Racecards
20:00 Nottingham
Racing Welfare Handicap (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 50y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,941
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
- Form 0640-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
raced wide held up, headway on outer 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on
- Form 5477-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey I Mongan
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Thwart
198- Form 883-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace and just held on to 2nd
- Form 7-543
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 61
in rear, never a factor
- Form 327331
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up, headway on inner to track leaders 7f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 56-1512
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J Hughes
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 98332-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 57
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Astrum
19- Form 07090-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, just failed to go 2nd
- Form 905-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey P M Quinn
always in rear
- Form 344
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
slowly into stride towards rear, headway on inner 3f out, no impression from over 1f out
- Form 037-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 47
always towards rear
Verdict
A couple of these made a winning return to action with Mash Potato scoring at Newcastle and Astrum successful at Warwick. Both face tougher tasks off higher marks today and it was only a seller than Lady Lunchalot beat Winter Music in at Lingfield earlier this month. Autrisk was expected to do better over 1m4f at Kempton last time but never threatened in third and a chance is taken on handicap debutant THWART. Placed over 7f at Warwick in October, she's a half-sister to a 1m2f winner and should improve for today's extra distance. Luv U Whatever has been in winning form on the Fibresand but has something to prove back on this surface.
Formwatch
Love Marmalade (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Always behind, never a factor, last of 12, 22l behind Gworn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Standing Bear (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 9l behind Sioux Chieftain (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Thwart 11-4 (9-0) Soon mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, soon edged left, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Light Rose (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo stks (5) sft in Oct.
Autrisk (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Poetic Verse (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Lady Lunchalot (USA) 4-6fav (8-8) Made all, pushed clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol beating Winter Music (8-5) by 2l, 3 ran.
Luv U Whatever 11-8fav (8-3) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Apache Rising (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Classy Trick (USA) 11-8fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Silver Fawn (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Astrum 9-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs beating Alpine Mysteries (9-6) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Hurricane John (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Tracked leader until ridden over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Restraint of Trade (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Impeccability 22-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never a factor, 4th of 7, 12l behind Oratorio's Joy (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar.
Tilly T (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Towards rear, never able to challenge, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Astrum (9-1) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Danehill Flyer (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) In touch on outside, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 5l behind Skytrain (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Mar.
Mash Potato (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, hung right, all out, won at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs beating Multisure (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Winter Music (IRE) 7-4 (8-5) Tracked leader, effort when hung left approaching final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 3, 2l behind Lady Lunchalot (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol.