April 08 / 14.57 Nottingham

14.57

Good

Four Legged Friend 26th April Handicap

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Four Legged Friend 26th April Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 83-983 CD

Last run: 61 days

W: 9st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Ten-time turf winner, including C&D; close third at Newcastle when last seen in February; one to consider.
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9th

7

(2)

31st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:10 Ripon

Glory Fighter

9st 5lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Front-running veteran who has won 11 times; his last success was off 4lb higher at Nottingham (5f, good) in April but he's been disappointing since and needs to get back on track.

20/1

6th

6

(4)

7th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Thirsk

Glory Fighter

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Front-running veteran who has won 11 times including over C&D; got pestered for the lead at Catterick last time but he's been disappointing since his win at Nottingham (5f, good) in April and others are preferred.

8/1

6th

5

(1)

11th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:52 Catterick

Glory Fighter

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Paul Midgley

Two of 11 wins have been over C&D; latest success was at Nottingham (5f, good) in April but rather disappointing since; has a bit to prove.

9/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 68-204 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Multiple turf winner on good ground or slower; fit from AW, where he has run well in two of his three runs this year; should be in the thick of it.
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1st

5

(2)

25th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 6

16:45 Musselburgh

Albegone

9st 1lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

8yo who is 0-14 this season, with mixed form, but there have been bright points and he's dropped to a dangerous mark; this two-time C&D winner is not discounted.

5/1

5th

3

(6)

24th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:27 Thirsk

Albegone

9st 10lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

Nine-time turf winner who is well treated on his win at Catterick last spring; has been up and down since but he's finished runner-up four times this year including at Catterick (5f, good to firm) on his penultimate run; could be dangerous in another switch of headgear.

10/1

6th

4

(7)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Catterick

Albegone

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Latest C&D second on good to firm shows he's in reasonable form; ought to be in the mix again at a course which suits (four wins) but all nine career successes have come on good or softer.

9/2

Form: 7-8785 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Out of sorts this winter; tumbled down the weights but not a solid option now returning to turf.
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2nd

2

(10)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Bang On The Bell

9st 9lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

His last win was at Windsor 13 months ago but that was off 13lb higher and he finished a close third over C&D (good to firm) on his penultimate run; has possibilities if he can recapture that form and he won't mind what the weather does.

15/2

8th

4

(5)

15th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

17:57 Southwell (AW)

Bang On The Bell

9st 7lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

Won at Windsor last April off a mark 12lb higher than today's and he took a step back in the right direction when a close-up third at Nottingham (5f) a week ago; claims if building on that now returned to the AW.

9/2

Form: 5/510- D

Last run: 173 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
1-5 for Richard Fahey, the win coming in a three-runner novice at Newcastle last September (8-1 outsider of the three); sold for 1,400gns in October; improvement essential.
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2nd

1

(1)

8th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

18:30 Pontefract

Komorkis

10st 0lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Lawrence Mullaney

Ex-Richard Fahey; two fair runs for this yard this season, including when fourth off 2lb higher at Carlisle last time (5f, good); chance.

7/2

4th

1

(5)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Carlisle

Komorkis

9st 9lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Lawrence Mullaney

Won a three-runner novice at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft) last September and very close fourth in a handicap at Nottingham (5f, good) last month on her seasonal/stable debut; below-par in a first-time hood (now left off) at Nottingham (5f, good) three weeks ago but she's not written off.

12/1

6th

3

(4)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Nottingham

Komorkis

9st 5lb

J: Harry Burns

T: Lawrence Mullaney

Won a 5f novice at Musselburgh (good to soft) for Richard Fahey last autumn; left that yard for 1,400gns but she made an encouraging start for new stable when a close fourth in C&D handicap (good) last month; still has potential after only six starts and she's in the mix with hood added.

8/1

6/1

Form: 51624- D

Last run: 170 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Three wins last season for Grace Harris; beaten but not discredited off this mark on her final three runs in 2025; got loose before the start of her intended reappearance last month (50-1 at the time); Rossa Ryan always a positive booking for the stable.
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2nd

6

(3)

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:20 Goodwood

Over Spiced

9st 3lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Grace Harris

Regularly performed well since her Bath win in May; not got much in hand of this mark but still likely to be on the premises.

10/1

5th

1

(6)

20th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 5

17:01 Lingfield (AW)

Over Spiced

9st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Grace Harris

Four 5f turf wins for this yard in 2025 and in good form this summer, doing well to get as close as she did from the widest draw at Chester two starts ago; however, she's 0-5 on the AW and it may be significant that she hasn't run on sand since March 2025.

7/2

3rd

5

(2)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 16y

Class 4

18:30 Chepstow

Over Spiced

9st 6lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Grace Harris

In a good run of form and did well to threaten from the widest stall at Chester last time (5f, good); player.

5/1

Form: 6-2532 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Still 5lb higher than for her last win but she has been running with credit on AW for new trainer in recent starts; others appeal more for win purposes.
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2nd

4

(7)

20th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 5

17:01 Lingfield (AW)

Fiorella Princess

9st 10lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Robert Cowell

Losing run goes back to last September (5f, turf) but she ran creditably in better AW races than this earlier in the year and has won and gone well fresh in the past; interesting to see what another change of yard does for her; usually tongue tied but not today.

4/1

6th

3

(2)

8th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

14:57 Nottingham

Fiorella Princess

9st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Charlie Wallis

Still 5lb higher than for her last win but she has been running with credit on AW for new trainer in recent starts; others appeal more for win purposes.

6/1

2nd

1

(5)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Fiorella Princess

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charlie Wallis

Her record at Chelmsford reads 1223; her latest third was a well-beaten one, however, and more minor money may be her best hope.

10/1

Form: 343113 D BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
The starts have been an issue for her but she finally got her act together when winning a 5f handicap at Chelmsford in February; followed up at Wolverhampton soon afterwards but she blew the start in her hat-trick bid at Chelmsford five days later; has a bit more to prove on turf but she can't be discounted.
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2nd

10

(8)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:23 Chester

Spendmore Lane

9st 3lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Loughnane

Last run was underwhelming but she was performing well prior to that in 5f/6f handicaps; on the downside, she's drawn quite wide on her first visit to this track.

14/1

7th

1

(10)

16th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:42 Thirsk

Spendmore Lane

9st 9lb

J: William Pyle

T: David Loughnane

Notched a third AW victory of 2026 when prevailing at Lingfield (5f) in April and she posted another good effort when third of ten in 5f Wolverhampton handicap 18 days ago; ought to be in the shake-up once more.

6/1

3rd

3

29th May 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

20:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spendmore Lane

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: David Loughnane

Often leads but can be slowly away; took a steep rise in the weights for two 5f wins in early spring but she absorbed it and added another win, from the fast-finishing Ancient State, on Lingfield AW in April; another solid effort back on turf there 11 days ago; strong showing likely back at 5f on AW.

6/1

Non-runners

J Street

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £26.70
Straight Forecast £27.38
Tricast £77.51
Trifecta £95.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Spendmore Lane

SPOTLIGHT:

J Street

Daily Mail:

Albegone

Daily Record:

Fiorella Princess

The Guardian:

Over Spiced

TOPSPEED:

Bang On The Bell

POSTDATA:

Spendmore Lane

Telegraph:

Spendmore Lane

Daily Mirror:

Spendmore Lane

The Star:

Spendmore Lane

The Times:

J Street

The Sun:

J Street

D Express:

Albegone