October 29 / 13.47 Nottingham

13.47

Soft

PricedUp Sheriff Of Nottingham Handicap

  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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PricedUp Sheriff Of Nottingham Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 1-4967 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Won a four-runner maiden at Catterick last October (5f, soft) when with Roger Fell; hasn't fared as well for his two new stables since and other candidates are preferred despite his falling mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(9)

13th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Ayr

Hi Lord

9st 8lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Gary Harrison

Won at Hamilton off 3lb lower in May (5f, good); close third over same C&D next time; each-way chance.

10/1

7th

4

(3)

10th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 5

20:00 Hamilton

Hi Lord

9st 6lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Gary Harrison

Headgear removed when he pounced late to beat Mount Ruapehu over C&D (good; from 3lb lower) on penultimate start; ran to an identical level on RPRs when third here last week; should give his running at a track (form figures 2613) which suits.

5/2

3rd

5

(4)

4th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 7y

Class 5

16:21 Hamilton

Hi Lord

9st 0lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Gary Harrison

Headgear removed and doubled his tally with a narrow win over C&D (good; 3lb lower) a month ago; consistency hasn't always been his forte but clearly a possible contender.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2-9960

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Thrown in on best 2024 efforts over 7f/1m but left Charlie Hills after a poor reappearance and failed to beat a rival in his three runs (all with headgear) for new yard; had wind surgery before latest; headgear is now removed and he has his first run over the minimum trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

11

(4)

14th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

19:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Victory Sound

9st 1lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Mark Usher

7f turf winner (good to firm) when with Charles Hills; 0-9 for current trainer but his last two efforts have offered more encouragement; each-way player.

7/1

3rd

7

(4)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 80y

Class 5

15:52 Ffos Las

Victory Sound

8st 12lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Mark Usher

Useful 2yo for Charles Hills who proved hard to place last year and tumbled down the weights; found his level again now, just cracking late over 1m last time, and won't mind the return to turf.

7/1

Form: 613059 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Has had more success on AW and his last turf win was in 2023; several bits of 2024 and 2025 turf form give him a good shout off this career-low mark but his more recent efforts are less encouraging.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

(4)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Above

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Has had more success on AW and his last turf win was in 2023; several bits of 2024 and 2025 turf form give him a good shout off this career-low mark but his more recent efforts are less encouraging.

7/1

3

(4)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Above

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Has had more success on AW and his last turf win was in 2023; several bits of 2024 and 2025 turf form give him a good shout off this career-low mark but his more recent efforts are less encouraging.

7/1

5

(1)

9th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Above

9st 5lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Robert Cowell

Beat Fierce by a neck when winning over C&D in March and he arrives here 7lb better off with his old rival; second run back from a summer break was better than the first and he should make a bold bid.

5/1

Form: 706083 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Did well off higher marks on soft ground last autumn; 2025 has not gone well, including on soft on penultimate outing, but his close third of 11 at Redcar (5f, good) 12 days ago was his first placing this year, so some hope is renewed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

12

(11)

16th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:02 Thirsk

Fuji Mountain

9st 3lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Without a victory since 2024 and he arrives well below par; reared and unseated rider at the start in 6f Wolverhampton handicap 15 days ago.

20/1

5

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fuji Mountain

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Decent 2yo who proved hard to place last year and has again lacked consistency this spring; the blinkers come off as he makes his AW debut off a career-low mark and it's hard to know what to expect in truth.

14/1

7th

6

(4)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

19:22 Pontefract

Fuji Mountain

9st 4lb

J: Harry Smith

T: Declan Carroll

Won twice at Chester as a 2yo; just missed out over C&D last month (blinkers first time) when finding only Betweenthesticks too strong; ran okay at Beverley next time and he was drawn wide when disappointing back there ten days ago; stable also run Changeofmind.

10/1

Form: 234477 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Made all at Yarmouth (5f, good) in June on handicap debut, his only win from 11 races; wore headgear for last six outings and the last three were major backward steps, so others have more pressing claims.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

6

(7)

9th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Speed Of Maajid

9st 5lb

J: George Wood

T: Robert Cowell

Runner-up three times this winter (including twice over C&D), but he was disappointing after another slow start at Chelmsford last month; needs to bounce back and he's now 0-13 since his sole win last June.

7/1

5

(9)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Speed Of Maajid

9st 7lb

J: George Downing

T: Robert Cowell

Made all at Yarmouth (5f, good) in June on handicap debut, his only win from 11 races; wore headgear for last six outings and the last three were major backward steps, so others have more pressing claims.

10/1

5

(9)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Speed Of Maajid

9st 7lb

J: George Downing

T: Robert Cowell

Made all at Yarmouth (5f, good) in June on handicap debut, his only win from 11 races; wore headgear for last six outings and the last three were major backward steps, so others have more pressing claims.

