October 18 / 16.50 Nottingham

16.50

Heavy

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  • Prize money: £8100
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 442717 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Scored at Windsor (good) in June and Newbury (good to soft) in August; respectable seventh in big field at York most recently; likely player off unchanged mark back down in grade.
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6th

3

(2)

15th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:35 Curragh

Desperate Hero

9st 6lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Jack Channon

raced far side, prominent

50/1

10th

5

(1)

2nd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Desperate Hero

9st 4lb

J: David Probert

T: Jack Channon

Acts on any ground; successful in handicaps at this course (gamely) and Hamilton (impressively) in May/June; creditable third to Makarova at Sandown upped to Group 3 level, having kicked for home too soon in hindsight; currently in career-best form; could go well.

14/1

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6/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 131445 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Successful on soft/good to soft this term; led for long way here two weeks ago but eventually ran out of steam on heavy ground; chance may depend on just how deep the surface is riding.
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3rd

2

(7)

26th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:49 Ripon

Hiya Maite

9st 12lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Roy Bowring

Winless since June 2024 but he resumed from a 12-week break with a good third of ten in 5f handicap at Doncaster 13 days ago; this veteran must enter calculations nudged up 1lb.

7/1

3rd

3

(8)

13th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 4

16:15 Doncaster

Hiya Maite

9st 11lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

8yo who wasn't beaten far in seventh of nine at Pontefract (5f, good) in June, following a break; back from another 84 days off today but he has some good course form and is not ruled out off a handy mark.

8/1

7th

2

(7)

21st Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 4

14:35 Pontefract

Hiya Maite

9st 10lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

Absent since running respectably when favourite for AW contest in January; on a two-year losing spell but is attractively treated off his lower mark back on turf; further market support should be noted.

9/1

Form: 610524 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Consistent record at Nottingham includes three wins, all in autumn; respectable fourth here (heavy) two weeks ago; finished third in this race last year and again has solid claims.
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7

(3)

20th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 4

16:03 Yarmouth

Fantasy Master

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Robert Cowell

Struggled in a Class 2 at Ascot last time but he had run well in four of his other five starts this season; on a competitive mark and seems fine on most surfaces.

7/1

8th

14

(14)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:10 Ascot

Fantasy Master

8st 4lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: Robert Cowell

He has run well in four of his five starts this season, over 6f (here) and 5f, but this looks a stiff task.

16/1

2nd

9

(9)

13th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 4

16:15 Doncaster

Fantasy Master

9st 4lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Robert Cowell

Won this in 2024 (good) and fourth of 16 last year (soft); went close at Newmarket (5f, good) last month and, although this 8yo wasn't seen to best effect when third of four at Yarmouth (5f, good to soft) eight days later, he's firmly in calculations back at Doncaster.

5/1

Form: 670276 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Won off 3lb higher at Goodwood in May; has lacked consistency since and finished only sixth of seven on heavy ground here most recently; others preferred on balance.
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2

(1)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

15:25 Yarmouth

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

No great love for softer surfaces these days, but her present good heart still carried her to second at Lingfield latest (good to soft); record of 13412 in C&D class 5s includes June's win (good to firm); chance.

7/2

2nd

4

(5)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

15:45 Lingfield

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

Refound some form last two outings for first and second at Yarmouth; best efforts last year were better still but, despite form on testing ground earlier in career, she came last of six on last season's two runs on soft.

3/1

2nd

1

(1)

27th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

14:00 Yarmouth

Angle Land

10st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Won this race last year off a 5lb higher mark and came back to form when pulling away with one other over C&D a fortnight ago; has had her moments at the stalls and isn't the most consistent but will rightly be popular.

2/1

Form: 055145 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced at Leicester last week, despite an uncharacteristic tardy start; scored in this grade two years ago but her two wins this season came in Class 5 off 2lb lower.
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10th

2

(1)

14th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Ey Up Its Maggie

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Handles most ground and she's gone close in two of her three C&D starts, but neither of her turf starts (on heavy; has handled the surface) this year have matched up, with and without cheekpieces (back on today); reservations for now.

14/1

10th

2

(1)

14th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Ey Up Its Maggie

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Handles most ground and she's gone close in two of her three C&D starts, but neither of her turf starts (on heavy; has handled the surface) this year have matched up, with and without cheekpieces (back on today); reservations for now.

14/1

9th

10

(2)

18th Apr 2024

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:17 Ripon

Ey Up Its Maggie

9st 4lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Five-time turf winner, the latest of them over 5f here last summer off 2lb higher; 6f on heavy ground might just stretch her stamina.

14/1

Form: 558932 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Defied higher marks twice on home soil in 2021 and won in Bahrain last December; 0-12 this year but posted encouraging efforts the last twice, latest when 1l second at York (soft) last Friday; could well go one better.
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6th

3

(1)

18th Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 5f 8y

Class 3

16:50 Nottingham

Nomadic Empire

9st 6lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Defied higher marks twice on home soil in 2021 and won in Bahrain last December; 0-12 this year but posted encouraging efforts the last twice, latest when 1l second at York (soft) last Friday; could well go one better.

5/2

2nd

9

(14)

13th Oct 2023

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:00 York

Nomadic Empire

8st 11lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Hasn't won in Britain since 2021 but some useful efforts in 2023, including here; needs things to go better at the start than they sometimes do if he's to play a part.

7/1

3rd

6

(4)

9th Sep 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Nomadic Empire

9st 1lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

Has drawn a blank this season but he retains a good chunk of ability, running well at Haydock in June off a 5lb higher mark and beaten under 4l in a hot York sprint latest; capable of a big run but slow starts have been a feature the last twice and that sounds a note of caution.

8/1

7/1

Form: 330703 D BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Gained his 2yo wins on good/firmer (including twice off 2lb higher) but has two pieces of heavy-ground form this season, including 2l third at Bath last time; thereabouts again.
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7th

3

(4)

19th Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

14:47 Bath

Safari Dream

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Rod Millman

Three 6f wins this season but ought to have coped better with the soft ground when midfield on last two outings and this drop back to 5f is probably not ideal; others preferred.

10/1

8th

13

(13)

1st Oct 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:49 Salisbury

Safari Dream

9st 3lb

J: Charlie Tucker

T: Rod Millman

Seems to handle most surfaces; multiple wins include a strike-rate of 3-5 over this C&D; he was on a hat-trick when returning here last month but below best and it's a while since he ran well off this high a mark.

16/1

5th

9

(9)

11th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:51 Salisbury

Safari Dream

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Seems to act on most ground; nine-time winner who is on a hat-trick after a brace of wins at Ffos Las (6f, good) last month; it was in his nursery days that he last scored off a mark this high, but he can't be ignored in current mood.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £41.50
Straight Forecast £44.92
Trifecta £186.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Nomadic Empire

NEWMARKET:

Fantasy Master

TOPSPEED:

Safari Dream

Daily Mirror:

Hiya Maite

POSTDATA:

Safari Dream

RP RATINGS:

Nomadic Empire

THE NORTH:

Nomadic Empire

The Times:

Nomadic Empire

Telegraph:

Nomadic Empire

The Guardian:

Nomadic Empire

D Express:

Nomadic Empire

The Sun:

Nomadic Empire

Daily Record:

Nomadic Empire

Daily Mail:

Fantasy Master

The Star:

Fantasy Master