Racecards
14:10 Nottingham
Book Your Christmas Party At Nottingham Racecourse Nursery Handicap (div 1) (Class 6)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 6f 15y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Form 997
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 0157
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Pat Eddery
- Jockey Paul Eddery
raced far side, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Dixi Heights
37- Form 6638
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey P Cosgrave
raced far side, slowly into stride, always in rear
Blue Rum (IRE)
143- Form 345
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey P Donaghy
pulled hard, raced stands side, led that group and overall leader over 4f out, hung left 3f out, soon headed and one pace
- Form 309
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Stephen Craine
slowly into stride, switched right soon after start, raced stand side, held up, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon led, ran on
- Form 0840
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
raced far side, led that group, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 7907
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
went left start, raced stand side, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 553426
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey P McDonald
raced far side, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 70918
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey N Chalmers
raced stands side, overall leader until over 4f out, ridden to lead and be overall leader again over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on
The Shuffler
57- Form 456549
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R L Moore
raced far side, held up, short lived effort entering final 2f
Daisy Brown
21- Form 572466
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Black Daddy
23- Form 6877
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven, edged left and stayed on towards finish
- Form 56963
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey Mr J Cavanagh
raced far side, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led far side group inside final furlong, no chance with stands side
Althabea
37- Form 060
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
dwelt, went right start, raced far side, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 854340
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey R Kingscote
slowly into stride, raced stands side, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 040
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey P Hills
raced far side, always in rear
- Form 635400
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
raced stands side, in touch, ridden halfway, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Plenty to consider as one might imagine; DIXI HEIGHTS, The Shuffler, Nabrina, Email Exit and Black Daddy form our immediate short-list with Jim Boyle's runner getting the nod with the yard going well. The trip is an issue for the selection as she appeared to find it too sharp at Warwick on her nursery bow when attracting market support but this isn't as sharp a track as Warwick so we're prepared to give her another chance. Dixi Heights is a pound lower now whilst the race has thrown up a couple of winners. Nabrina comes into the race on the back of a decent run at Redcar so rates highly as that's more than can be said for most of the field. Black Daddy and Email Exit both have something to prove but have shown enough in their four starts to be of interest in this company. This looks easier than some of the tasks that The Shuffler has been set and the booking of Ryan Moore is a positive whilst the handicapper has given him every chance. The market may help shed some light on a contest where we're siding with Dixi Heights.
Formwatch
Until The Man (IRE) 150-1 (9-3) Slight lead to halfway, chased leader until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 11l behind Workforce (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Kapelad Junior (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Hampered after 1f, held up mid-division, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Dragonessa (8-5) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Dixi Heights 12-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, 8th of 13, 8l behind Leleyf (9-4) at Warwick 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Blue Rum (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden to lead halfway, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Transfixed (8-9) at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (6) gs in May.
Gypsy Jazz (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, keen early, pushed along and lost place over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 8l behind Gouray Girl (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Thewinnatakesitall 33-1 (9-3) Behind most of way, 10th of 14, 8l behind Underworld Dandy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Email Exit (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 5l behind Durham Express (9-1) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Sep.
Drinking Buddy 66-1 (8-10) Behind, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 14l behind Colepeper (9-3) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Dragonessa (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Chandrayaan (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
The Shuffler 8-1 (8-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 8l behind Six Wives (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Daisy Brown 20-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, running on when not clear run well inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3l behind Zelos Dream (9-4) at Beverley 5f 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Black Daddy 11-2 (8-6) Steadied start, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5l behind Pullyourfingerout (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (4) gf in Sep.
Nabrina (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 18, 1 1/4l behind On The Piste (8-11) at Redcar 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Althabea 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place, 11th of 13, 16l behind Centigrade (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Cygnet Committee (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Chased leaders 3f, 13th of 14, 12l behind Zelos Dream (9-4) at Beverley 5f 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Bojangles Andrews 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 3f, 10th of 12, 15l behind Dafeef (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Acting Elegant 28-1 (8-3) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 17l behind Truly Magic (8-6) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (4) gf in Sep.