August 05 / 14.10 Doncaster

14.10

Soft

Eric Roberts Memorial Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 0m 6f 2y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Eric Roberts Memorial Nursery Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

1st
3 (7)
Tiora

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 6352 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Steady progress with each run, handling the soft ground well when second of nine at Nottingham (6f) on nursery debut last month; now fitted with cheekpieces; should be thereabouts once more.
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9th

7

(2)

26th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 2

15:15 Nottingham

Tiora

8st 12lb

J: Thore Hammer Hansen

T: Patrick Owens

took keen hold, towards rear

12/1

6th

2

(4)

4th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

15:45 Windsor

Tiora

9st 8lb

J: J F Egan

T: Patrick Owens

reared start, in rear, brief headway on outer over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

4/1

1st

3

(7)

5th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 6

14:10 Doncaster

Tiora

9st 8lb

J: J F Egan

T: Patrick Owens

prominent, shaken up 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, flashed tail but ran on inside final furlong, drifted left inside final 110yds, won going away

5/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 655

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Hasn't built on a satisfactory debut, never a threat when fifth of seven in Bath novice (5.7f, firm) last time; will encounter much softer ground here and needs to improve for it.
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7th

4

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fistral Beach

9st 8lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Mackie

Three most recent wins have come over C&D, the latest in March; has remained in form, though she bled from the nose when third at Southwell (7f) in April; if showing no ill effects she shouldn't be too far away.

8/1

3rd

2

(8)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

14:20 Southwell (AW)

Fistral Beach

9st 8lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Mackie

Dual 7f winner at Wolverhampton this year, latterly when holding on well in first-time cheekpieces last month; probably bettered that form when second from wide stall there 18 days; respected in current mood.

6/1

2nd

11

(12)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Fistral Beach

9st 1lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Mackie

Five-time AW winner who has form figures of 25131 over C&D since January; her last success was in a bunch finish but she responded well to cheekpieces and is only 2lb higher here; respected.

11/2

OUR TIP

10/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 390

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Disappointing twice since never-nearer third of five at Nottingham (5f, soft) on debut, gelded after second start; will need improvement to defy top weight on his first go in a nursery but returning to soft ground could help; tongue-strap fitted.
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6th

2

(2)

2nd Oct 2023

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

16:02 Bath

Goodeveningmrbond

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Jack Jones

in touch with leaders

5/2

3rd

1

(1)

7th Sep 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Haydock

Goodeveningmrbond

10st 0lb

J: William Buick

T: Jack Jones

Improved form in the tongue-tie the last twice, finishing third at Doncaster (6f, soft) on nursery debut then winning at Chepstow (5f, good to soft); major player under penalty if the better ground isn't an issue.

15/8

1st

1

(6)

28th Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

14:15 Chepstow

Goodeveningmrbond

9st 10lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Jack Jones

The return to soft ground and application of a tongue-tie appeared to help when he made a positive nursery debut at Doncaster (6f) latest, where he raced freely and kept on for third; drops 1lb and back in trip; likely to be involved.

4/1

Form: 575

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Hasn't set the world alight in three runs but her best effort was over 7f here (good; unraced on softer) on the second of them; improvement required now handicapping but she's in good hands and it's possible.
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10th

11

(2)

20th May 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Redcar

Carnaby Princess

8st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

Has not finished closer than 4l to a winner in her six starts, including three sprint handicaps; has dropped in the weights but she returns after 236 days off and needs to significantly raise her game back up in trip; one of two runners for Tim Easterby.

20/1

10th

11

(2)

20th May 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Redcar

Carnaby Princess

8st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

Has not finished closer than 4l to a winner in her six starts, including three sprint handicaps; has dropped in the weights but she returns after 236 days off and needs to significantly raise her game back up in trip; one of two runners for Tim Easterby.

20/1

6th

12

(1)

27th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 5

14:05 Redcar

Carnaby Princess

8st 5lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Has shown no more than minor promise so far, including in nurseries on her last two starts; drops 3lb but only market support would pique interest.

25/1

Form: 07441 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Seemed suited by the drop back to 6f when running away with ten-runner race at Ffos Las on Monday, coping very well with the testing conditions and making all; big chance under a 6lb penalty.
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7th

10

(2)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Beverley

Without Flaw

8st 12lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Tina Jackson

Ties in with Glory Hyde on Wetherby reappearance running; has done all her winning in Class 6 but she's 2-3 over C&D and could go well from a good draw back here.

8/1

3rd

8

(7)

26th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 110y

Class 5

17:05 Wetherby

Without Flaw

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Tina Jackson

Won two 5f handicaps at Beverley in the space of a week last July; went close off 1lb lower at Pontefract in October; ran well on last year's seasonal debut but just a suspicion others are better handicapped.

16/1

Form: 9758

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Big prices all four starts to date but has shown ability, no extra final 1f when eighth of 12 over C&D (good; handles good to soft) three weeks ago; could improve now handicapping and his stable won this with a similar type 12 months ago.
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14th

14

(9)

21st Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

14:52 Redcar

Whatwouldiknow

8st 5lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Regressive maiden who's come 11lb down the weights this season and goes in a first-time tongue-tie; looks the least likely of his trainer's quartet.

