Racecards
16:40 Nottingham
Shipstones Gold Star Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f 18y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,187
- 2nd: £1,965
- 3rd: £982
- 4th: £491
- Form 022-437
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 74
raced keenly in touch, asked for effort 2f out, no impression
- Form 024235-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Liam Wright
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 125122
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey George Wood
held up in touch, niggled along after 3f, soon driven, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 24834-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 614640-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Oliver Searle
held up in touch, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 143-662
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey Kaiya Fraser
prominent, ridden to press leader over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
In depth
Formwatch
Midnight City (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Never closer than mid-division, 7th of 11, 4l behind Coul Angel (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Nightbird (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Hucklesbrook (9-8) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.
Frankies Dream (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Last to break, took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, went 2nd close home, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Platinum Crystal (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Star Zia 10-3 (9-2) Steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, good headway when not clear run and angled out over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (4) pol in Feb beating Havana Joy (9-2) by 1l, 9 ran.
Mr Cool (IRE) 7-5fav (9-2) Led early, headed after 1f, asked for effort over 1f out, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind McIntosh (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Sweet Sonata 20-1 (9-8) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 12 1/2l behind Spiritualism (9-4) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.
Alashos (FR) 10-3 (9-3) Tried to duck under gate, went right start but well away, led 1f, chased winner, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on for 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Desert Champion (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.