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Racedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 2m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, £5,234, 13 runners
Winning time 3m 41.37s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Pole Star heads the field on our figures at 89, a full five pounds better than Personal Best, and that is a meaningful edge in a Class 4 over two miles on soft ground. With 13 runners and a stamina test likely, the strongest performer on our figures looks well placed. Personal Best is the main danger, with Loki and Call My Bluff on 82 also in the mix, but none of them matches our selection's level. Pole Star is the pick.
Result
Toby Moore (7)
Charlie Johnston
up with the pace early - pushed into front over 3f out - passed over 2f out but stayed close - fought back inside final furlong - edged clear near finish to win
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
Raced in the pack - moved up to challenge the front pair over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - in the mix over 1f out - kept on strongly inside final furlong - denied narrowly in second
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
up with the pace early - pushed along to hit the front over 2f out - overtaken inside the final furlong but kept going before weakening late to finish 3rd
No. 3, stall 8
4yo, 9-7, OR 79
J: Charlie Maggs (3) · T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Charlie Maggs (3)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Raced in the pack - improved over 3f out then pushed along 2f out - kept on at an even rate inside the final furlong to finish 4th
Olivia Tubb (5)
Jonathan Portman
Held up at the back - pushed along over 3f out and soon kept on - made late ground and finished strongly inside the final furlong to take 5th
Cieren Fallon
Jim Goldie
held up at back - pushed along over 3f out - moved right for an unobstructed run before staying on - level effort over 1f out to finish 6th
John Egan
Dominic Ffrench Davis
mid-pack early - pushed along over 3f out and soon upsides the front runners - faded over 1f out to finish 7th
No. 11, stall 13
5yo, 8-13, OR 68
J: David Egan · T: Jamie Moore & Josh Moore
David Egan
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore
Settled at back of field - stayed out of the contest throughout - finished 8th and well held
Jake Dickson (5)
Tim Easterby
Towards the back early - always well off the pace - finished 9th and long way behind
Rossa Ryan
Jim Goldie
Set the pace early - overtaken over 3f out under pressure - soon beaten and tailed off in 10th
Callum Shepherd
Bernard Llewellyn
Settled well off the pace from the start - always detached and out of the contest - finished 11th and a long way behind
P. J. McDonald
Robert Bevis
Towards the back of the pack from start to finish - never a factor and finished 12th
Sean Levey
David Menuisier
Always towards the back half of the pack - never got involved and finished well adrift in 13th
Racecard
Toby Moore (7)
Charlie Johnston 3/23
Pole Star won two starts back and was third in the two runs before that, so this gelding's form has real substance despite an eighth last time out. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 89 makes him the one to beat.
- Sire
- Teofilo (IRE)
- Dam
- Lunar Maria (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 23 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 87
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman 1/14
Consistent filly who has finished in the first four in each of her last six starts, including a win four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going. The one concern is the 138 lb she carries, with a fourth last time out also hinting at a slight dip.
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- Spring Run (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- Hot To Trot 1 Mrs R Pease
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 82
Charlie Maggs (3)
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 3/25
Loki bids to build on a second last time out, having also won three starts back and finished second in two of his last five, and he returns after a fresh 19 days having run on today's going before. The one concern is a stiff 136 lb, which could blunt him.
- Sire
- Best Solution (IRE)
- Dam
- Lutindi (GER) by Adlerflug
- Owner
- Cottrell Conway Cottrell
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Oldcastle, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 25 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 83
- Wind surgery
- w 2
John Egan
Dominic Ffrench Davis 0/8
Call My Bluff has a win six starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 82 ranks him fourth of 13 and puts him firmly in the mix off an official 78. The risk is form of two eighths in his last two outings, and 135 lb is no help.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Ocean Bluff (IRE) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- The Ffrench Connection Racing
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 82
Olivia Tubb (5)
Jonathan Portman 1/14
Russian Rumour has been in the frame regularly, with a third two starts back and another third three starts back, but she was only seventh last time out and is winless in her last six. She has run over today's trip and going, and 133 lb is a stiff ask, though our rating of 78 sits just above her official 76.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Russian Rave (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Fillies First
- Foaled
- 4 May 2017
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 76
P. J. McDonald
Robert Bevis 0/1
Ma Belle Artiste is winless in her last five, though a second three starts back and a third five back show she can get involved; a seventh last time out and a 184-day absence temper that, even with experience of today's going and our rating of 81 ranking her fifth of 13.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Toi Et Moi (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- R J Bevis
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Duckington, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 72
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke 0/15
Hello Friend arrives bang in form, finishing second last time out and in three of her last six, though she's yet to win in that run and a fifth two starts back shows she can drift. Carrying 129 lb off 78 after 28 days off, she's a solid sort whose own rating of 79 puts her sixth of 13.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Lucrece (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Ace Stud
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Coverham, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 77
Rossa Ryan
Jim Goldie 0/15
Cascade Hall was a winner three starts back and a second two starts back, but he was seventh last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 76 only ranks him ninth of 13, and 127 lb offers no obvious relief.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Bacchonthebottle (IRE) by Bob Back
- Owner
- Whitestonecliffe Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 10 May 2019
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 68
Cieren Fallon
Jim Goldie 0/15
Trojan Sun is winless in his last six and unplaced last time, so he is hard to fancy, though a second and a third two and three starts back show he can hit the frame. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating has him 11th of 13.
- Sire
- Sun Central (IRE)
- Dam
- Morena Park (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Mrs Michele Craig Jim Goldie
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 69
Jake Dickson (5)
Tim Easterby 4/46
Zimmerman was beaten into ninth last time out, and that follows a third two starts back and a fourth three starts back, so the recent trend is downward despite three wins earlier in the run. He has run over today's trip and going, but our figures rank him tenth of thirteen.
- Sire
- Poet's Voice (GB)
- Dam
- Cresta Gold (GB) by Halling
- Owner
- The Zimmerman Syndicate
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 46 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 64
David Egan
Jamie Moore & Josh Moore 3/17
Autumn's Breeze showed a return to form with a third last time out, 28 days ago, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Yet she's winless in her last five, with a pulled up and two ninths in that spell, and 125 lb offers little respite.
- Sire
- Le Brivido (FR)
- Dam
- Whitefall (USA) by Street Cry
- Owner
- Neal And Sheralee Grayston
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2021
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 17 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 71
Sean Levey
David Menuisier 0/10
Shaffron arrives a last-time-out winner, with a second and a third before that, so the form reads well, but she's rated bottom of the 13 on our figures and returns after 40 days off. Having run on today's going is a small plus, though she carries 123 lb.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Shamakiya (IRE) by Intikhab
- Owner
- Steve Ashley Ashbrittle Stud
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Pulborough, W Sussex
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 70
Callum Shepherd
Bernard Llewellyn 0/7
Winless in his last five, Wiltshire Wonder was eighth last time out after a sixth and a fifth before that, and he returns after 46 days off. Our rating of 71 ranks him 12th of 13, though a mark of 65 at 123 lb at least keeps him from being badly treated.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Chanterelle (FR) by Trempolino
- Owner
- B J Llewellyn Partner
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 67
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.