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AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m (1m5y), Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-65, £3,140, 9 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Light Rain
- Stalls
- 1m4f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Notimetotakeoff is our selection at Newcastle, and the case rests on a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than his raw figure of 62 suggests, just 3 lb behind the top-rated Unbeatable Fame. That gap is narrow in a Class 6 eight-furlong contest on the all-weather, and a horse still on the upgrade can close it. Unbeatable Fame is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, with Texting only a pound further back, while The Kalonji Man shares Notimetotakeoff's rating and cannot be dismissed. This is a competitive, open-looking heat and confidence is low, but Notimetotakeoff is the one to side with.
Runners
Jack Callan
Charlie Johnston 4/38
Notimetotakeoff comes here fit and in decent heart, third last time out just seven days ago and also third three starts back, with experience of today's trip and going. He is yet to win in recent starts, but his profile makes him our pick from draw four.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Llew Law (GB) by Verglas
- Owner
- Mr Jaber Abdullah
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 38 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 55
David Nolan
Ivan Furtado 3/29
Texting is a leading danger on our figures, ranked second of ten, and she has run over today's trip and going before, drawn two. The risk is plain: she's yet to win and finished seventh last time out, after 45 days off.
- Sire
- Caturra (IRE)
- Dam
- Pigeon Point (GB) by Harbour Watch
- Owner
- Ontoawinner Alfa Site Services Ltd
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 29 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 66
Billy Garritty
Richard & Peter Fahey 4/47
Unbeatable Fame hit the frame's edge with a fourth last time out just 12 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating has him top of the ten, 7 lb clear of his official 58. The risk is that he is yet to win in his last six starts, with a third four starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Autograph (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Ltd
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 47 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 56
Harry Russell
Ollie Pears 0/6
London Rose is winless in her last three, finishing fifth last time out, then a sixth and an eighth, though she has run over today's trip and going before and arrives after 32 days off. Our rating of 60 sits above her official 56, but those finishes keep her in the midfield mix from stall 6.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- London Welsh (GB) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- L Lillingston O Pears
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 63
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn 1/19
Northern Viola arrives in good heart after a second last time out and a win two starts back, just 13 days ago, and she has run over today's trip. Against that, the stable is out of form at 1/21, and our rating of 58 only ranks her sixth of ten from stall nine.
- Sire
- Stradivarius (IRE)
- Dam
- Northern Queen (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- Northern Water Services Graham Lund
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 65
Cam Hardie
Ollie Pears 0/6
Black Fury was second last time out, but she is winless in her last three starts, a sixth and a fourth before that, and returns after 69 days off. She has run over today's trip and drew stall 1, yet our figures rank her 10th of 10.
- Sire
- Arizona (IRE)
- Dam
- Royal Visit (IRE) by King's Best
- Owner
- Michael Downey Ollie Pears
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 57
Rowan Scott
Phillip Makin 1/9
Pocket Change is hard to fancy, having finished ninth last time out, unplaced two starts back and eighth three starts back, so she is winless in her last three. She has run on today's going and had 31 days off, while our rating ranks her eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Far Above (IRE)
- Dam
- Ivor's Magic (IRE) by Zebedee
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 13 P J Makin
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 48
Luke Morris
Brian Ellison 4/23
Bonjour Belle is winless in her last six, beaten into seventh last time, though a third two starts back shows she can get involved, and she has run over today's trip. Back in just eight days from draw 7, she is hard to fancy, with our figures ranking her ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Without Parole (GB)
- Dam
- Rock Me Baby (GB) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Joseph Bell Tony Wood
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 23 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 57
Andrew Mullen
Charlie Johnston 4/38
Le Grand Etoile has been consistent without a win, finishing fifth last time out and fifth again two starts back, and he's fresh from a run 12 days ago. He has run over today's trip and going, but a seventh three starts back and a ninth six starts back show he lacks a cutting edge, and our rating of 55 ranks him seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Shaman (IRE)
- Dam
- Zanoubiya (IRE) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- Middlehamparkracing Cxxvi Darren Gill
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 38 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 54
Sean Dylan Bowen
Richard Hannon 4/46
Fit after just 12 days off and with experience over today's trip and going, The Kalonji Man steps in off a lowly official mark of 44 and a fifth last time out, with our rating of 62 ranking him fourth of ten; the risk is he's yet to win in six recent runs, finishing no better than a fourth.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Fantacise (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Xcv
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Herridge, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 46 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 51
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.