Racecards
14:10 Nottingham
American Classic Handicap (Class 5)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 6f 15y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 647000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey J Quinn
raced stand side, held up in rear, switched left and headway on outside over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 724545
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey K Darley
raced stand side, chased leaders over 4f
- Form 351300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
led far side group and well on terms until ridden and weakened well over 1f out
- Form 318612
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey N De Souza
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, ran on
- Form 008080
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced far side, chased leader over 3f
- Form 031004
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
raced stand side, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 9-03010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Lisa Jones
raced far side, chased leader, weakened over 2f out
- Form 304421
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced stand side, always prominent, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 300669
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey A Kirby
raced stand side, behind, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 335734
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey N Callan
raced stand side, chased leaders, weakening when hampered over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 102450
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey J P Spencer
led stand side group, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A wide open handicap and we will take a chance with Kennington, Holiday Cocktail and Summer Recluse could provide most danger. The selection gained a deserved success at Redcar last time, making all to beat today's rival Summer Recluse in game fashion. The runner up is weighted to gain revenge this afternoon, but Kennington proved on that occasion he is a very hard horse to pass and may just hold on once again. Holiday Cocktail is relatively lightly raced and appears to be improving with each run. He gets in here on a very fair mark for his handicap debut and should be vying for some place money. Down at the foot of the handicap Val de Maal is another worth considering for each-way purposes, but Kennington did everything right last time and with similar tactics another victory looks on the cards.
Formwatch
Brigadore 100-1 (8-5) Held up in touch far side group, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 10th of 28, 5l behind Machinist (9-0) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd.
Lincolneurocruiser 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 5l behind Millinsky (8-3) at Redcar 5f stk 0-70 (5) gd.
Calabaza 11-2 (9-0) Slowly away, held up rear, headway 2f out, led on outer 1f out, hung right and left inside final furlong, kept on, won at Goodwood 6f mdn aut stk (4) gd in Aug beating Imperial Rule (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Attorney 13-2 (8-9) In touch far side, led over 1f out, ran on well, driven out, won at Goodwood 5f app hcp (5) gf beating Dance To The Blues (8-4) by a hd, 19 ran.
Summer Recluse (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Kennington (8-11) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd.
Kennington 8-1 (8-11) Made all towards stands' side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd beating Summer Recluse (9-3) by 3/4l, 17 ran.
Coranglais 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and effort when edged right 1f out, not quicken, 4th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Kennington (8-11) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd.
Holiday Cocktail 6-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Reverence (9-3) at Ripon 5f mdn stk (5) gs in Aug.