Racecards
20:00 Nottingham
Lin & Dick Getting Close To Yo Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 50y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,469
- 2nd: £1,925
- 3rd: £962
- 4th: £481
- Form 5-01166
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leaders, challenging on inside when not much room briefly well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well
- Form 2-21330
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside over 2f out, soon edged left, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 13-1327
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
held up, headway over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 563518
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 324986
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Harry Bentley
took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on
- Form 6-041
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
broke well, mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, no impression on front pair
Marshland
11- Form 145096
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey N Mackay
took keen hold, led 1f, prominent, ridden and lost place 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
TENOR made a winning handicap debut at Yarmouth last week. He only scored by a neck but is open to further progress and most of the opposition are looking to put bad recent runs behind them. That includes both Purple 'n Gold and Lady Macduff, with the latter preferred as she drops in class, while No Dominion is another with the past form to figure if back to his best. Take Two has looked in the handicapper's grip since landing a double back in April, although he's back racing in the same grade today for the first time since those successes.
Formwatch
Take Two 11-1 (8-13) Chased leader, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind Al Saham (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
No Dominion (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 5l behind Lord Of The Dance (9-6) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 31l behind Mubtadi (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Lady Macduff (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 17l behind Whispering Warrior (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Aquilonius (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Led and set fast pace, ridden and headed over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong, 6th of 7, 32l behind Haylaman (9-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.
Tenor (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead near finish, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Zhuba (8-13) by nk, 9 ran.
Marshland 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4l behind Ted's Brother (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Scottish Star 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Cashpoint (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.