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Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 5, 1m½f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-70, £4,449, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 49.73s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Magic Box heads our ratings at Nottingham on 79, and that makes her the one to side with in this ten-runner Class 5 over a mile on good to soft. She is only narrowly ahead of Mayaada on 77, with Blue Boy Junior two pounds further back on 75, so this looks a tight contest rather than a one-horse race. Ubetterseethis, rated 71, is the other principal danger, though he has a clear step to find to reach our selection's level. Magic Box gets the nod on the numbers, though not by much.
Result
Oisin Murphy
Ollie Sangster
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Tom Eaves
Craig Lidster
No. 6, stall 7
3yo, 9-0, OR 66
J: Shay Farmer (5) · T: Michael & David Easterby
Shay Farmer (5)
Michael & David Easterby
Jack Nicholls (3)
Kevin & Lauren Frost
Hector Crouch
David & Nicola Barron
David Probert
Owen Burrows
Olivia Haines (7)
Mark Walford
Kieran Shoemark
Tom Ward
Joanna Mason
Gemma Tutty
Racecard
Oisin Murphy
Ollie Sangster 3/19
Mayaada is yet to win in her last six, but she has run over today's trip and going before and fits as a leading danger, with a fifth last time out, 25 days ago, and our rating of 77 ranking her second of ten. The risk is a poor eighth two starts back, which shows she can fail to fire.
- Sire
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)
- Dam
- Young Special (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 15 Partner
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 74
Tom Marquand
William Haggas 9/62
Magic Box steps up from a third last time out just nine days ago, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 79 gets the nod despite being winless in her last five, with 135 lb and draw 1 the other notes.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Rahaaba (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Mrs Fiona Carmichael
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 62 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 67
Kieran Shoemark
Tom Ward 0/13
Lieutenant Kije was second last time out, and a third two starts back, after 20 days off, and he has run over today's trip before. Yet to win in his last five, he carries 134 lb from draw nine, and our rating of 70 ranks him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Roxie Lot (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- A Spratt And Partners
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 67
Hector Crouch
David & Nicola Barron 0/7
Blue Boy Junior has slipped back through a run of sixth, fifth, fourth and fourth, and our rating of 75 ranks him third of ten, well clear of his official 67. He has run over today's trip and is fresh after 29 days, though he is yet to win in recent starts and that remains the main risk.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Homecoming (IRE) by Zoffany
- Owner
- Clive And Laura Washbourn
- Foaled
- 16 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Maunby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 66
Jack Nicholls (3)
Kevin & Lauren Frost 1/14
Anton Mauve won last time out after an unplaced run and finishes of ninth and eighth before that, so the form is patchy, and 132 lb from stall six looks a lot to carry off a mark of 67. A fresh 27 days since that win is a plus, but our rating of 65 has him eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Pinatubo (IRE)
- Dam
- Fast Lily (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- T Wood & Miss L Frost
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Averham Park, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 58
Shay Farmer (5)
Michael & David Easterby 3/28
Runner-up last time out and a winner four starts back, she has shown ability in recent starts, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, a sixth two starts back and 43 days off the track temper enthusiasm, while 131 lb from draw 7 asks plenty.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Aberlady (USA) by Arch
- Owner
- S Hollings S Hull
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 28 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 69
Joanna Mason
Gemma Tutty 0/12
Whatever Bruce is winless in his last three, finishing fifth last time out, then a sixth two starts back, and another sixth three starts back, so he's hard to fancy off 130 lb. He is fit enough after 19 days, but our rating of 54 puts him last of ten.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Anushka Noo Noo (GB) by Makfi
- Owner
- A M Caygill
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Osmotherley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 57
Tom Eaves
Craig Lidster 1/12
Ubetterseethis has run over today's trip and going, and returns just 14 days after an eighth last time out, while our rating of 71 ranks him fourth of ten against an official 64. The risk is a winless run in his last six, with a third six starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- Ubettabelieveit (IRE)
- Dam
- Sightseeing (GB) by New Approach
- Owner
- Craig Lidster Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 70
David Probert
Owen Burrows 3/11
Mr Tony has won twice in his last five starts, including two starts back, but he was only fourth last time out and returns after 31 days. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 66 ranks him seventh of ten, which tempers the appeal.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- River Sands (GB) by Kingman
- Owner
- Tony Chapman Brit Pearce
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 11 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 65
Olivia Haines (7)
Mark Walford 0/10
Winless in her last five, with a fifth last time out and sixth, sixth and seventh before that, Gwen's Girl is hard to fancy, and our ranking of ninth of 10 says as much. She has run over today's trip and going, and drawn three at 118 lb, that experience is the main positive.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Queen Gwendolen (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- E Holmes M Graham And P Day
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 55
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.