October 12 / 16.05 Nottingham

16.05

Soft

Racing TV Extra Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £4320
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Racing TV Extra Nursery Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £4.20
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 110662 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
0-3 in nurseries but won twice over 5f earlier in the year and ran a cracker from the front when second of 27 at 80-1 in a recent sales race at Newmarket (6f, good to soft); likely player for last year's winning yard.
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Verdict Starting price

12th

9

(9)

7th Oct 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

15:30 Curragh

California Gem

9st 2lb

J: Gary Halpin

T: Adrian Murray

All three wins in Britain came over the minimum trip; too keen on last month's yard debut and hard to fancy here.

33/1

9th

2

(5)

18th Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

16:55 Fairyhouse

California Gem

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Adrian Murray

always behind

16/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 7231

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Built on her previous promise when making all on last month's nursery debut at Goodwood (6f, soft); should have the pace to be effective now back down in trip and she's a solid contender up 5lb.
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8th

6

(5)

27th May 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:55 Goodwood

Love Affairs

9st 4lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Amy Murphy

led at fast pace

14/1

4th

3

(5)

12th May 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Ascot

Love Affairs

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Amy Murphy

Progressive in soft-ground nurseries for Clive Cox last autumn before picked up for 38,000gns; well below her best in two Listed races for her current yard on very soft (first-time blinkers) and the AW (first-time cheekpieces); hard to gauge where she is currently but her ability to handle these conditions ticks a big box.

8/1

12th

7

(9)

27th Apr 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

19:25 Chelmsford (AW)

Love Affairs

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Amy Murphy

Progressive in soft-ground nurseries for Clive Cox last autumn before picked up for 38,000gns; finished behind Lady Hamana (in first-time blinkers; switched to cheekpieces tonight) on her comeback in France and this again looks tough.

25/1

Form: 4973

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 10lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
He may need further than 5f but he ran an encouraging race when third of seven on last month's nursery debut at Haydock (5f, good to soft); might not be far away with the soft ground putting emphasis on stamina.
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9th

9

(9)

31st Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

13:28 Bath

Storm Venture

8st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Thomas Faulkner

in touch with leaders, pushed along after 1f, lost position 2f out, weakened and lost touch inside final furlong

12/1

9th

9

(9)

31st Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

13:28 Bath

Storm Venture

8st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Thomas Faulkner

in touch with leaders, pushed along after 1f, lost position 2f out, weakened and lost touch inside final furlong

12/1

5

(4)

21st Oct 2024

Heavy

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:37 Bath

Storm Venture

9st 4lb

J: David Probert

T: Thomas Faulkner

Still a maiden after 17 starts but she's dropped a long way in the weights and was a clear second over C&D (heavy; blinkers added) 11 days ago; that was a bold bid and she looks interesting off same mark here.

11/4

13/2

Form: 33215 D BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Displayed promise on first three starts before improving to win a novice at Beverley (5f, soft) on her first encounter with slow ground; only fifth of eight on subsequent nursery debut at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) but she could have more to offer now back on a slow surface.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(2)

12th Oct 2022

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 4

16:05 Nottingham

Impeachment

9st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: James Ferguson

took keen hold, prominent, switched left under 4f out, ridden and lost position 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on

13/2

5th

1

(10)

1st Oct 2022

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Impeachment

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: James Ferguson

prominent on outer, ridden and edged right when lost third 2f out, kept on but held inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung right-handed off the bend and in the home straight)

4/1

1st

6

(3)

14th Sep 2022

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:27 Beverley

Impeachment

9st 2lb

J: Jason Hart

T: James Ferguson

bumped start, took keen hold, pressed leader, pushed along 2f out, carried left and jockey dropped rein over 1f out, edged right and ridden inside final furlong, ran on to lead final strides

7/2

13/2

Form: 951 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 8st 8lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Slowly away and well beaten on first two starts (5f, good/good to firm) but broke better at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) last time to spring a 66-1 shock; unexposed on slow ground and her pedigree suggests she could have more left in the tank; she's one to consider on her nursery debut.
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5th

4

(3)

1st Nov 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Camila Vargas

9st 6lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Managed to get away on terms for the first time when springing a surprise on third start, over 5f at Hamilton, but was back to her old ways next time and there is no guarantee she will fare better on AW debut.

