1)
    Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

    Red Kestrel (USA)

    32
    7/2
    • Form 31-706
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-0
    • Official Rating 86

    tracked leader, driven along over 2f out, soon no extra

    2(2)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Red sash, Yellow sleeves and cap

    Rotative

    20
    9/4
    • Form 14-192
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 79

    ran in snatches, held up, headway on wide outside and hard ridden 2f out, hard driven to lead 1f out, stayed on well

    3(4)
    Silk - Orange, Dark Green disc

    Hada Men (USA)

    20 BF
    15/8
    • Form 53/42-13
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 76

    tracked leaders, challenging from 2f out, ridden to lead briefly approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

    5(3)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Red star, checked sleeves, Red cap

    Kudu Country (IRE)

    32
    7/2
    • Form 410-468
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-1
    • Official Rating 72

    soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra

    4(5)
    NR

    Pseudonym (IRE)

    3 t
    • Form 236116
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 69

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2008
    (1)
    Silk -

    The Betchworth Kid

    3/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    2007
    (1)
    Silk -

    Sphinx (FR)

    6/1
    • Age 9
    • Weight 10-0

    In depth

    Verdict

    A small stakes investment in KUDU COUNTRY is recommended as we search for a fair return from a tricky little race to assess. Rotative and Hada Men are closely matched on what they have shown so far and can have a good scrap between themselves, while Red Kestrel has a sever handicap mark for one that has only ever won an all-weather maiden. He has a stiff test ahead of him from top weight. Pseudonym completes the line up but also looks weighted to the limit after winning a couple of modest races last month. Therefore, with all things considered, Kudu Country - the only three-year-old in the line up - is arguably the one open to the most improvement. A half-brother to doughty stayer Full House, the Tom Tate-trained gelding likes nothing more than a test of stamina and, with ground conditions expected to suit, this fellow gets the nod as the one to be with on this occasion.

    Formwatch

    Red Kestrel (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Cosmic Sun (8-11) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jul.

    Rotative 5-2 (9-5) Tracked winner throughout, ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind It's A Date (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.

    Hada Men (USA) 11-8fav (9-3) Dwelt, soon raced in 3rd position, ridden over 2f out, no impression final 2f, 3rd of 5, 5l behind It's A Date (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.

    Kudu Country (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Went right start, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, faltered when weakening over 1f out, soon eased, last of 8, well behind Akmal (9-7) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.

    Pseudonym (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 16l behind Perfect Shot (8-10) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.