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14:43 Nottingham

Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 50y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,500 added
  • Winner: £5,496
  • 2nd: £2,579
  • 3rd: £1,288
  • 4th: £645
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 16.85s
  • Off Time: 14:45:05
  • 11 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

Big Bear Hug

12 p D
13/2
  • Form 135282
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 80

held up in rear, driven along over 2f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish

2(1)
Silk - Royal blue, red sash, red and royal blue striped sleeves, white cap
13/2
  • Form 923611
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 79

slowly away towards rear, headway over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(11)
Silk - RED, WHITE cross belts, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form 444254
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 80

held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, hampered and switched left entering final furlong, no impression final 100 yards

4(4)
Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue and White striped sleeves
4/1
  • Form 34-1612
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 80

prominent, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home

5(8)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow armlets, dark blue & yellow quartered cap
  • Form 722-418
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 79

led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(2)
Silk - Purple, pink star, pink and purple hooped sleeves, purple cap, pink star

Cresta Cat

9 DCD
7/2
  • Form 000111
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 71

prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(6)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap

Tipsy Tiger

16 p CD
11/2
  • Form 422143
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 78

in touch, lost some ground over 7f out, effort over 2f out, carried left entering final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish

8(3)
Silk - Mauve, dark green stripe and sleeves, dark green cap, mauve diamond
9/1
  • Form 7581
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leaders, taken off heels after about 2f, pushed along over 33f out, lost place over 2f out

9(9)
Silk - Grey, pink epaulets, grey sleeves, pink stars
50/1
  • Form 754970
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 66

slowly into stride, behind, ridden and struggling over 4f out

10(7)
Silk - Royal blue, grey diamonds on sleeves, grey cap
  • Form 02-9575
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 63

mid-division, headway on outside over 5f out, driven over 2f out, switched left and 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on

11(10)
Silk - Mauve and black stripes, black sleeves, mauve cap

Lunar Jet

12 DCD
20/1
  • Form 575955
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 61

in rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out

In depth

Formwatch

Big Bear Hug 13-2 (9-5) Rear mid-division, smooth headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon in clear and pushed along for headway over 1f out, ridden and went clear chasing leader 1f out, every chance but always held, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Ciara Pearl (9-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp fll (4) hvy in Oct.

Croeso Cymraeg 6-1 (9-12) Dwelt, held up towards rear, keen early, headway from 4f out, going well when edged left to dispute 3f out, clearly led inside 2f out, pushed out to assert final furlong, kept on well, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Azahara Palace (10-1) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.

Charming Whisper 14-1 (9-7) Dwelt start and held up in rear, plenty to do when shaken up over 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, kept on well, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind My Margie (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.

Laura Bay (IRE) 10-3fav (9-6) In touch on inner, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well but headed final stride, 2nd of 8, shd behind Islanova (9-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep.

Brodie's Boy (FR) 16-1 (9-4) Never closer than mid-division, 8th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Goodwood Odyssey (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr.

Cresta Cat 6-5fav (11-5) Held up towards rear early, soon went midfield, kept out wide to home straight, switched towards inner rail inside 4f out, good headway from 3f out, ridden when led inside 2f out, went clear 1f out, unchallenged towards finish, easily, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Oct beating Fiddlers Green (10-9) by 6l, 11 ran.

Tipsy Tiger 9-2 (9-4) Held up in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong, never going pace to reach leading duo, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Austrian Theory (9-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

Narragansett 20-1 (10-10) Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway 1 1/2f out, closed inside final furlong, stayed on to lead narrowly closing stages, kept on best, won at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in Sep beating Bear Profit (11-2) by 3/4l, 14 ran.

Throne Hall 40-1 (11-1) Prominent, outpaced 3f out, gradually weakened, 10th of 13, 36 1/2l behind Macari (11-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.

Diffident Spirit 4-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, plenty to do over 3f out, well behind over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, never near to challenge, 5th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Isle of Wolves (11-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.

Lunar Jet 25-1 (9-1) Midfield, outpaced 3f out, rallied and stayed on well past tiring rivals final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Croeso Cymraeg (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.