19.05
Good To FirmMelita Group Nursery Handicap
- Prize money: £3663.8
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.60
Form: 635
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 8lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (6) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Doesn't always look the easiest of rides but recent efforts respectable (fifth of 17 at Thirsk latest) and he's been successful on the last two occasions he's dropped into a 0-70; considered. |
11/2 |
|
5th 15 (2) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Doesn't always look the easiest of rides and he reared at the start and was slowly away prior to finishing fourth of six at Bath last Thursday; failed to beat a rival the time before; others look safer. |
14/1 |
|
4th 1 (4) |
4th May 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Can front-run, as when running away with a Beverley handicap last summer off 6lb lower (5f, good to firm); promising reappearance at Southwell last month but he failed to build on it at Beverley 11 days ago; could bounce back. |
11/2 |
9/2
- Place: £2.60
Form: 5763
Last run: 14 days
W: 8st 8lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (6) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Went back-to-back in May on her first two runs for this yard but appeared to give her running when a well-held second last time and might be high in the weights now. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 8 (1) |
4th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
8st 12lb |
Surprise winner on stable debut at Redcar (5f, good to firm; 66-1) in May but she followed up with a clearcut success under a penalty at Catterick (5f, good to soft); still looks feasibly treated on that form but she flopped at Beverley last month and needs to bounce back after that. |
11/2 |
|
7th 6 (7) |
5th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Surprise winner on stable debut at Redcar (5f, good to firm; 66-1) in May but she followed up with a clearcut success under a penalty at Catterick (5f, soft); 10lb higher here but she's on a roll and is open to more improvement; key player. |
3/1 |
10/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 256
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 10lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (6) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Only gone whoosh once, when winning a Polytrack handicap for Richard Hannon last spring; regressed since, often from the front, but holds claims on her latest turf second to a subsequent winner. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 11 (2) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Just one win from her 32 starts and recent efforts on AW and turf don't suggest she is primed to double her tally; down the list. |
16/1 |
|
5th 10 (6) |
7th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Just one win from her 31 starts; recent efforts don't suggest she is primed to double her tally; now tongue tied. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: 844
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (7) |
1st Oct 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole Tapeta effort, when springing a 25-1 surprise off a 5lb lower mark over 6f at Southwell, was a good bit better than any of her five turf efforts; one to consider back on the AW. |
10/1 |
|
8th 7 (2) |
16th Sep 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Showed improved form on AW debut (second handicap start, first run at 6f) when a 25-1 winner of a Southwell nursery last time; up 5lb; chance if reproducing that form if as good back on grass. |
11/2 |
14/1
Form: 548
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 11lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 (3) |
21st May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Three 5f wins on turf include his last start on grass in good-ground Haydock handicap (first-time blinkers; has won on heavy) in October; didn't quite match that in seven AW starts subsequently but now 2lb below that winning mark; placed just once from five starts at 6f and no headgear today, however. |
10/1 |
|
6th 6 (6) |
21st Feb 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Triple turf winner but he's 0-7 on AW and has finished down the field at Wolverhampton (5f) and Lingfield (6f) in last two runs; now back on last winning mark but he needs new headgear to make a difference. |
10/1 |
|
11th 5 (5) |
10th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
All three wins over 5f on turf but recent AW form, despite being a beaten favourite on last three starts, puts him in the picture; however, he rarely tackles 6f and when he has, his form has been inconclusive. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 025424
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (9) |
18th Oct 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Exposed 12-race maiden but she's slipping down the weights and she wasn't beaten far over C&D 17 days ago; still to totally convince over this trip though. |
8/1 |
|
5th 10 (2) |
1st Oct 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Exposed maiden who started the bigger price of her trainer's pair when a well-held third behind Indy's Angel over C&D last Tuesday (first run beyond 5f); hard to find a reason why she'll turn things round. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 4 (9) |
24th Sep 2024 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Ten-race maiden who has raced exclusively at 5f; runner-up a couple of times at Catterick but she's not progressing and hopes rest on the extra furlong having a positive effect; yard runs two. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 04463
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (2) |
6th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
6th 2 (2) |
6th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 534
Last run: 57 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (10) |
9th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Took a C&D nursery (heavy) this time last year and September's Windsor score reaffirmed her greater effectiveness on slow ground, so largely drying forecast not ideal; back down 2lb now unpenalised again, at least. |
16/1 |
|
9th 12 (10) |
8th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Seems ideally suited by testing ground, winning a nursery on heavy last season and running her best race for her new stable when powering home over C&D last week (soft); penalty demands more but she's coming here at the top of her game and that doesn't apply to several of her rivals. |
5/1 |
|
11 (12) |
1st Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 12y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Showed peak form on heavy ground last October for previous stable and may be more interesting when returned to such conditions; fourth start for current yard. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £41.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £42.75 |
| Tricast | £374.08 |
| Trifecta | £285.70 |