14:17
Mj Church Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 5f (5f10y), Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, £4,187, 10 runners
- Going
- GOOD (GoingStick: 5.7)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Perigord Noir is our selection for this Bath sprint, and his progressive profile makes him the one to side with over the narrowly higher-rated pair at the head of the list. He is rated just a pound behind Knock Three Times and Rollthedicebaby, a gap that is easily bridged for a horse still heading in the right direction over 5f on good ground. Those two are the obvious dangers, while Dreams Galore is on the same figure as our pick and cannot be dismissed in a tight ten-runner contest. Perigord Noir gets the vote on his upward trajectory.
Runners
Harry Vigors (5)
Ollie Sangster 4/18
Dreams Galore arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a third two starts back, then a winner three and four starts back, and she's fresh from a 14-day break, having run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is 135 lb, a hefty burden to carry from draw 3.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Are We Dreaming (IRE) by Kendargent
- Owner
- A Bengough And Bv Sangster
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 18 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 58
Lewis Edmunds
Ed Dunlop 3/15
Enamored won two starts back but was unplaced last time out, and she has run over today's trip and going before after 28 days off. Carrying 132 lb from draw nine, she sits seventh of ten on our rating of 69, so a mid-pack effort looks likely.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Red Box (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- A M Mitchell
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 15 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 61
Saffie Osborne
Jamie Osborne 0/11
Knock Three Times has a winner four starts back and a second six starts back in a consistent recent profile, and she's fresh enough after 22 days, with experience of today's trip and going. Our rating has her top of ten, but she's been a fifth last time out and carries 131 lb from draw 4.
- Sire
- Supremacy (IRE)
- Dam
- White Daffodil (IRE) by Footstepsinthesand
- Owner
- Mrs Paul Shanahan
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 66
Tom Marquand
George Baker 0/10
Perigord Noir is our pick on profile: he finished third last time out, a third two starts back, and a second three starts back, and returns fit after 22 days. He has run over today's trip and going, though he is yet to win in recent starts.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Sweet Dragon Fly (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Gently Down The Stream
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Epsom Downs, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 67
Alexandra McDonnell (7)
David Evans 0/13
Angel Ang was fifth last time out and fourth two starts back, with his only win four starts back, and a 63-day break leaves fitness a question. He has run over today's trip and our rating of 67 sits below his official 71, so he's hard to fancy carrying 131 lb from stall 10.
- Sire
- Supremacy (IRE)
- Dam
- Cochabamba (IRE) by Hurricane Run
- Owner
- Mrs E Evans
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 58
Joe Leavy
Richard Hannon 4/42
Rollthedicebaby has run over today's trip and going, and is back after 19 days. Our rating of 81 ranks her second of ten, though a ninth last time out and just one win in her last six starts is the main worry.
- Sire
- Soldier's Call (GB)
- Dam
- Masquerading (GB) by Charming Thought
- Owner
- O Humphrey
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Herridge, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 42 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 78
Liam Wright (3)
George Scott 1/13
Duty's Call is yet to win in her last four starts, but a second three starts back and a fourth two runs ago show she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip and going before. A sixth last time out and 130 lb temper enthusiasm, though our rating of 75 sits above her official 70.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Guilded (IRE) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- Victorious Forever
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 66
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton 3/27
Chief Minister bounced back with a second last time out after an eighth and a fifth before that, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last four starts. Drawn 1 and rated 75 by us, he carries 129 lb off a mark of 69.
- Sire
- Mattmu (GB)
- Dam
- Secretarial (IRE) by Kingman
- Owner
- J Allison T Cartwright
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Blewbury, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 27 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 80
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker 4/44
Winless in his last three, Pulse of Fire was fifth last time out, and a third two starts back is the best of that trio, which hardly screams improvement. He has run over today's trip and going and is fresh enough after 25 days, but our rating of 57 ranks him last of ten.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Megan Lily (IRE) by Dragon Pulse
- Owner
- Mrs Fitri Hay
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 63
Josephine Gordon
Sophie Leech 1/5
Christmas Is Comin is winless in his last three, though a third last time out and a second two starts back show he is running respectably, and he is fresh enough after 11 days. Ranked eighth of ten on our figures, he is hard to fancy, but he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Due Diligence (USA)
- Dam
- Lapidary (GB) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Mrs Michelle Anne Crook
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Elton, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 62
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.