June 01 / 17.30 Nottingham

17.30

Good To Soft

Sky Bet Club Handicap

  • Prize money: £6542.5
  • 1m 0f 75y
  • Class 5
  • 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 5535-2 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Sole win (seven races) was debut last June; ran respectably in his first three handicaps (one on turf, on good ground) and reappeared with a good front-running second over this trip on Wolverhampton AW 13 days ago; same mark today and has a chance if the form is repeated.
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2nd

1

(7)

22nd Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 5

16:05 Ffos Las

Sustained

10st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Form dipped last time but generally consistent and may rebound; however, 0-7 since debut win and chance of doubling his tally depends on how well he responds to first-time headgear.

10/1

1

(1)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Sustained

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Sole win (seven races) was debut last June; ran respectably in his first three handicaps (one on turf, on good ground) and reappeared with a good front-running second over this trip on Wolverhampton AW 13 days ago; same mark today and has a chance if the form is repeated.

6/1

1

(1)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Sustained

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Sole win (seven races) was debut last June; ran respectably in his first three handicaps (one on turf, on good ground) and reappeared with a good front-running second over this trip on Wolverhampton AW 13 days ago; same mark today and has a chance if the form is repeated.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4458-5 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Sole win in the last two years was at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last June off 4lb higher; not disgraced on 2025 return and should build on that.
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1st

4

(2)

28th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Siam Fox

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

C&D winner but his last success was almost two years ago; very well treated on old form but he's struggled in last five starts including after wind surgery here (1m good; 22-1) two weeks ago; blinkers are now tried and cheekpieces are removed.

10/1

6th

8

(9)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

14:08 Yarmouth

Siam Fox

9st 4lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Kevin Frost

C&D winner but his last success came back in June 2024; failed to beat a rival home at Doncaster on his first start since undergoing wind surgery and needs to take a big step forward from that.

14/1

12th

3

(9)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

19:45 Doncaster

Siam Fox

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

It's now 14 starts since his last success and he beat just one in 1m Southwell handicap when last seen in October; this C&D winner needs a subsequent wind operation to spark a resurgence.

12/1

Form: 62609- CD

Last run: 244 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
The latest of his seven wins on turf was in April 2024 off today's mark; out of form on last three starts last year, including with slow starts, and has since left the Newland/Insole stable; no tongue-tie or other headgear today, for the first time since 2021.
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4

(4)

29th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:13 Salisbury

Intercessor

11st 0lb

J: Miss Megan Wingrove

T: Damien Wingrove

On a good mark but has finished last in his two runs for current yard.

33/1

8th

6

(4)

13th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:20 Goodwood

Intercessor

10st 8lb

J: Miss Megan Wingrove

T: Damien Wingrove

Well suited by switchback tracks and is on his last winning mark but he offered very little for his new yard at a big price on his recent comeback; headgear goes back on (first-time cheekpieces).

50/1

3

(5)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Intercessor

9st 9lb

J: Poppy Scott

T: Damien Wingrove

The latest of his seven wins on turf was in April 2024 off today's mark; out of form on last three starts last year, including with slow starts, and has since left the Newland/Insole stable; no tongue-tie or other headgear today, for the first time since 2021.

33/1

Form: 1-5013 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Surged back to form to justify favouritism at Redcar (7f, good) in April; close third at Ripon (1m) three days ago; dual 1m winner last May/June but it's possible that the forcing tactics on him are better suited to 7f.
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14th

11

(8)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 York

Havana Prince

9st 5lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Fourth and fifth in his two big-field C&D races last term; Newcastle win in March ensures a career-high mark today but it's hard to judge him harshly on last week's C&D result as he didn't see daylight at various stages.

20/1

16th

17

(12)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:45 York

Havana Prince

9st 5lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Couple of sound performances on Newcastle AW this year, winning over 7f latest; back on career-high mark but he's a five-time turf scorer who has form over C&D and appears to hold solid claims.

10/1

1st

11

(5)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Havana Prince

8st 13lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Spring has been quite a productive time for him which provides hope that he can build on a promising reappearance third over 6f here 15 days ago; has raced mainly at 7f/1m in recent years so the step back up in trip should help if anything.

