Racecards
14:55 Nottingham
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Handicap (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 213y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
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- Form 621-000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey W Ryan
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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- Form 05-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey G Carter
started slowly, well behind, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never near leaders
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- Form 061251
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, hung left and led over 1f out, driven out
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Amamus
23- Form 335
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey M Tebbutt
soon tracking leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
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- Form 520040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakening when not much room over 3f out
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Smart John
35- Form 06-0305
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B Baugh
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, hung left over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
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Jarraaf
11- Form 0-00026
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J Unett
- Jockey S Hitchcott
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
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- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey J F McDonald
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on
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- Form 6-50025
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
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- Form 000532
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
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- Form U0-45
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer P Wood
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, one pace final furlong
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Dame Margaret
239- Form 000-
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J Mackay
mid-division, ridden and hung left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous
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- Form 00500-0
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Dr J Naylor
- Jockey R Thomas
pulled hard tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
A number of these have fair claims on the pick of their form and it is a competitively framed race for the grade. And previous course and distance winner Maritime Blues is just preferred over Aramus, Sacred Love and Bright Eagle. The James Given-trained selection put in a much improved effort at Colwick Park last time and showed a willing attitude to hold on when pressed for the lead near the finish. A 5lb rise in the weights does make his task a little harder this time around but he has been allowed plenty of time to recover and should be raring to go if he runs up to his previous profile. Raoul Duffy is another to consider if he is supported on course and will be hard to keep out of the frame. But there is not much between him and Aramus so it may pay to side with proven battler Maritime Blues for win only purposes.