Racecards
18:00 Nottingham
Dg Taxis Get You Home Safely Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
Arts Guild (USA)
256- Form 420226-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked winner, raced keenly, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 2-60063
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey R L Moore
led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 36-3000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 715250
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 62
tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 711474
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
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In depth
Verdict
CORNISH CASTLE is ten pounds better off with Arts Guild here than he would be if this was a handicap, and we'll side with the former, while also acknowledging the claims of Equipe de Nuit. Tim Walford's gelding returns to a level at which both his previous wins have come, and they were here as well, in lowly handicaps back in April. Arts Guild is having his first run since December, and his best effort to date came here over slightly further. He's giving plenty of weight away all round though, and maybe too much. Equipe de Nuit drops into this sort of company after struggling in handicaps; he's seemed regressive since a couple of runners up spots in his first two outings last year. A drop in trip seems a positive for AllforMary, but she likes some juice in the ground. It's a trappy little claimer, but given the weights, we'll side with Cornish Castle.
Formwatch
Arts Guild (USA) 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division and keen, driven and one pace final 2f, 6th of 7, 10l behind Nobelix (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Equipe de Nuit 8-1 (8-2) Took keen hold in lead, going well enough when hung left on bend into straight, kept narrow advantage when strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, last of 3, 1 1/4l behind Sequillo (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.
Eddie Boy 8-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden over 3f out, eased well over 2f out, last of 16, well behind Amazing Blue Sky (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Fong's Alibi 14-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 11l behind It's Dubai Dolly (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Cornish Castle (USA) 14-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, effort over 3f out, no impression, 4th of 5, 13l behind Yirga (9-4) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Allformary 50-1 (9-12) Keen hold early, chased winner until over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 15, 11l behind Recession Proof (10-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f am hcp 0-75 (5) gd.