17:10 Nottingham

Friday 18 August 2017

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Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap

Off time: 17:14 | Winning time: 2m 12.86s

(11)

Diamonds A Dancing^h¹¹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Abbie McCain| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 63| CD

7/2

Arrives here in fine form having won well at Carlisle 11 days ago and may have plenty more to come despite picking up a 6lb penalty. Trip and ground should be ideal and looks the one to beat.

Form: 9-65131

(5)

Chelwood Gate^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jessica Cooley| T: C R Dore| OR: 65

16/1

Steady progress for his new yard and improved since upped in trip. Has won off a higher mark in the past and rated as a player in this company. May not appreciate significant rain.

Form: 277262

(7)

Pretty Jewel²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Dr Misha Voikhansky| T: K Frost| OR: 60

14/1

Swapped around a few stables over the last year or so but finally rewarded the perseverance with a win at Salisbury last month. Up 6lb and set to tackle an extra two furlongs, so has a bit more to find and needs to prove her victory wasn't just a one-off performance.

Form: 684781

(8)

Bob's Boy^b,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr H Myddelton⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 59| D

33/1

Won at Bath around this time last year but seemed to lose his way for his former yard as his form hit the buffers. Poor effort on debut for his new yard needs to be bettered by quite some way and hard to fancy here.

Form: 7762-60

(3)

Buskin River¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: James Smith| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 66

14/1

Only modest form in maidens and handicaps for Richard Hannon and hard to see him figuring prominently here after making no impression on debut for his new yard last time out.. Others preferred.

Form: 89002-7

(2)

Saga Sprint⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Poppy Bridgwater| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 58| D

16/1

Won over this trip during her time in Ireland but yet to strike on these shores. Dropped to a handy mark and been in good heart lately, so feasible she could run into one of the places if capable of extending her run of good form.

Form: 0-77334

(6)

Snowy Winter^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr B James| T: A Watson| OR: 61

7/2

Cost just €7,500 and won well over a mile at Hamilton on just her second career start. Has scope for improvement now she is stepped up in trip but breeding suggests 10f is probably as far as she would need.

Form: 714

(4)

Druid's Diamond^p,h³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr W J Milburn| T: M Walford| OR: 53

9/4

Second over C&D last time out reads well in the context of this race. Consistency not really his strong point, however, and makes limited appeal for win only purposes.

Form: 8044D2

(1)

Tingo In The Tale^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Matthew Ennis| T: A Forbes| OR: 51

10/1

Goes well here and posted a sound effort behind Diamonds A Dancing on his penultimate start. Hard to see him reversing the form but holds a more convincing chance of making the frame than a number of the rest and worth considering for a place on these terms.

Form: 373847

(12)

Balmont Belle³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr C A Jones⁽³⁾| T: B Leavy| OR: 45

50/1

Been in steady decline for a while and more likely she is on the downgrade than being well handicapped. Hard to fancy on recent form and best left alone from a betting perspective.

Form: 9/6-8696

(10)

Designamento³¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ms R Hill| T: E De Giles| OR: 45

33/1

Steps up in trip so possible the gelding might improve, But was never a factor in three maidens last season and it would take a significant market move to raise the interest levels beyond anything more than a throb judging by the evidence available.

Form: 800-

Non-Runners

(9)

Foylesideview¹³²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: H Chisman J: Mr C R Taylor

Forecasts

Druid's Diamond (9/4), Diamonds A Dancing (7/2), Snowy Winter (7/2), Tingo In The Tale (10/1), Pretty Jewel (14/1), Buskin River (14/1), Saga Sprint (16/1), Chelwood Gate (16/1), Foylesideview (25/1), Bob's Boy (33/1), Designamento (33/1), Balmont Belle (50/1)

A very modest event rounds off the card, as not too many have obvious claims. Which paves the way for DIAMONDS A DANCING, whose profile stands out on recent form and he can take this by the scruff of the neck if recent efforts haven't taken a toll. Tingo In The Tale and Saga Sprint head the very short list of appealing alternatives.