Racecards
15:05 Nottingham
'Racing Is Free For Children' Handicap (Class F)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 15y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 006126-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs A Bowlby
- Jockey O Urbina
in touch, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 11413-3
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey F Lynch
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon one pace
- Form 0630-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey Pat Eddery
headway after 3f, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Got One Too (FR)
914- Form 000101/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey S Whitworth
made all, ridden over 2f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 006-336
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
Attack
12- Form 0-04500
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey P Thomas
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 050/5-50
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey L Fletcher
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f, stayed on entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 430530
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 02-1226
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey E Creighton
mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Woodyates
25- Form 35001-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey N Pollard
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
Misconduct
613- Form 324050/
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 6f out, soon behind
- Form 600-25
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey E Ahern
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace under pressure
- Form 0-16045
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
pulled hard mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 6-21422
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 005051
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey G Duffield
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A low grade affair and the vote goes to Compton Drake, who is the least exposed and remains capable of further improvement. Gerard Butler's charge is from the same family as Kayf Tara and Opera House and should prove well suited by the step up to this trip after finding ten furlongs too sharp at Bath last time. Tass Heel was an impressive winner over this trip at Southwell in January but hasn't been seen since flopping nearly three months ago and his turf form is unspectacular. Academy shaped promisingly when third over course and distance late last month and should be thereabouts once again. Recent all-weather winner Windshift is another to consider but Harlestone Bay appears plenty high enough in the weights on the evidence to date.