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15:40 Nottingham

Abba 70's Night On Saturday 22 April Handicap (Class 5)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 15y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 15.69s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sphinx (FR)

50/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dhehdaah

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Patrixprial

      25/1

        4
        Silk -

        Valeureux

        28/1

          1(15)
          Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

          Patrixprial

          191 b D
          25/1
          • Form 51846/0-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-12
          • Official Rating 72

          held up, ridden and headway over 2d out, ran on inside final furlong

          2(12)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves and diamond on cap

          Street Life (IRE)

          18
          10/1
          • Form 5905-05
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-11
          • Official Rating 69

          slowly into stride, behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

          3(9)
          Silk - Black, White diamond, Black sleeves, White spots, Orange cap

          Lawood (IRE)

          669 C
          66/1
          • Form 812409/
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-10
          • Official Rating 68

          always behind

          4(4)
          Silk - White, Pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

          Fort Churchill (IRE)

          18 p
          13/2
          • Form 927/070
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10
          • Official Rating 68

          slowly into stride, soon prominent, led after 1f, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

          5(7)
          Silk - Maroon, White spots

          Bollin Thomas

          160 D
          11/1
          • Form 471954-
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-9
          • Official Rating 67

          in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace

          6(2)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stars on sleeves, Yellow cap

          Treason Trial

          173 D
          13/2
          • Form 330817-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8
          • Official Rating 66

          took keen hold, always towards rear

          7(8)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap

          Sphinx (FR)

          88 b
          50/1
          • Form 3/974-00
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-5
          • Official Rating 63

          keen, mid-division, headway 3f out, not clear run 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish

          8(3)
          Silk - Black, Yellow cross belts and star on cap

          Sabbiosa (IRE)

          15
          9/1
          • Form 7/1400-2
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 65

          keen, chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

          9(6)
          Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

          Weet A Head (IRE)

          12
          40/1
          • Form 633-960
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 61

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out

          10(14)
          Silk - Red, Blue cap and hooped sleeves

          Middlethorpe

          8 b
          7/1
          • Form 15670/2
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-2
          • Official Rating 63

          held up, ridden 4f out, headway and hung left over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

          11(16)
          Silk - White, dark green braces, dark green and white diabolo on sleeves, red cap, white star

          Dhehdaah

          172
          7/1
          • Form 149550-
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 58

          mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner

          13(11)
          Silk - Orange, Emerald Green star and star on cap

          Count Boris

          8
          9/1
          • Form 05708-6
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 55

          mid-division, hampered and lost pace over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

          14(17)
          Silk - Flame, green collar and cuffs, quartered cap

          Valeureux

          12 C
          28/1
          • Form 8/5-5022
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 54

          chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, no extra towards finish, eased last strides

          15(5)
          Silk - Red, yellow hoop and sleeves, white cap

          Mary Gray

          12 D
          20/1
          • Form 19400-5
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9
          • Official Rating 56

          led 1f, chased leader, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

          16(1)
          Silk - White, Royal Blue sleeves, Dark Green cap

          Nobbler

          175
          14/1
          • Form 855450-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8
          • Official Rating 55

          always towards rear

          17(10)
          Silk - Black and Pink check, striped sleeves, quartered cap

          Celtic Carisma

          196 D
          8/1
          • Form 190114-
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-5
          • Official Rating 52

          behind, effort over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

          12(13)
          NR

          Jamaar

          54
          • Form 8946-02
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 61

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Bollin Thomas, Sabbiosa and Middlethorpe are shortlisted in a tricky affair, with the vote going to Sabbiosa. Patrixprial won from today's mark in 2004 and, with first-time blinkers on, can't be ruled out of a good run. Street Life is on a winning mark and, even though unproven at today's trip, he suggested at Kempton last time that he is worth a try at it. Bollin Thomas is on a winning mark from last season and, fit from hurdling, he can go well today. Treason Trial has a "career-high" to defy if scoring, while Sphinx would hold a chance if first-time blinkers take him back two-and-a-half years. Sabbiosa returned for the season with, arguably, a best-yet effort and today's trip could bring even more from her, while Middlethorpe is two pounds below a winning mark now and ran well at Pontefract last time, so comes here fit, and recent-winning hurdler, Dhedaah, is back to a more-reasonable mark on Turf and is another to consider. Finally, Celtic Carisma improved towards the end of last season and, lightly raced, should have a bit more to come this season, and Mary Gray, Nobbler and Count Boris have all proven - or have suggested they are capable - of winning from their current marks. We have to make a selection, though, and that is Sabbiosa.

          Formwatch

          Patrixprial 25-1 (9-9) Held up, always towards rear, 10th of 14, 11l behind Skye's Folly (9-12) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.

          Street Life (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 5l behind Young Mick (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Mar.

          Lawood (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 10, 18l behind Mephisto (10-5) at York 1m 4f ldy hcp 0-95 (C) gf in Jun '04.

          Fort Churchill (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Young Mick (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Mar.

          Bollin Thomas 14-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along halfway, lost place 3f out, 4th of 6, 17l behind Rooftop Protest (9-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Nov.

          Treason Trial 15-2 (8-9) In rear and raced wide, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 37l behind Toldo (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

          Sphinx (FR) 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, weakened 3f out, last of 10, 12l behind Bonnabee (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.

          Sabbiosa (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, driven to go 2nd over 1f out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Shaunas Vision (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 4f fll hcp (5) sft in Mar.

          Weet A Head (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Soon prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Lord of Dreams (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Mar.

          Middlethorpe 16-1 (8-2) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Isa'af (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp (5) hvy.

          Dhehdaah 10-1 (9-9) Chased leaders for 10f, 10th of 13, 10l behind Pocketwood (10-0) at Newbury 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gs in Oct.

          Count Boris 6-1 (8-10) Towards rear, not clear run and stumbled over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 17, 6l behind Summer Bounty (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.

          Valeureux 14-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, went 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind I'll Do It Today (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (5) pol in Mar.

          Mary Gray 11-2 (8-3) Led, headed and ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind I'll Do It Today (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (5) pol in Mar.

          Nobbler 9-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders until weakened quickly over 2f out, 12th of 14, 26l behind Grasp (7-12) at Bath 2m 1f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Oct.

          Celtic Carisma 4-1 (8-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Taxman (8-5) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept.

          Jamaar 50-1 (9-0) Led, quickened up 6f out, ridden clear over 2f out, headed close home, 2nd of 13, hd behind Blue Hills (9-3) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.