October 02 / 16.35 Nottingham

16.35

Good To Soft

PricedUp.Bet Grassroots Series Middle Distance Final Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 2f 50y
  • Class 2
  • 11 runners
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PricedUp.Bet Grassroots Series Middle Distance Final Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form: 140605 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Narrowly made all over C&D in May off 3lb lower; inconsistent since, wearing cheekpieces on last four outings, but she appeared to run very well from off the pace when 66-1 in a Listed race on latest outing; back up 3lb but considered for a place.
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8th

2

(7)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 3

16:45 Chester

Ciara Pearl

10st 4lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Won a Nottingham handicap over 1m2f on third start last season (good to firm); several good runs without winning after that; lacks a recent run and seems high enough in the ratings at present.

16/1

1

(8)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 2

16:35 Nottingham

Ciara Pearl

9st 12lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Narrowly made all over C&D in May off 3lb lower; inconsistent since, wearing cheekpieces on last four outings, but she appeared to run very well from off the pace when 66-1 in a Listed race on latest outing; back up 3lb but considered for a place.

11/1

5th

3

(9)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 23y

Class 1

16:00 Yarmouth

Ciara Pearl

9st 4lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Made all to win a Nottingham handicap (1m2f, good to firm) in May; came up short in two previous attempts at Listed level, though; inconsistent in cheekpieces on last three starts; soft ground no bother but plenty to find.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: 121126 D BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Can make the running; highly progressive 4yo until a lesser result at Ayr on latest outing but being hampered at the start seemed to scupper him; had seven wins May-August and went mighty close at the Doncaster St Leger meeting last month; 5lb higher today but he remains one for the shortlist.
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9

(8)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 43y

Class 2

16:25 Doncaster

Crowd Quake

8st 11lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Seven wins this year (1m-1m4f, including on good to soft; unraced on softer) and looked better than ever when close third of 11 at Nottingham (1m2f, good to soft) last time; in the mix if handling the ground.

15/2

2

(1)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 2

16:35 Nottingham

Crowd Quake

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Stuart Williams

Can make the running; highly progressive 4yo until a lesser result at Ayr on latest outing but being hampered at the start seemed to scupper him; had seven wins May-August and went mighty close at the Doncaster St Leger meeting last month; 5lb higher today but he remains one for the shortlist.

100/30

10

(10)

18th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

14:45 Ayr

Crowd Quake

9st 1lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

Highly progressive 4yo who made it seven wins from his last nine starts when scoring at Southwell (1m3f, AW) last month, and he was a close second of 14 off this mark at Doncaster last Thursday (1m4f, good to soft; unraced on softer); reappears before 5lb rise kicks in and holds very solid claims.

100/30

Form: 614635 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
1m2f turf wins this May and June, the latter when tongue tied first time (kept since); ran respectably at 1m4f on last two starts (three places behind Crowd Quake at Doncaster on latest) but return to 1m2f may suit.
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1

(6)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Best Adventure

9st 12lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Andrew Balding

Dual winner over 1m2f on turf (good/good to firm) this year and just 1lb higher than for the latest; shaped quite well in both previous goes on the AW; shortlisted back down in grade.

6/1

3

(6)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 2

16:35 Nottingham

Best Adventure

9st 1lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

1m2f turf wins this May and June, the latter when tongue tied first time (kept since); ran respectably at 1m4f on last two starts (three places behind Crowd Quake at Doncaster on latest) but return to 1m2f may suit.

11/2

5th

11

(8)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

17:15 Doncaster

Best Adventure

9st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

1m2f turf winner this May and June, the latter when tongue tied first time (kept since); creditable third of six when trying 1m4f on Lingfield AW on latest outing, but a previous attempt at 1m4f on turf was not so good; unraced on softer than good; others look a bit more solid.

