Racecards
15:00 Nottingham
bettinggods.com Value Racing Tips Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
Aramist (IRE)
158- Form 809348-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Sally Haynes
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
- Form 94436-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Fran Berry
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 75189-8
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
very slowly away and lost 10 lengths, recovered to rear after 2f, never on terms
- Form 50532-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
tracked leaders, pressed leader 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly final furlong
- Form 89/575-9
- Age 11
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey M Dwyer
tracked leader until over 7f out, tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
- Form 01320/7
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader until over 4f out, close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
- Form 54551-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
keen, raced very wide until dropped in after 2f, in touch, headway to lead over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 70/400-6
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey F Norton
close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
Verdict
COEUR DE LION's (NAP) best run on the Flat came over 1m6f here in October and he's since won twice over hurdles. He ran very well when last seen in the Triumph Hurdle and a mark of 73 looks workable. Chelsea's Boy won a better handicap than this over 1m4f at Goodwood and reappeared with a fair effort over this trip at Kempton while the selection's stable companion Mccools Gold has a victory over slightly further to his credit so won't fail through lack of stamina. Dan Emmett has scored over this trip though that was in 2014 and he hasn't won subsequently while it's over two years since Aramist won though he's dropped markedly in the ratings as a consequence.
Formwatch
Aramist (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, 8th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Stamford Raffles (9-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Chelsea's Boy (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Next Train's Gone (8-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Rock On Bollinski 8-1 (10-0) Slowly away pushed along early to recover to mid-division, ridden and headway to briefly chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, dist behind Tuscan Gold (9-1) at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Coeur de Lion 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway under pressure after 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, one pace when not fluent at flight, no extra, 7th of 15, 10 3/4l behind Defi Du Seuil (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gd in Mar.
Barizan (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Ridden away from stalls, in rear, ridden and behind 5f out, closed on well beaten horses inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 13l behind Moayadd (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Dan Emmett (USA) 3-1 (9-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 17l behind Tuscan Gold (9-1) at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Mccools Gold 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader after 2f, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Snowy Dawn (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Sail With Sultana 12-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Akavit (9-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp (6) gf in May.
Entihaa 66-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 12l behind Blakeney Point (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Apr.