April 05 / 13.30 Nottingham

13.30

Soft

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  • Prize money: £3780
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.30
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 3544-4

Last run: 92 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
No improvement for the switch to a handicap when last seen at Wolverhampton in January (5f), once again weakening late on which doesn't augur well given today's tougher 5f; hopes rest on gelding operation.
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2

(4)

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

14:40 Brighton

Umming N Ahing

9st 6lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Bill Turner

Regressed since notching a slow-ground hat-trick early in his 3yo season and he was well beaten on reappearance (6f, good to firm); dropped another 4lb but he's unproven over this trip; lots to prove.

9/1

5

(5)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:55 Lingfield

Umming N Ahing

9st 1lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Bill Turner

Regressed since notching a soft-ground hat-trick early in his 3yo season and is entitled to need this after nine months off; only run once on ground faster than good, when a beaten-favourite, so these conditions would be a concern.

25/1

9th

3

(8)

16th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:15 Windsor

Umming N Ahing

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Bill Turner

Rattled off a hat-trick during the first half of 2023, all on good to soft or slower; not a lot to shout about since, however.

20/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 439-

Last run: 148 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Frame finishes on her first two starts last October (5f-6f, some cut) offered something to work with; ruinous refusal to settle on Polytrack when last seen needs forgiving, but this daughter of a C&D maiden scorer merits some respect otherwise.
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11th

7

(1)

3rd Nov 2023

Heavy

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

12:15 Newmarket

Sera Dawn

9st 3lb

J: George Bass

T: Jack Channon

in rear towards far side

13/2

3rd

6

(4)

16th Oct 2023

Soft

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

16:50 Windsor

Sera Dawn

9st 5lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Channon

Soft ground was no issue back in the spring when winning in novice and handicap company; progress has rather stalled but it wasn't a bad run last time and she's on a decent mark.

13/2

3/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
52,000gns Tasleet yearling half-brother to four winning sprinters (one Listed) and great-grandson of Cheveley Park heroine Prophecy; first runner since early February (and only fifth in 2023 all told) for a trainer who can ready one; hooded.
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8th

2

(8)

18th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

16:29 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fair Wind

9st 10lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Owen Burrows

Last summer's Ascot win (5f) not quite a distant memory but there has been little to cheer since, with poor starts (and a refusal to race) becoming a feature; can't be supported with confidence.

10/1

5th

6

(1)

1st Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Fair Wind

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Owen Burrows

Looked a sprinter with a big future when winning a well-contested 5f handicap at Ascot last summer but he refused to race at Goodwood 17 days later and he's been well beaten in three runs this year, starting slowly at both Epsom and Ascot on his last two outings; this is his first start at 6f and given he has been headstrong, it isn't sure to suit; not short of ability but the risks are obvious.

20/1

16th

7

(2)

6th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:55 Ascot

Fair Wind

9st 6lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Owen Burrows

Up-and-coming sprinter in 2024, best form when beating a high-class rival over C&D (good; handles good to soft) last July; however, he refused to race later that month and hasn't been sighted in two runs this year; too talented to ignore but he's back from another break today.

16/1

Form: 35-233

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Well held on turf debut last October, but no reason on breeding why she won't prove effective on the surface; progression stagnated during her winter campaign and she's the most exposed here, if less so at 5f.
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4th

7

(3)

3rd May 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

16:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Medici Chapel

9st 6lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

Leads or races prominently; kept to novice/maiden company in sprints, despite a (declining) mark on last four runs, and proving consistent but not progressive; has C&D form but remains to be seen how well treated she is now handicapping in first-time tongue-tie.

5/1

4th

7

(2)

5th Apr 2023

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:30 Nottingham

Medici Chapel

9st 0lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

Well held on turf debut last October, but no reason on breeding why she won't prove effective on the surface; progression stagnated during her winter campaign and she's the most exposed here, if less so at 5f.