7/1

Form: 321312 BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Finished in the first three in all eight races for this yard, including two 1m1f wins at Carlisle (made all on penultimate start); there's a slight question mark over him at 1m2f, though, after three attempts this year and today's wide draw probably does not help the cause.
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6th

8

(8)

16th Oct 2026

Heavy

0m 7f 212y

Class 3

14:52 Haydock

Milteye

9st 5lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Harriet Bethell

Two-time soft-ground winner who won off 3lb higher at Ripon (1m, good to soft) in April; however, his subsequent form has been mixed and he was beaten a long way at Hamilton (1m, soft) recently.

16/1

11th

9

(12)

28th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 3

15:29 Hamilton

Milteye

9st 6lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Harriet Bethell

Won narrowly off 1lb higher at Ripon in April to end a spell that improved his strike-rate markedly; has lacked consistency since, however, and failed to show his form in lower grade most recently.

20/1

6th

1

(4)

17th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

16:08 Pontefract

Milteye

10st 2lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Harriet Bethell

Likes give underfoot but has won on good ground; on last winning mark (April) and he was closing on the principals in a Class 2 at Ripon late last month; respected in his bid to go one better than 12 months ago.

8/1

Form: 223376 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Beat 19 rivals when scoring at York (1m2f, good to firm) in June off 6lb lower under his usual rider Warren Fentiman; three close calls in a row in July/August but his last three starts haven't gone nearly so well.
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3rd

1

(3)

3rd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

16:40 Nottingham

Dawn Of Liberation

10st 3lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Ruth Carr

Not as good now and has his share of off days; back on a winning mark, though, has a C&D win to his name and this is less competitive than he's used to returning from ten weeks off.

3/1

3rd

4

(7)

27th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Dawn Of Liberation

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

His five wins include one over C&D last May; below his best on his first two starts this year but took a step back in the right direction when a 2l fifth of 12 at Ripon (1m2f, good) 19 days ago; contender.

9/2

Form: 202813 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Six runs in handicaps have yielded two seconds and a win, the latter gained by a nose at Newmarket (1m2f) in August; that was his second run in cheekpieces and he ran creditably in a visor when third at Chester (1m4f) on latest outing, but he now needs to find a bit extra.
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6th

2

17th Oct 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

13:15 Market Rasen

Sir Edward Lear

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: James Owen

Dual 1m2f winner but below his best in four Flat runs this year; beaten about 12l on previous run over hurdles last November; he's not crying out to be backed.

9/2

6th

2

(8)

8th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 197y

Class 5

16:25 Goodwood

Sir Edward Lear

10st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: James Owen

Dual 1m2f winner who was below par over 1m in the latest start of a light 2026 campaign; gained his handicap success off 4lb higher; attractively treated back up in distance.

14/1

5th

3

(6)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:27 Newmarket (July)

Sir Edward Lear

9st 7lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Both wins have been over 1m2f and latest was at this course last August; now 2lb lower but he's been well held in both runs this season and is untried at this trip; something to prove in another switch of headgear.

13/2

Form: 115381 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
4yo who's come into his own this season with three wins, the first two on a sound surface at this track (1m/1m2f) in April and the latest when coming from the rear at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) three weeks ago; needed some riding last time and is 5lb higher today but he was strong where it mattered and finished well on top.
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No Results Found

Form: 823115 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Seven races, winning 1m2f handicaps from off the pace on good ground at Nottingham and Newbury in the space of eight days in August; did not fire in the same way at Doncaster one month later but this 3yo may yet prove capable of better.
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6th

5

(4)

18th Sep 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Newbury

Nightsinwhitesatin

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Edward Bethell

Won at Nottingham and Newbury (both 1m2f on good) last August and she's been admirably consistent since, including with four runner-up efforts this season; still 3lb higher than for her last win but this step back up in trip is no problem and she's respected with Ryan Moore booked.

5/1

4th

3

(2)

3rd Sep 2026

Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

17:00 Haydock

Nightsinwhitesatin

9st 11lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Edward Bethell

She remains 5lb higher than for her last win last August but that's because she's been admirably consistent in defeat this year, finishing second again at Hamilton (1m4f, good to firm; acts on soft) seven weeks ago; likely to give another good account.

