October 26 / 15.55 Nottingham

15.55

Heavy

Bet At racingtv.com Handicap

  • Prize money: £6750
  • 1m 6f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
RTV
View Course
Bet At racingtv.com Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 61-620 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Progressive sort last year, winning in small fields over 2m/2m1f on three of his last five starts; unraced for 344 days prior to this campaign; back-to-form second in Cesarewitch Trial at Newmarket on second run back but ran poorly in the main event there 18 days ago; acts on soft.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

1

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:47 Worcester

Prince Imperial

12st 0lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won four of his first five for Olly Murphy (including a handicap off much higher mark) but he's lost his way badly.

50/1

3

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:41 Worcester

Prince Imperial

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won four of his first five for Olly Murphy (including a handicap off 12lb higher) but looks to have lost his way, having been pulled up on his last three starts.

100/1

5

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 191y

Class 4

15:15 Haydock

Prince Imperial

11st 8lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Won four of his first five for Olly Murphy (including a handicap off 8lb higher) but he's yet to get going for this yard and was pulled up on his last two starts, latterly when 200-1 at Southwell one month ago.

100/1

OUR TIP

7/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 4/72/7

Last run: 158 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Tongue tied on last two starts when running creditably in a warm handicap on Flat (2m, good) in May and second of four in a hurdle race in May; acts on soft; not the best handicapped on Flat form but has to be considered in this small field.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

26th Dec 2022

Soft

3m 0f 121y

Class 1

12:45 Kempton

Miranda

11st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

in touch with leaders on outer

100/30

1st

3

21st Nov 2022

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 1

14:55 Kempton

Miranda

11st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

raced in second, not fluent 4 out, pressed leader going easily after 3 out, led 2 out, went clear approaching last, easily

13/8

2nd

3

(1)

26th Oct 2022

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Nottingham

Miranda

9st 13lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, pushed along from 6f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, just held

7/2

Form: 759054

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Last three wins have come over hurdles but he also won on the Flat last September (1m4f, soft); probably stays 2m; Flat form this May/June was better than his two runs this autumn but he's not been disgraced and is now 3lb below his last winning Flat mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

2

(3)

14th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

15:55 Chester

Its Good To Laugh

9st 8lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Competitive form at this track in 2023 and didn't run too badly when eighth in last season's Chester Plate; however, it was after a year off when tailed off here two weeks ago and that run was worrying.

20/1

11th

1

(1)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

15:20 Chester

Its Good To Laugh

10st 0lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Ran some big races on Flat in 2023 and three of them were at this track; fair eighth of 16 in the Chester Plate last May but that was his only appearance last year; dropped 5lb in his absence but whether this is the time to latch on to him remains to be seen.

25/1

11th

1

(1)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 4

15:20 Chester

Its Good To Laugh

10st 0lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Ran some big races on Flat in 2023 and three of them were at this track; fair eighth of 16 in the Chester Plate last May but that was his only appearance last year; dropped 5lb in his absence but whether this is the time to latch on to him remains to be seen.

25/1

Form: 312103 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Two wins at Nottingham (1m6f/2m) this summer; tailed off at Chester on penultimate start but bounced straight back with his third of 16 here four days later; runner-up in a soft-ground maiden as 2yo but beaten a long way last year in his two soft-ground handicaps; has run well on all four visits here but such testing ground poses a question.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

(3)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

16:22 Nottingham

Alpine Stroll

11st 13lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: Lemos De Souza

Dual Nottingham winner; acts on soft, unraced on heavy; shot back to some form when storming home in an amateur riders' race at Bath (11.5f, good to soft) last month; well below form next time (1m6f, which he stays) but Henry Callan galvanised him to a 1m4f win at Newbury (soft) on Saturday; sole attempt at 1m2f was in 2021 but he had to hold on at Newbury after going clear and his appearance over this trip with 4lb penalty no longer looks ridiculous.

2/1

1st

1

(3)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

16:22 Nottingham

Alpine Stroll

11st 13lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: Lemos De Souza

Dual Nottingham winner; acts on soft, unraced on heavy; shot back to some form when storming home in an amateur riders' race at Bath (11.5f, good to soft) last month; well below form next time (1m6f, which he stays) but Henry Callan galvanised him to a 1m4f win at Newbury (soft) on Saturday; sole attempt at 1m2f was in 2021 but he had to hold on at Newbury after going clear and his appearance over this trip with 4lb penalty no longer looks ridiculous.

2/1

12

(7)

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

12:50 Newbury

Alpine Stroll

10st 11lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: Lemos De Souza

Acts on soft, unraced on heavy; shot back to some form when storming home in an amateur riders' race at Bath (11.5f, good to soft) last month; well below form off this 7lb higher mark at Haydock (1m6f, which he stays) 13 days later, however.

12/1

Form: 603602 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Raced mainly in major handicaps this term, to very little effect in most instances but he was back on song when second in the Phil Bull Trophy (conditions event) at Pontefract nine days ago; has raced just twice on soft (runner-up once last year) and never on heavy; good chance on latest form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(1)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 115y

Class 5

15:20 Doncaster

Golden Flame

9st 9lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Exposed 8yo but he was returning from 264 days off when winning by 3.5l at Ffos Las nine days ago (2m, good), despite pulling hard; Zoe Lewis rides again with a 4lb penalty; if as good again he'll be tough to beat.

5/4

1st

4

(7)

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:39 Ffos Las

Golden Flame

9st 6lb

J: Zoe Lewis

T: Thomas Faulkner

Missed a chunk of his career and has been steadily regressive since; hit and miss last backend and is entitled to need this at his age after nine months off; wouldn't want too much rain.

6/1

Form: /100/9

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
All wins have been on soft, the latest on Flat (2m2f; 11lb lower today) in April 2019; tailed off in his two runs on heavy, the latest 12 days ago when he had the excuse of a 1049-day absence but he did not show enough to be recommended today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

(6)

4th Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Coeur Blimey

9st 12lb

J: George Rooke

T: Sue Gardner

Returned from three years off in October and not yet shown any sign of taking advantage of a drastic drop in the weights; remains one to watch.

8th

9

(9)

11th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Coeur Blimey

8st 10lb

J: George Rooke

T: Sue Gardner

12yo who returned from a huge absence last October and has been unable to get competitive on his three starts since.

50/1

7th

9

(8)

30th Nov 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 3

20:20 Kempton (AW)

Coeur Blimey

9st 3lb

J: George Rooke

T: Sue Gardner

visibility reduced by fog, in rear

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £39.30
Straight Forecast £33.39
Trifecta £106.00

Selections

The Times:

Alpine Stroll

POSTDATA:

Golden Flame

SPOTLIGHT:

Prince Imperial

The Guardian:

Miranda

TOPSPEED:

It's Good To Laugh

D Express:

Alpine Stroll

Daily Record:

Alpine Stroll

Telegraph:

Golden Flame

Daily Mirror:

Golden Flame

The Star:

It's Good To Laugh

RP Ratings:

Prince Imperial

LAMBOURN:

Prince Imperial

Daily Mail:

Miranda

The Sun:

Miranda