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13:55 Nottingham

Looking Forward To Racing Again In 2004 Handicap (Class F)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 54y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.17s
  • 18 Ran
1(4)
Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 460000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up, headway over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on well to lead last strides

2(15)
Silk - Mauve, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Mauve star
  • Form 120410
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra near finish

3(9)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap

Basinet

25
16/1
  • Form 154650
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Red cap

Merdiff

21
9/2
  • Form 400032
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace

5(10)
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue stars, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink stars
50/1
  • Form 304550-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous

6(14)
Silk - Grey, Brown hoop, quartered cap

Fabrian

10 e
16/1
  • Form 000300
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

soon prominent, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace

7(13)
Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 000-150
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12

behind, never a factor

8(16)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue and Yellow diabolo on sleeves, Red cap
40/1
  • Form 554600
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12

held on mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, never on terms

9(3)
Silk - White, Royal Blue inverted triangle, Red sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue diamond

Lady Natilda

118 v
33/1
  • Form 003045
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11

behind, never dangerous

10(11)
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue check cap

Explode

25
40/1
  • Form 500000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

in touch, ridden and effort over 3f out, soon weakened

11(6)
Silk - Purple, Pink seams and sleeves, Black cap
13/2
  • Form 000001
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11

held up, hard ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

12(7)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
12/1
  • Form 154354
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10

held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

13(18)
Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Black stars and stars on cap
  • Form 522064
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-10

led 1f, remained prominent until weakened well over 1f out

14(2)
Silk - White, large Purple spots and sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 50-0000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong

15(5)
Silk - Purple, Red star, sleeves and cap
  • Form 640040
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

always behind

16(12)
Silk - Yellow, Red star on body and cap, diabolo on sleeves
7/1
  • Form 053414
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

17(8)
Silk - Grey, Maroon seams, quartered cap

Sun Hill

163
66/1
  • Form 0500-00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon weakened

18(17)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, diamonds on sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 500000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9

led after 1f, ridden and headed well over 3f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

It's a wide-open affair with Didn't Tell My Wife, Basinet, Merdiff, Dubai Dreams and Explode among a number to consider, but we'll opt for Duelling Banjos. This is a run-of-the-mill handicap and only three pounds separates the top from the bottom in the weights on official ratings. The selection won from a three-pound higher mark last season and acts on going with give in it, so has a chance based on that evidence. Turning to the others; Didn't Tell My wife, who won from a four-pound lower mark in July and will act on the going; Basinet has won from his current mark; Dubai Dreams has run well from higher marks; Lady Natilda could well improve for the step up in trip; Explode has gone well here in the past; and Lobos won well at Bath last time but has been raised ten pounds in the weights as a consequence. Add to this War Owl, who has a 499-day absence to overcome but could go well if fit; Fabrian, who won well at Newmarket in August but has been disappointing since; Shatin Hero, who comes here in good heart following a Newcastle run, and Mark Johnston's Phantom Flame, who has shown nothing this year but a return to his juvenile form would make him interesting and you get the idea that it's too tough a race about which to be dogmatic. With that in mind, we'll opt, once again, for Duelling Banjos.