Racecards
14:30 Nottingham
MansionBet British EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 75y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
Bad Attitude
10- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer L McJannet
- Jockey E J Walsh
held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Cloud Drift
14- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey James Doyle
led, headed over 8f out, led again over 2f out, over 1 length up 50 yards out, held on
- Form 80
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey T E Whelan
slowly into stride, in rear, well beaten over 3f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
a little slow away, soon held up in touch, shaken up to close 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, lost 2nd close home
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
chased leader, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
CLOUD DRIFT’s second at Beverley is the stand-out form in this and Michael Bell’s Toronado colt should make it third-time lucky, even if he possibly lacks the scope of others. Sunshine Fantasy is surely better than she showed at Newcastle but newcomer Merryweather may be more of a threat being only the second foal of a winning miler on the all-weather.
Formwatch
Bad Attitude 25-1 (9-3) Hampered start, always behind, 9th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Passing Fashion (9-3) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) gf in Aug.
Cloud Drift 5-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along and switched left 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Tell Me All (9-5) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Full Strength 40-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on stands rail, pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Wyclif (9-2) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Green Book (FR) 40-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on rail, weakened inside final 3f, 8th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Thunderous (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Sophar Sogood (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Hariboux (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul.
Merryweather Dunaden filly out of Pearl Princess.
Sunshine Fantasy (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 11, 13l behind Morisco (9-5) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Jul.