August 28 / 14.15 Yarmouth

14.15

Good To Firm

Moulton Nurseries Handicap

  • Prize money: £12369.6
  • 1m 2f 23y
  • Class 2
  • 8 runners
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Moulton Nurseries Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £3.20

Form: 8411-4 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Ended 2021 campaign with two 1m3f AW wins at Kempton, the latter a valuable series final, but raced too freely and was disappointing when returned to turf for last month's reappearance outing; still has fairly low mileage but comes here with a point to prove; swaps cheekpieces for visor.
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3rd

2

(5)

8th Oct 2022

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

14:40 York

Marching Army

9st 11lb

J: Louis Steward

T: Saeed bin Suroor

led at steady pace, pushed along 2f out, headed and ridden over 1f out, outpaced but kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

5/2

1st

3

(2)

17th Sep 2022

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Newbury

Marching Army

9st 5lb

J: Louis Steward

T: Saeed bin Suroor

led, headed and prominent after 4f, ridden and lost second 2f out, rallied 1f out, led inside final 110yds, stayed on

7/1

1st

2

(5)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 2

14:15 Yarmouth

Marching Army

9st 13lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Saeed bin Suroor

prominent, shaken up over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (trainer's rep said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the gelding benefitted from the application of a first-time visor, which was noted)

12/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: -12125 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Two wins in blinkers this season, the latter gained in Cumberland Plate at Carlisle (1m3f, good to firm) in June; bettered that form when close/clear second at Newmarket (1m4f, good to firm) last month but his latest run was disappointing and today's drop back to 1m2f may not ideal; visor refitted here.
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2nd

5

(3)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 2

14:15 Yarmouth

Commonsensical

9st 11lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Hugo Palmer

led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong

8/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 530104 C

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Came from off the pace to collect a good prize at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month and put a lesser effort behind him when fourth of 15 over that C&D (good) last week; current mark demands a career best, though.
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5th

6

(8)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 3

14:32 Newmarket

Arqoob

9st 8lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Lucy Wadham

Exposed 8yo but he's still capable of useful form and scored at Kempton (1m4f, AW) last March; also won over 1m6f on the July course (good to firm; first-time blinkers) in August; returns on a stiff-enough mark with no headgear but they might go a solid gallop which can help.

14/1

4

1st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 3

16:28 Warwick

Arqoob

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Recently won on the Flat in first-time blinkers and then ran respectably in a valuable handicap at Doncaster; returns to hurdling in fair form and he's on a handy mark.

7/2

6th

9

(1)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 2

13:15 Doncaster

Arqoob

8st 13lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Lucy Wadham

53 races already (17 over hurdles) and six wins before he made his first appearance over 1m6f three weeks ago, winning it in good style in first-time blinkers at Newmarket (good to firm; acts on soft); only five ran in that race and he's gone back up 5lb but it could be argued that he's not fully exposed either in blinkers or at this sort of trip.

16/1

Form: 1-25 BF

Last run: 87 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 3yo who made winning 2yo debut over 7f last September; found one just too strong when short-odds favourite for 8.3f novice on seasonal return in April then finished last of five on handicap debut at Chelmsford (1m, AW); gelded since and not an easy one to predict on this first attempt at 1m2f but still has potential.
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10th

7

(7)

17th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:15 Sandown

New Dimension

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Sir Michael Stoute

Won sole start as a 2yo at Leicester (7f, good to firm), but only made the track three times last year; didn't appear to stay when fourth of six on handicap debut at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm; first start since being gelded) on his final outing; still unexposed and interesting to see how he fares in the market on his return.

5/1

4th

8

(6)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 2

14:15 Yarmouth

New Dimension

9st 2lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Sir Michael Stoute

held up in behind leaders, shaken up and headway from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

5/1

2/1

Form: 471452 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Returned from spell in Dubai with win at Ripon (1m2f, good to firm) in May and has performed admirably well in three red-hot handicaps since; looked a shade unlucky when running-on second of 18 at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f, good) last time and commands respect off only 1lb higher here.
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No Results Found

7/2

Form: 1-3320

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Placed in two very competitive 1m handicaps at start of this season and lost out only by a head when upped to about 1m2f at York (good) in May; never really got involved when returned to York for last month's John Smith's Cup and his tendency to race too freely remains a concern but he's not yet fully exposed and features prominently in calculations here.
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6th

7

(8)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 2

14:15 Yarmouth

Rogue Bear

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Tom Clover

slowly away, in rear, ridden and minor headway from over 1f out, not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding was slowly away)

7/2

Form: 321004 CD

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Usually runs over further nowadays and has suffered an alarming slump in form since his 1m6f success in April; looks risky at present, but it's worth remembering he won this race in 2018 and 2019.
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1

26th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:20 Lingfield (AW)

Protected Guest

10st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: George Margarson

7th

1

(5)

9th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Protected Guest

10st 1lb

J: Tom Queally

T: George Margarson

slowly away, in rear

10/1

8th

12

(9)

13th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 2

20:45 Southwell (AW)

Protected Guest

8st 3lb

J: Luke Morris

T: George Margarson

Performed respectably at Kempton on most recent AW attempt but was no match for Saratoga Gold and this is a higher grade; well exposed 8yo who is on a 16-race losing sequence; opposed.

25/1

Form: 841087

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
11-time winner, mostly over 1m and never beyond 8.6f; ran on well for narrow win off today's mark at Sandown (1m, good to firm) in June but hasn't really fired since and still has something to prove over 1m2f.
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7th

3

(7)

1st Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Via Serendipity

9st 7lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Fellowes

steadied start, in rear, switched right and got behind soon after start

8/1

4th

5

(5)

12th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 2

13:50 Newcastle (AW)

Via Serendipity

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charlie Fellowes

11-time winner who is equally effective on turf/AW and has gone close in handicaps at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) and Wolverhampton (9.5f, Tapeta) the last twice; has a little bit to find on these terms, though, and may find a couple too good.

13/2

3rd

2

(2)

26th Dec 2022

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 2

16:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Via Serendipity

9st 10lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charlie Fellowes

Winner of 11 races including three on the AW, one of which was over 8.6f here; beaten a neck at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) last time and, despite a 2lb rise for that, he can't be dismissed as that was very much a return to form.

5/2

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Payout
Exacta £108.10
Straight Forecast £160.19
Tricast £634.34
Trifecta £807.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Brilliant Light

TOPSPEED:

Arqoob

The Sun:

New Dimension

The Star:

Rogue Bear

Daily Mail:

Commonsensical

POSTDATA:

Arqoob

The Times:

Arqoob

Daily Mirror:

Arqoob

RP Ratings:

Brilliant Light

NEWMARKET:

Brilliant Light

Telegraph:

Brilliant Light

Daily Express:

Brilliant Light

Daily Record:

Brilliant Light