18:25 Nottingham

Tuesday 15 August 2017

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bettinggods.com Free Racing Tips Handicap

Off time: 18:26 | Winning time: 3m 1.26s

(5)

Cousin Khee^b1²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: P J McDonald| T: H Morrison| OR: 75| CD

16/1

C&D winner who is blinkered for the first time after running some poor races of late on the Flat and can really only be watched here.

Form: 418/0-75

(6)

Polkarenix^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Fran Berry| T: B G Powell| OR: 75

50/1

Not seen on the Flat since 2015 and had been running over hurdles and fences since then with his recent form over the larger obstacles looking rather ordinary. Hard to know what to expect as he returns to the level with a tongue-tie on for the second time.

Form: 0350/50-

(8)

The Twisler^p1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: T Hamilton| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 75| D

7/1

May well have needed the run on his first run for this yard after a break at Ripon last time out and he now dons the cheekpieces for the first time. On some of his old form he's very well handicapped but probably needs to show some more before he's of real interest.

Form: 006-986

(1)

Deinonychus¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| C

7/1

A winner here last time out over 1m2f in very heavy ground (has shown a liking for a soft surface before) off a mark of 67 he's now stepped up in trip by 4f. Stayed on well on that occasion and up just 3lb this trip remains a slight unknown and he might just need softer ground.

Form: 508221

(3)

Goldslinger¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Ffrench| T: D K Ivory| OR: 65| BF

12/1

Hit a really good spell in 2015 progressing in handicaps from a mark of 45 to win his fourth handicap off 72 although he hasn't won since those heady days. Certainly ran his best race for quite some while when given an aggressive ride over 1m4f at Chepstow in the heavy and repeat of that will see him see him in the mix here as he's slipped to a handy mark.

Form: 25-6462

(9)

Master Archer^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 75

2/1

Showed that he was still progressing last time out in a slightly better grade than this at Sandown in a small field handicap with the soft ground and first-time cheekpieces looking to suit him. Now off just a 1lb higher mark and should be able to be competitive here with conditions looking to suit again.

Form: 4-44842

(4)

Melinoe²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A Kirby| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 73

13/8

Looks a slow burner for a stable that are no stranger to stepping up horses in trip as three-year-olds. Gradually getting her act together now and this will be the longest trip that she's tried so far having run well at Newbury last time out over shorter but in a more testing grade.

Form: 7-4343

(7)

Benissimo^p1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: William Cox⁽⁷⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 54

66/1

Now has his second try in a handicap having shown very little on his first try in this sphere with the cheekpieces going on for the first time. Would need to have made big strides forward though to take a hand here and others are much preferred.

Form: 4708

Non-Runners

(2)

Sporty Yankee²¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: M Keighley J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Melinoe (13/8), Master Archer (2/1), The Twisler (7/1), Deinonychus (7/1), Goldslinger (12/1), Cousin Khee (16/1), Sporty Yankee (16/1), Polkarenix (50/1), Benissimo (66/1)

There’s no doubt that the step up in trip will suit Melinoe who looks to be a real stayer and it’s surprising not to see her equipped with some headgear. The other three-year-old in the line-up Master Archer is another that needs to be noted while Deinonychus needs to be thrown into the mix although he might need softer ground. GOLDSLINGER got a very aggressive ride last time but he is down to a mark that he can win off now and the longer trip won’t be a problem to him.