12/1

5th

7

(5)

12th Oct 2022

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 4

16:05 Nottingham

Camila Vargas

8st 8lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

slowly away, ridden 2f out, in rear throughout

13/2

1st

5

(7)

31st Aug 2022

Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 4

17:20 Hamilton

Camila Vargas

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: K R Burke

prominent on near side of group, pushed along over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on

66/1

Form: 251211 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Has had plenty of racing but this front-runner has improved since getting off the mark at the 11th attempt in a maiden at Chepstow (5f, soft) last month, and has won nurseries under Rose Dawes the last twice (5f/5.4f), most recently last Friday; firmly in calculations under a 6lb penalty.
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2

(6)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Ripon

Betweenthesticks

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Kicked off the season with back-to-back 5f wins at Wolverhampton and Pontefract before being run down by Vince L'Amour over C&D (Hurt You Never third) next time; nowhere near those same levels at Pontefract (ninth of ten) latest, so needs to bounce back.

9/1

9th

4

(9)

22nd May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

19:22 Pontefract

Betweenthesticks

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

He has returned from a six-month break in rude health, winning at Wolverhampton and over C&D (second C&D success) last month and running well in his hat-trick bid at Ripon a fortnight ago; wide draw not ideal for a front-runner but he isn't handicapped out of things; trainer also runs Jojo Rabbit.

4/1

2nd

5

(4)

8th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

18:45 Ripon

Betweenthesticks

9st 6lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Returned from six months off with a win at Wolverhampton and he followed up with another narrow success at Pontefract (5f, good) 17 days ago; 3lb higher than for his front-running win last time but remains feasibly treated and is tactically versatile; key player for yard that won this in 2023 and 2025.

5/2

Form: 410045 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Below par at Haydock 19 days ago and it's hard to be confident on the back of that; however, the tongue-tie adopted that day is now left off and he was a close fourth in a Windsor nursery (5f, good) two starts ago, which puts him in the picture; won on soft ground in May.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

10

(2)

6th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Haydock

Kuwait City

9st 5lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: John Butler

Won on reappearance at Yarmouth in April and now 4lb lower; however, his subsequent form has been patchy and he needs to raise his game in first-time cheekpieces.

11/1

6th

7

(8)

17th Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 34y

Class 3

14:25 Newbury

Kuwait City

9st 1lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John Butler

Below par since his 5f Yarmouth reappearance success in April but has dipped to 2lb below that winning mark; dangerous if staging a revival.

8/1

14th

6

(18)

26th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:15 York

Kuwait City

9st 6lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: John Butler

All wins at 5f, one of them here at last year's Dante meeting, and he's on the same mark as when making a successful return at Yarmouth in April (5f, good to firm); best produced late off a strong pace at 5f though and his 6f form is unconvincing.

16/1

Non-runners

Kuwait City

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Payout
Exacta £10.90
Straight Forecast £11.69
Trifecta £60.50

Selections

LAMBOURN:

Love Affairs

TOPSPEED:

Betweenthesticks

SPOTLIGHT:

Impeachment

RP Ratings:

California Gem

POSTDATA:

Impeachment

The Times:

Love Affairs

Daily Mail:

Love Affairs

Daily Mirror:

Love Affairs

The Sun:

Love Affairs

Daily Record:

Love Affairs

NEWMARKET:

California Gem

Telegraph:

Betweenthesticks

The Guardian:

Betweenthesticks

Daily Express:

Betweenthesticks

The Star:

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