Racecards
17:15 Nottingham
Dart Handicap (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 54y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Measure Up
68- Form 304622
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey M Fenton
held up, came stand side entering straight, headway 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
- Form 430050
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
held up, never nearer
Magic Mistress
109- Form 051
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey T Quinn
chased leader, stayed centre straight, weakened 2f out
Spritzeria
74- Form 450341
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey R Hills
mid-division, came stand side straight, headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, not quicken final furlong
- Form 000533
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey D Holland
raced keenly, always prominent, came stand side straight, led 3f out, drew clear final furlong
- Form 562030
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey J Fortune
slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway centre over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1-32040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
mid-division, ridden and behind final 3f, tailed off
Better Pal
29- Form 454000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
well in rear, pushed along 5f out, stayed on under pressure 2f out, never near to challenge
- Form 243-460
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey K Dalgleish
towards rear, no headway 3f out
- Form 06330
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Richard Hughes
took keen hold, led and came stand saide straight, headed 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
Bergerac Pie
43- Form 0240
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up, came stand side entering straight, ridden 3f out, soon no chance
- Form 060200
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey E Ahern
mid-division until ridden and weakened 2f out, tailed off
Hawkley
5- Form 531200
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey J F Egan
always behind, eased when no chance approaching final furlong, tailed off
- Form 055130
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey G Duffield
behind, ridden and soon struggling final 3f
In depth
Verdict
The lightly-raced Balerno is taken by TEAMtalk to land this drab handicap that closes the Nottingham card. Slow to progress, Roger Charlton's charge put up his best performance over course and distance 88 days ago. Following that effort he put in a below par effort at Beverley before being given a break. He is open to improvement and should run well. Bailieborough has been running well all season since changing stables and could be reaching his peak at present. He has shown a liking for soft ground and should put up a good account of himself. The lightly-raced Oopsie Daisy is one to be wary of from a stable boasting a decent record at this track. He has been off for a long while but his canny trainer should have him spot on for his first attempt on a soft surface. Arguably the horse with the best racecourse form is Only Penang but those effort came over two months ago so there obviously have been problems. Iced Diamond has been putting in some pleasing efforts of late and looks on a decent mark at present. If reproducing some of the form he showed earlier in the season he could go well at a decent price.