16/1

Form: 2-1501 D

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Dropped back from 1m2f and had the hood removed when he won under William Pyle at Pontefract (1m, good) seven weeks ago; back up just 2lb and has each-way chance if he settles again.
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11th

12

(5)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Phone Tag

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Kevin Frost

Very in and out across his eight starts last year but won three times, including here (1m1f, good) in October; he could be involved if fully tuned up on this first outing since December.

14/1

1

(11)

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:57 Newmarket

Phone Tag

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Won this January and April, latterly at Pontefract (1m, good); well beaten last two outings but absent four months in between and has bounced back before.

20/1

1st

1

(11)

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:57 Newmarket

Phone Tag

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Won this January and April, latterly at Pontefract (1m, good); well beaten last two outings but absent four months in between and has bounced back before.

20/1

Form: -21577 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Gained his last three wins over 6f on Tapeta, the latest when making all in first-time cheekpieces at Southwell in February; three backward steps since and his old effectiveness over 1m was not evident on latest outing.
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9

(2)

18th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

12:50 Catterick

Cliffcake

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Roy Bowring

Five wins at Southwell but didn't run much of a race there last time and it's a long time since he was successful on turf; others appeal more.

20/1

2

(11)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

16:25 Southwell (AW)

Cliffcake

9st 9lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Roy Bowring

Five-time course winner at 7f and 6f who has run well at Doncaster on his last two starts, most recently when fourth (beaten a length) 19 days ago; just 1lb higher than his win here in February and has claims.

11/2

4th

8

(3)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

15:07 Doncaster

Cliffcake

9st 3lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Roy Bowring

Has a patchy profile but he's a prolific winner who bounced back with a fair fifth over C&D (good) three weeks ago; has possibilities if he can back that up and last success was off a similar mark.

10/1

Form: 643195 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Forceful front-runner who is usually apprentice ridden; looked as good as ever when winning well at Brighton (1m, good to firm; 6lb higher today) in April; well beaten both starts since, however.
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7

(7)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Kracking

9st 5lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Stuart Williams

Prominent racer; made all in a small field at Brighton in April when rated 3lb higher; patchy since and has stamina to prove.

10/1

6th

4

(12)

24th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Kempton (AW)

Kracking

9st 11lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Stuart Williams

Prominent racer; the pick of his form in the first half of the year brings him right into the reckoning but more recent efforts haven't quite been at that level; dropping into a Class 6 will help.

7/1

3

(10)

31st Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

15:52 Brighton

Kracking

9st 10lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Stuart Williams

Yet to encounter ground softer than good; placed at Yarmouth last Sunday; registered his most recent success off this mark over C&D in April; interesting back here.

10/1

Form: 09-558

Last run: 99 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Two 7f wins last year (one was a dead-heat) on turf off higher marks; bit more to prove over 1m and he's yet to fire in the same way in his last five outings, but absent 99 days since latest and a number of his stablemates have been shooting back to winning form in recent weeks.
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5th

1

(8)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

19:45 Nottingham

Charencey

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ian Williams

His last two wins were over 7f in 2024 but he's well treated on his old form and he ran well on a few occasions at up to 1m2f last season; seems to handle most ground and he needs watching in market after six months off; cheekpieces removed.

3/1

Form: 43-930

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden; AW form since November features some creditable efforts over 1m but he was last of 13 when back on turf at Newbury (1m, good; 17-2) 16 days ago; now tries a hood.
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1st

4

(2)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:18 Windsor

Drumstick

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Runner-up off 1lb higher at Kempton (1m, AW) last July but he's been well held in last two Flat runs and was tailed off on his hurdling/stable debut in September; overall record is now 0-15 and has something to prove on his return.

16/1

10

29th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

15:06 Newton Abbot

Drumstick

10st 12lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

0-14 on the Flat but placed a few times, most recently when close second at Kempton (1m, AW; RPR 72) for John Gallagher in July; stamina might be an issue over hurdles but he joined a good stable for jumping career.

16/1

3

(12)

19th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

16:30 Kempton (AW)

Drumstick

9st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John Gallagher

4yo maiden whose 2025 form suggests he'll be suited by the return to Kempton; however, has a question to answer upped further in trip; remains unproven beyond 1m.