7/2

Form: 522581 D

Last run: 2 days

W: 8st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
First 14 starts for new stable went without a win but he then did the job in comfortable fashion from off the pace in 13-runner race at Bath (1m2f, good to firm) on Tuesday at his 15th attempt; that was an apprentice race, so there is no penalty to carry today and he has to be in calculations.
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5th

6

(3)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:01 Chepstow

Annexation

8st 11lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Veteran who completed a quickfire double last autumn but is 0-13 since and his second-place finish in June has not been backed up, kept to Brighton since; opposed.

5/1

5th

1

(4)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

16:00 Brighton

Annexation

9st 10lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Tony Carroll

Long in the tooth now and not firing on all cylinders this season but, from a reduced mark, ran well in defeat over C&D (good to firm) in June; had excuse (lame) when below form here last month; big player if all goes to plan this time.

7/1

7th

6

(2)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

19:50 Brighton

Annexation

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Has yet to score this year but is getting close, finishing second of eight over C&D (good to firm) last Tuesday; 8lb lower than for his two wins last autumn.

100/30

Form: 345762 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 2lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Won at Ripon (1m2f, good to firm) last August; steadily edged down the weights this season and surged back from some heavy defeats to go down by a head at Kempton (1m3f, AW) eight days ago on his first appearance in a Class 6; this is a much warmer contest and he's 2lb wrong.
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3rd

1

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

17:00 Market Rasen

Woodstock City

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Four Flat wins, including two (1m2f-1m3f) for Ian Williams; runner-up in a Class 5 at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm) in July; potential over hurdles in novice and maiden company back in 2024, so he could be interesting on handicap hurdle debut; first start for Olly Murphy.

2/1

2nd

2

(5)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

20:43 Nottingham

Woodstock City

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Won twice in Britain for current yard since winning twice in France; however, beaten 21l at Leicester (1m2f, good) last month following five-month layoff and lacks the scope of his rivals.

20/1

9th

11

(11)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Leicester

Woodstock City

8st 11lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Won a 1m3f Class 5 handicap at Southwell in October and slightly better form when collared late over 1m2f at Lingfield in January; broke out of stalls and withdrawn at Kempton 11 days later (10-1 at the time); now returns to turf after a break but he's a dual winner in this sphere and is versatile ground-wise; possibilities.

14/1

Form: 481361 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 8st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Won narrowly at Ayr (1m2f, good) and Carlisle (1m1f, good; last time out) on two of his last four starts; 6lb higher than last time (2lb out of the handicap) and this is a hot race but he's a 3yo, so may yet have more to offer.
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2nd

5

(1)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

1m 5f 218y

Class 4

17:10 Redcar

Sure And Stedfast

9st 8lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Ewan Whillans

Unraced on firmer than good; off the mark for the season at Musselburgh (1m5f) in August but ran moderately on soft ground (runner-up on it once last November) 12 days ago; worth going beyond 1m5f for first time.

12/1

5th

5

(11)

21st Sep 2026

Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 5

14:47 Hamilton

Sure And Stedfast

9st 12lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Ewan Whillans

Off the mark for the season at Musselburgh last time and closely matched with Perseus Way on form here in July (1m5f, good); each-way chance.

9/1

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Payout
Exacta £81.90
Straight Forecast £52.26
Tricast £158.51
Trifecta £294.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Crowd Quake

RP RATINGS:

Best Adventure

The Guardian:

Ciara Pearl

Daily Mail:

Double Red

Telegraph:

Nightsinwhitesatin

POSTDATA:

Dawn Of Liberation

TOPSPEED:

Annexation

NEWMARKET:

Crowd Quake

The Star:

Crowd Quake

The Times:

Best Adventure

D Express:

Best Adventure

Daily Mirror:

Ciara Pearl

The Sun:

Ciara Pearl

Daily Record:

Double Red