18.30
StandardMargaret Macklam Memorial Nursery Handicap
- Prize money: £3245.08
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 6
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/1
Form: 711573
Last run: 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (7) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Won his first two nurseries on turf in July (the second in a match) and best subsequent effort when promoted to third over C&D last month; finished last of eight at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta) ten days ago, though, and is already due another 3lb drop. |
16/1 |
|
1 (8) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Landed a nursery on his turf/handicap debut at Yarmouth (5f, good to soft) in July with first-time visor (retained since) and followed up in a match at Bath (5f, firm) seven days later; has not been in the same form in his three starts since and still to prove he is as effective on AW. |
6/1 |
|
2 (6) |
27th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Had plausible excuses in Class 5 the last twice, hindered by wide trip back on AW latest; may be better judged on July turf wins that give him a 2-2 record in Class 6; possibilities returned to this level. |
8/1 |
7/1
Form: 722669
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
24th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
13-race maiden who has finished placed on numerous occasions, including when third in a Newcastle maiden (7f, Tapeta) 11 days ago; should be fine back at this trip but he has something to find on the figures and may have to settle for a supporting role again. |
9/2 |
|
2 (9) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Runner-up in three novice events but has been below that form in three nurseries since; handicapper has dropped him another 3lb and he sports first-time tongue-tie, with first-time visor replacing the cheekpieces worn on last two starts; possibilities if able to reproduce his earlier form. |
7/1 |
|
9th 8 (7) |
23rd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Runner-up in three of his seven starts including two AW novices, at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) in April and at Chelmsford (6f, Polytrack) in June; well held in two turf nurseries (6f/7f) since being gelded, though; needs to bounce back. |
10/1 |
9/2
Form: 0373
Last run: 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (11) |
26th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Best run so far when close second at Doncaster last time (7f, good to firm; hood on first time), running on well after meeting trouble in running; that wasn't a strong race, but could go well again. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 1 (6) |
2nd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Made the frame three times over 6f last season but she came in last of 13 in a 6f Newcastle handicap on her return so has something to prove in a first-time hood. |
12/1 |
|
13th 2 (7) |
13th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Two solid efforts in C&D nurseries last October; needs more to defy this mark and she has a six-month absence to contend with. |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 41447 D BF
Last run: 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (6) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Got off the mark on AW debut at Chelmsford (6f) in June and had excuses on next two starts (trip/ground) but she disappointed when only seventh of nine in a Nottingham nursery (6f, good) in August; withdrawn when refusing to enter the stalls at Bath two weeks ago and now has questions to answer back but returns to AW. |
8/1 |
|
2 (11) |
30th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Hasn't kicked on from winning a Chelmsford AW maiden in June and disappointed when seventh of nine in a Nottingham nursery (also 6f, good to firm) eight weeks ago. |
7/1 |
11/4
Form: 6342
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 8lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 (6) |
30th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 17y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Ended 2025 with a 6f win at Newcastle and she was back on the scoresheet over that C&D 11 days ago; up from Class 5 today and her turf efforts leave her with something to find. |
7/1 |
|
1st 8 (8) |
19th May 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Made all when winning a C&D nursery off 3lb lower last autumn; no more than a fair turf comeback six weeks ago but that was her first run in six months and the return here looks a plus. |
6/1 |
|
6th 8 (3) |
8th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Ended 2025 with two good runs in Class 6 AW nurseries, second and first at Newcastle in October; today's 3lb higher mark probably not beyond her; respected. |
5/2 |
5/1
Form: 785
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (6) |
21st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Showed some promise at 2yrs for Ed Walker and has built on it for his current handler, hooded when runner-up in 6f Southwell handicap three weeks ago; a likely player in his bid for a breakthrough success despite a 2lb rise. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 4 (8) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Ex-Ed Walker; couldn't cling on when third on stable debut at Newcastle (6f, AW) 17 days ago, with Carnation Queen fifth; a hood is now applied, presumably to curb a free-going nature; Harriet Bethell has been among the winners in recent weeks. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 5 (12) |
13th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Finished 2l in front of Thornaby Annie in a C&D nursery last October and reopposes on the same terms; sold out of Ed Walker's for 22,000gns later that month; interesting contender. |
5/1 |
16/1
Form: 42640
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (4) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Best form when second in a Chester maiden in July; has been below that form since, including in a couple of nurseries; first-time cheekpieces worn last time are discarded and he needs to show more. |
16/1 |
|
11 (6) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 217y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Promising second at Chester (6f, good) on second start but a lesser run followed at Newcastle (6f, AW) and soundly beaten on recent nursery debut at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft); has to raise game in first-time cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
6 (8) |
13th Sep 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Has shown ability over 6f, notably when second at Chester, while shaping as if this drop in trip will suit on nursery debut; interesting. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: 564
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (7) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Has shown ability but refused to settle on her last two starts over 7f; drops to 6f on this nursery debut. |
8/1 |
|
8 (8) |
20th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Glimmer of ability in two 7f maidens on turf (soft and good) this summer; each-way shout in an uncompetitive race. |
12/1 |
|
8 (6) |
27th Aug 2025 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
16-1, very green in rear early on in a maiden at Catterick (7f, soft) five weeks ago but she ran on into fifth of ten; that's modest form but she could be a major improver if more clued up this time. |
7/1 |
16/1
Form: 808
Last run: 27 days
W: 8st 13lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 13 (4) |
26th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Two good runs here this year, finishing third over 6f on reappearance (good to firm; form sound) and second when stepped up to 7f here last week (good); blinkers replace cheekpieces; chance. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 7 (9) |
18th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Only run in sprints to date (dam was a sprinter who's produced sprinters), including three times round here; better effort in first-time cheekpieces on his comeback but failed to build on that in 0-55 company last time. |
7/2 |
|
8th 6 (12) |
7th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 217y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Best effort when third of eight on C&D reappearance (good to firm) with cheekpieces added (retained) 17 days ago; entitled to come on for the outing and one of the more likely types. |
6/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £13.27 |
| Tricast | £24.70 |
| Trifecta | £43.30 |
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