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14:20 Nottingham

BDN Construction Nursery (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 15y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.81s
  • Off Time: 14:20:43
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tawny Port

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Kilbaha Lady (IRE)

    14/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Light Blue, Red chevrons, armlets and cap

      Melaniemillie

      30 BFD
      9/2
      • Form 5214
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rider soon after dropped reins and drifted left, no extra towards finish

      2(3)
      Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

      Fancy Day (IRE)

      16 BFD
      7/2
      • Form 16
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7

      close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue star, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Smiley Riley (IRE)

      18
      20/1
      • Form 4724
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1

      tracked leader until ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE diamond, RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE quartered cap

      Tawny Port

      14 D
      Evs
      • Form 7241
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      keen, held up, in rear, switched right halfway, headway over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on to lead post

      5(2)
      Silk - Light Green and Pink diabolo, Red sleeves and cap

      Breaking Free

      13
      10/1
      • Form 507
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4

      close up, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      6(6)
      Silk - Red, white diamond and sleeves

      Kilbaha Lady (IRE)

      55
      14/1
      • Form 878
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-2

      tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post

      Previous results

      2015
      (9)
      Silk -

      Whitman

      9/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7

      2014
      (7)
      Silk -

      Alpine Affair

      7/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      2013
      (2)
      Silk -

      Tanseeb

      11/8
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Tawny Port, the only last-time winner on show, stuck on well to oblige in heavy ground at Haydock, although previous runs suggest he's at home on less demanding terrain. He'll go well along with Melaniemillie, winner of one of the most hotly-contested selling races of the year at York and far from disgraced in a novice stakes at Ripon since. She'll appreciate the return to a sixth furlong but another chance is given to FANCY DAY. Like so many Johnston inmates, she's produced totally contrasting efforts and is therefore hard to assess. Easily swept aside last time when a beaten favourite at Kempton, coming home last of six, she had previously made a really good impression when winning on debut at Pontefract. Hopefully the return to both 6f and grass will do the trick. Smiley Riley needs to put a tailed-off effort last time behind him.

      Formwatch

      Melaniemillie 5-2jfav (9-0) Prominent, led over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Rosebride (9-0) at Ripon 5f fll stks (5) gd in Jun.

      Fancy Day (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Led, headed over 5f out, tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Urban Fox (9-7) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jun.

      Smiley Riley (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Soon outpaced and pushed along, never a factor, last of 4, dist behind Love Dreams (8-12) at Pontefract 6f stks (2) gf in Jun.

      Tawny Port 4-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon led, kept on well, won at Haydock 6f (5) hvy in Jul beating Letmestopyouthere (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Breaking Free 16-1 (9-5) Hampered start, outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Fields Of Song (9-0) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.

      Kilbaha Lady (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Broken Stones (9-2) at York 6f stks (3) gd in May.