7/1

15/2

Form: 6135-6 CD

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
C&D last October saw him register his first win in more than year; 5lb higher today and although he ran respectably on AW reappearance in April, it's pretty glaring that his three wins have all been on soft ground.
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6th

4

(6)

20th May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 23y

Class 5

18:40 Yarmouth

Dream Pirate

9st 6lb

J: George Wood

T: T J Kent

Two course wins on slower than good, the latest off 2lb lower last September; added a 1m2f success at Lingfield in January and his subsequent modest effort at Nottingham may have been needed after three-months off; more appealing than many.

7/1

9th

3

(8)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

18:45 Nottingham

Dream Pirate

9st 7lb

J: George Wood

T: T J Kent

Back to winning ways on Lingfield's AW (1m2f) in January; his four successes prior to that all came on turf (including 1m here) so he should remain competitive off only 2lb higher if fully primed after three months off.

13/2

Form: 470-07

Last run: 86 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
4yo who went the wrong way for Brian Ellison and there's been no revival in his two races for new yard; has now finished last on his last four outings; off nearly three months again and tries his first headgear.
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11

(6)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Power Of Zeus

9st 2lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Harriet Bethell

4yo who went the wrong way for Brian Ellison and there's been no revival in his two races for new yard; has now finished last on his last four outings; off nearly three months again and tries his first headgear.

33/1

11

(6)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Power Of Zeus

9st 2lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Harriet Bethell

4yo who went the wrong way for Brian Ellison and there's been no revival in his two races for new yard; has now finished last on his last four outings; off nearly three months again and tries his first headgear.

33/1

Form: 80-441 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Made all twice last April (1m/7f on AW/soft) and best effort since, down to a career-low mark, when scoring at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) this April; back up 7lb but still well treated if he returns to his peak.
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8th

7

(5)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Diddy Man

9st 6lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Thomas Faulkner

Placed twice over about 1m on turf since winning readily by 3l over C&D in April and has good claims if judged on those exploits but blotted his copybook when refusing to race at Chepstow in August.

14/1

2

(15)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 14y

Class 2

15:03 Chepstow

Diddy Man

9st 11lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Thomas Faulkner

Wins have all come in April but there was nothing wrong with his Doncaster second off 2lb lower a month ago, when clear with a subsequent winner; not always been the most consistent, though, and would have preferred some rain.

6/1

1

(1)

24th Jul 2025

Soft

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

14:35 Doncaster

Diddy Man

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Thomas Faulkner

Two wins for Harriet Bethell in April last year, over 1m at Newcastle and over 7f on soft here (won by 4l); has changed yards twice since (bought for 2,000gns in October); won again at Wolverhampton in April (7f) but hasn't done quite as well since.

4/1

Form: 427231 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Third of 21 in an amateur riders' event at Doncaster (25-1) in March and he was delivered wide and late from the back by Jack Callan for a Yarmouth win (also 1m on good; his first turf win) six days later; solid sequence from last November onwards and highly respected after short break.
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8th

2

(1)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

16:12 Thirsk

Rising Force

9st 9lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: John Butler

Much more racing on AW than turf but better than ever on grass for new yard, winning both 1m starts (good to soft and good to firm), the latest over C&D with something in hand; a further 7lb rise may not be beyond him.

9/2

1st

3

(8)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

17:00 Thirsk

Rising Force

9st 7lb

J: Jack Callan

T: John Butler

Too good for 21 rivals at Doncaster in March (1m, good to soft) in March; last of 13 at Southwell under a penalty soon after but he didn't see a lot of daylight and he can be given a pass; revival on the cards.

6/1

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Payout
Exacta £34.50
Straight Forecast £31.11
Tricast £196.15
Trifecta £157.70

Selections

The Times:

Phone Tag

SPOTLIGHT:

Rising Force

D Express:

Drumstick

TOPSPEED:

Charencey

LAMBOURN:

Sustained

The Sun:

Diddy Man

POSTDATA:

Dream Pirate

NEWMARKET:

Kracking

RP RATINGS:

Siam Fox

Daily Mirror:

Phone Tag

Daily Record:

Phone Tag

Telegraph:

Rising Force

The Star:

Rising Force