10/1

Form: 034879 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Acts on soft; three wins in summer 2024, the first over C&D; two creditable minor honours this May/July but opposable on what he's done since.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(2)

11th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:52 Nottingham

High Opinion

9st 9lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Bryan Smart

Two C&D wins on soft and good ground; below best in the autumn and has needed both runs in 2026 but he's run two of his best races for Paul Mulrennan (1-3 on him) who is back up today; on a handy mark and a revival could be imminent.

7/1

5th

8

(3)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Ripon

High Opinion

8st 12lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Bryan Smart

Shaped as if in need of comeback run at Nottingham (5f, good; sixth of eight) in April; has some decent C&D form to his name and is 10lb lower (and claimer ridden) than when seeing off Our Absent Friends here in August 2024; foolish to discount hastily.

10/1

6th

5

(2)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:45 Nottingham

High Opinion

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Bryan Smart

More miss than hit in 2025 but back on a good mark as a result and a record of two wins and two seconds from his five outings over this C&D means a revival can't be ruled out back from four months off.

13/2

Form: -58321 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Seven races and his career is now on the up; front-running second at Beverley (5f, soft) was followed by a C&D win (good) two weeks ago, also from the front and he asserted in clearcut fashion in the final 1f; up another 6lb but open to further improvement and makes plenty of appeal.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

3

(9)

16th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:20 Thirsk

Westgate Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Roy Bowring

A fair 5f scorer in 2025; back to form with runner-up at Nottingham (5f) in May but he hung left when beating just two at Southwell (5f) last time; needs to get back on track.

7/1

8th

8

(10)

21st May 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

17:57 Southwell (AW)

Westgate Warrior

9st 3lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

Confirmed his liking for Nottingham, where he won last autumn, when back-to-form second 12 days ago, again from the front; went close on Tapeta too around the turn of the year and enters calculations.

5/1

2nd

6

(8)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Nottingham

Westgate Warrior

9st 3lb

J: George Wood

T: Roy Bowring

Just one win from ten starts but that was a dominant display in a 14-runner handicap over C&D (good) in October; mixed results in three subsequent runs but he went close at Wolverhampton in December and may have needed his reappearance run at Southwell in March; still looks on a workable mark and it wouldn't be a surprise if he made a bold bid back at this track.

8/1

Form: -04914 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Best efforts were his three wins on good to soft and soft, two of them over Carlisle's stiff 6f last summer but he managed to get up late on over 5f at Catterick at start of this month (3lb higher today); 7f on heavy did not work out eight days later and he never threatened, after niggled along from some way out, when beaten over 4l at Leicester (5f, soft) yesterday.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

(5)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Edgewater Drive

8st 12lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Wilf Storey

Best efforts were his three wins on good to soft and soft, two of them over Carlisle's stiff 6f last summer but he managed to get up late on over 5f at Catterick at start of this month (3lb higher today); 7f on heavy did not work out eight days later and he never threatened, after niggled along from some way out, when beaten over 4l at Leicester (5f, soft) yesterday.

8/1

8

(5)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Edgewater Drive

8st 12lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Wilf Storey

Best efforts were his three wins on good to soft and soft, two of them over Carlisle's stiff 6f last summer but he managed to get up late on over 5f at Catterick at start of this month (3lb higher today); 7f on heavy did not work out eight days later and he never threatened, after niggled along from some way out, when beaten over 4l at Leicester (5f, soft) yesterday.

8/1

3rd

9

(5)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

Edgewater Drive

8st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Wilf Storey

Back from a wind operation to win narrowly at Catterick (5f, soft) earlier this month and 7f on heavy ground not an ideal combination last time; one to consider.

7/1

10/1

Form: 734507 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Four wins last May-July, with no joy since; he finished close up four and five starts back, acts on soft and is edging down the weights, but he was never dangerous in Westgate Warrior's C&D race two weeks ago.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

(6)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Yazaman

8st 8lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since; he finished close up four and five starts back, acts on soft and is edging down the weights, but he was never dangerous in Westgate Warrior's C&D race two weeks ago.

10/1

9

(6)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

Yazaman

8st 8lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since; he finished close up four and five starts back, acts on soft and is edging down the weights, but he was never dangerous in Westgate Warrior's C&D race two weeks ago.

10/1

7th

8

(11)

15th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:15 Nottingham

Yazaman

9st 6lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Four wins last May-July, with no joy since but he finished close up three and four starts back (his last two runs at 5f) before two lesser shows over 6f; beaten a head off this mark over C&D (good) in August, so a case can be made.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £77.90
Straight Forecast £69.14
Tricast £641.57
Trifecta £402.90

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Fuji Mountain

SPOTLIGHT:

Westgate Warrior

Daily Mirror:

Yazaman

NEWMARKET:

Above

POSTDATA:

Fuji Mountain

The Times:

Fuji Mountain

The Guardian:

Fuji Mountain

The Sun:

Fuji Mountain

Daily Record:

Fuji Mountain

RP RATINGS:

Westgate Warrior

Telegraph:

Westgate Warrior

Daily Mail:

Westgate Warrior

D Express:

Westgate Warrior

The Star:

Westgate Warrior