July 21 / 16.45 Nottingham

16.45

Good To Firm

Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £5495.7
  • 1m 0f 75y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

9/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 1-352 BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Hooded all starts; dead-heated in her sole outing as a 2yo and back to form when beaten a head at Sandown (1m, good) last month; up 4lb, but the form of that race is working out well; respected.
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2nd

1

(3)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:57 Sandown

Distant Shore

9st 10lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

All five turf runs have been on good/good to firm; won at Salisbury (6f) on sole 2yo start and she's run some good races in handicaps this season including a close call here (1m, good) in June; this is a new test on slow ground but she looked stretched at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) last time and is not ruled out back in trip.

13/2

6th

6

(3)

11th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Distant Shore

9st 7lb

J: Robbie Downey

T: Roger Varian

Hooded all starts; dead-heated in her sole outing as a 2yo and has only gone down narrowly in her last two starts, firstly at Sandown (1m, good) and then at Nottingham (1m, good to firm); dam won on the AW and she should stay this far, but she has gone up another 4lb which isn't ideal.

9/2

2nd

3

(5)

21st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:45 Nottingham

Distant Shore

9st 7lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Hooded all starts; dead-heated in her sole outing as a 2yo and back to form when beaten a head at Sandown (1m, good) last month; up 4lb, but the form of that race is working out well; respected.

9/4

Form: -54131 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
2-3 since handicapping, with both wins coming at around 1m on good to firm ground at Hamilton and Beverley; high on list despite a 4lb higher mark.
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9th

5

(1)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:43 Newcastle (AW)

Porth Eilian

9st 9lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Edward Bethell

Won two of her first three handicaps and returned to her best when second at Newmarket (1m) on latest outing; unproven beyond 8.5f (unraced beyond 1m1f) but rallied well last time; 3yo who needs plenty of respect despite the lack of AW form (sole attempt early in career).

6/1

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4/1

Form: 1-2461 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Disappointed when sent off favourite for her stable debut/reappearance at Newmarket (7f. good; first-time hood) last month, but made no mistake at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) 19 days ago; 3lb higher and meets some less exposed rivals, though the sole 4yo beat four 3yos in this race last year.
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2nd

3

(2)

2nd Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 4

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Great Mates

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Marco Botti

Scored on turf at Yarmouth (1m, good) in July, her second start for Marco Botti, and also ran well when second on last month's AW return at Southwell (1m); can give another good account but some of her 3yo rivals have more potential.

11/2

2nd

1

(7)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

18:40 Southwell (AW)

Great Mates

9st 10lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Marco Botti

Hasn't been with Marco Botti for long and she got back on the scoresheet when justifying favouritism at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) in July; only 2lb higher here, but she's not easy to predict and was only fourth of five at Nottingham last time; risks attached.

11/2

4th

1

(4)

21st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:45 Nottingham

Great Mates

9st 13lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Disappointed when sent off favourite for her stable debut/reappearance at Newmarket (7f. good; first-time hood) last month, but made no mistake at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) 19 days ago; 3lb higher and meets some less exposed rivals, though the sole 4yo beat four 3yos in this race last year.

4/1

Form: 5181 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
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Form: 2-212

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £23.70
Straight Forecast £22.93
Trifecta £54.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Porth Eilian

The Times:

Distant Shore

Daily Mail:

Darzah

NEWMARKET:

Great Mates

RP RATINGS:

Porth Eilian

POSTDATA:

Porth Eilian

Telegraph:

Porth Eilian

The Guardian:

Porth Eilian

The Star:

Porth Eilian

D Express:

Distant Shore

Daily Mirror:

Distant Shore

The Sun:

Distant Shore

Daily Record:

Distant Shore