4/1

3rd

6

(4)

7th Mar 2023

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Medici Chapel

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Beaten at Wolverhampton (6f, fillies' novice) by a subsequent winner on penultimate start and didn't appear to get home (after holding every chance at the furlong pole) over that same trip here subsequently; possesses the pace to cope with dropping back to 5f; should be seriously involved.

7/2

12/1

Form: 43-

Last run: 203 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stayed on into the frame in novice events at York (5.5f, good) and Beverley (5f, soft) last September; reasonable to assume there could be more to come if not as green this year as on either of those occasions.
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10th

10

(6)

2nd Oct 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Fox

8st 13lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

towards rear

12/1

5th

4

(4)

28th Aug 2023

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

15:10 Southwell (AW)

Storm Fox

9st 10lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Having first run on the AW but consistent on turf and was close up at Ripon (5f, soft) most recently on ground perhaps slower than ideal; entitled to be involved.

15/2

3rd

5

(6)

7th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:55 Ripon

Storm Fox

9st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Had a consistent spell on fast ground in May/June, with Thirsk win flanked by a pair of close seconds; form dipped at Doncaster last month but this 3yo filly, who isn't fully exposed in handicaps, may bounce back.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to the same yard's good 1m-1m2f performer Sinjaal (RPR 115), with greater encouragement as a sprinter elsewhere in the pedigree, notably Nunthorpe-winning granddam Lochangel; market confidence may assist.
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12th

1

(15)

8th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 4

15:40 Chester

Bright

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

His last three wins have come on the AW at Newcastle but he is effective on turf and this mark shouldn't be beyond him; stall 15 is a severe hindrance though.

16/1

10th

1

(4)

6th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bright

9st 7lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Mark Loughnane

He had dropped down the weights prior to a ready C&D win in December, his third course success; a 4lb rise still leaves him feasibly weighted and he is high on the list.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a heavy-ground C&D handicap scorer whose maiden win came very late on in her 3yo campaign; likelier one for other days.
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6th

4

(4)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

14:52 Southwell (AW)

GimcRack Warrior

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Yet to get within 8l of winning and has plenty to prove going beyond 1m for the first time.

25/1

6th

4

(4)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

14:52 Southwell (AW)

GimcRack Warrior

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Yet to get within 8l of winning and has plenty to prove going beyond 1m for the first time.

25/1

10th

10

(7)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

12:00 Southwell (AW)

GimcRack Warrior

9st 4lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Not shown much in his five starts so far, failing to improve for a step up in trip here (7f) last month (well behind Available Angel); makes little appeal.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal of a 5f Fibresand winner (didn't race until 3 either), with Graded 5f scorers Tax Free and Inxile among the granddam's siblings, so certainly a deal of interest on paper; market can assist.
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No Results Found

2/1

Form: 3- BF

Last run: 118 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Near-3l third when favourite on his Chelmsford debut in December (6f), failing to pick up late; pedigree speaks well of the switch to turf, if less so the drop to 5f on the dam's side; yard going well in 2023.
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9th

9

(4)

21st May 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

17:57 Southwell (AW)

Popular Dream

8st 12lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Derek Shaw

Yard quiet so far this year and this C&D regular has been given a break since below par here in March; on a career-low mark now, 4lb below his last winning figure, but needs a revival.

14/1

8th

5

(9)

28th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

17:00 Southwell (AW)

Popular Dream

9st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Derek Shaw

Four-time C&D winner, the latest in January off a 2lb higher mark; however, he seems to be going through the motions at present, never dangerous when sixth last time; others preferred.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £99.30
Straight Forecast £95.49
Trifecta £577.00

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Popular Dream

Daily Mirror:

Medici Chapel

POSTDATA:

Sera Dawn

Telegraph:

Victors Dream

SPOTLIGHT:

Fair Wind

The Times:

Popular Dream

The Guardian:

Popular Dream

D Express:

Popular Dream

The Sun:

Medici Chapel

The Star:

Medici Chapel

Daily Record:

Medici Chapel

Daily Mail:

Sera Dawn