25/1

7th

9

(7)

5th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 6

20:50 Beverley

Whatwouldiknow

8st 12lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

Showed signs of a revival when fourth over C&D (good to firm) last month but she failed to back that up at Ripon two weeks ago; mark continues to fall but she's now 0-12 and others are more convincing.

14/1

7th

9

(10)

20th Jun 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Ripon

Whatwouldiknow

9st 2lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Nigel Tinkler

in touch with leaders on outer early, prominent after 1f

16/1

20/1

Form: 677

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 7lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Poor form in three runs, including over 6f on soft ground here two weeks ago; needs a big step forward on nursery debut.
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7th

9

(3)

16th Sep 2023

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

16:50 Musselburgh

Swiftly

8st 4lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard Fahey

squeezed out start, in rear

10/1

8th

9

(8)

30th Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

14:30 Musselburgh

Swiftly

8st 9lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Richard Fahey

Low-level maiden after five starts; ran in handicaps on last two and her fifth of 13 at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last time was easily her closest finish, in cheekpieces first time; needs to build on that.

6/1

5th

12

(6)

17th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:30 Beverley

Swiftly

8st 10lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard Fahey

Soundly beaten on all four starts, last time seventh of ten on nursery debut at Doncaster (6f, soft); however, she's in good hands and the drop back in trip, better ground and first-time cheekpieces are possible positives.

14/1

Form: 0906

Last run: 24 days

W: 8st 11lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Yet to finish in the first five and she seemed beaten fair and square in Catterick nursery (5f) last month; chance hinges on finding a surge of improvement for today's longer trip.
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7th

7

(7)

10th Oct 2024

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

14:35 Bath

Miss Rainstorm

9st 4lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Alexandra Dunn

Ten-race maiden for her previous yard and after being handy she dropped out on debut for this one over 6f at Brighton; regressive by the looks; 1lb wrong.

25/1

7th

8

(1)

17th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:20 Brighton

Miss Rainstorm

8st 9lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: Alexandra Dunn

Ten-race maiden who signed off for Tracy Waggott with a heavy defeat over 1m in July; drops back in trip for stable debut; needs to have benefited enormously from her recent change of regime.

25/1

10th

11

(13)

1st Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

16:45 Pontefract

Miss Rainstorm

8st 8lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Tracy Waggott

Some low-level form last term but no significant impact and that's continued this season; first tried cheekpieces on latest start; unraced beyond 6f (2024 runs were over 5f) and hopes are pinned on this marked step up in trip; dam 5f-7f winner.

50/1

Form: 7478

Last run: 18 days

W: 8st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Beaten at least 14l every outing, including in blinkers; hard to recommend.
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7

(1)

14th Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

14:10 Kempton (AW)

Macedonian King

8st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Amy Murphy

Beaten at least 14l every outing; soft ground may not have helped in his two handicaps (blinkered for both) but has an awful lot to prove.

33/1

9th

11

(6)

5th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 6

14:10 Doncaster

Macedonian King

8st 3lb

J: Royston Ffrench

T: Amy Murphy

in rear

33/1

8th

9

(4)

18th Jul 2023

Soft

0m 7f 96y

Class 6

14:35 Beverley

Macedonian King

8st 8lb

J: Stefano Cherchi

T: Amy Murphy

Well below market expectations on his 5f debut here in the spring and has since finished a remote last in two more runs; first-time headgear, the stiffer test and a gelding operation are the angles in with him.

16/1

Form: 760

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Standout run came on only AW outing when sixth of ten in Lingfield novice; failed to beat a rival back on turf at Yarmouth last time; makes her nursery debut in a first-time hood with questions to answer.
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9th

7

(11)

2nd Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Willowbank

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

Runner-up off 4lb higher over C&D last October but she's not matched that form since and was eighth of ten at Southwell last time; record now stands at 0-10 and others are more convincing.

10/1

8th

5

(8)

18th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:25 Southwell (AW)

Willowbank

9st 2lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Charlie Fellowes

Placed at Kempton (6f) and Lingfield (7f); 2lb lower than when beaten under 4l into fourth at Yarmouth last time and that was a useful race for the grade that's worked out well; player.

5/1

4th

10

(2)

17th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

20:10 Yarmouth

Willowbank

8st 12lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Charlie Fellowes

Overraced when trying 7f two runs back and a tardy start was no help when back over 6f at Wolverhampton; should be up to winning at this level.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £26.20
Straight Forecast £26.01
Tricast £312.51
Trifecta £255.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Without Flaw

Telegraph:

Tiora

The Times:

Goodeveningmrbond

Daily Mirror:

Tiora

Daily Record:

Tiora

RP RATINGS:

Without Flaw

POSTDATA:

Without Flaw

LAMBOURN:

Without Flaw

The Guardian:

Without Flaw

Daily Mail:

Without Flaw

D Express:

Without Flaw

The Sun:

Without Flaw

The Star:

Without Flaw