held up, came stand side entering straight, headway 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
held up, never nearer
chased leader, stayed centre straight, weakened 2f out
mid-division, came stand side straight, headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, not quicken final furlong
raced keenly, always prominent, came stand side straight, led 3f out, drew clear final furlong
slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway centre over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and behind final 3f, tailed off
well in rear, pushed along 5f out, stayed on under pressure 2f out, never near to challenge
towards rear, no headway 3f out
took keen hold, led and came stand saide straight, headed 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
held up, came stand side entering straight, ridden 3f out, soon no chance
mid-division until ridden and weakened 2f out, tailed off
always behind, eased when no chance approaching final furlong, tailed off
behind, ridden and soon struggling final 3f
The lightly-raced Balerno is taken by TEAMtalk to land this drab handicap that closes the Nottingham card. Slow to progress, Roger Charlton's charge put up his best performance over course and distance 88 days ago. Following that effort he put in a below par effort at Beverley before being given a break. He is open to improvement and should run well. Bailieborough has been running well all season since changing stables and could be reaching his peak at present. He has shown a liking for soft ground and should put up a good account of himself. The lightly-raced Oopsie Daisy is one to be wary of from a stable boasting a decent record at this track. He has been off for a long while but his canny trainer should have him spot on for his first attempt on a soft surface. Arguably the horse with the best racecourse form is Only Penang but those effort came over two months ago so there obviously have been problems. Iced Diamond has been putting in some pleasing efforts of late and looks on a decent mark at present. If reproducing some of the form he showed earlier in the season he could go well at a decent price.