20:25 Nottingham

Friday 11 May 2018

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Castle Rock Screech Owl Handicap

Off time: 20:28 | Winning time: 1m 13.12s

(1)

Pulsating^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| D

8/1

Already had plenty of racing this year but has notched up three wins. Failed to live up to any of her winning form last time without any headgear on. The cheekpieces worn for all her wins this year return; still to win on turf.

Form: 632594

(4)

Decision Maker²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: R Winston| T: S R Bowring| OR: 66

6/1

Last two runs separated by a wind op have been below-par (usually a consistent sort). Best form has come over sprint trips and it may be a return to turf can spark him back to life; still to win a race though.

Form: 242-260

(5)

Oriental Relation^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: J Balding| OR: 66| C| D

16/1

All his best form appears to be over 5f and this trip looks to stretch him on turf (five wins at 6f on AW). Best form came in the early part of last year (dual 5f Pontefract winner); he's failed to match that this year on the AW (now back on turf).

Form: 94-8008

(6)

Coastal Cyclone²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 65| D

11/2

Gelded for his last run he looked as though he needed the run but on more than one occasion has looked to have his quirks. Has had 10 previous tries in handicaps and runs off a career-low with looking to take advantage.

Form: 63470-6

(8)

Billyoakes^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 64| D

7/1

Been kept very busy this year (this will be his 10th run) on the AW and he now switches to turf. His best effort of the year came off a mark of 60 over 6f at Chelmsford; well exposed but ran well enough last time to be of interest.

Form: 524152

(10)

Indian Pursuit²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 64| D

8/1

Well held when last seen at Thirsk recently his turf wins have all come with some cut in the ground. Mark looks a workable one but the ground looks to be quicker than he would appreciate.

Form: 0110-50

(13)

Arnold³²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 63| D

14/1

Not seen from quite some while now so could well need the run here although prior and including his last win he looked on the up. The two runs after that win were disappointing and he now has a bit to prove.

Form: 4/24108-

(7)

Whitecrest¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Fran Berry| T: J L Spearing| OR: 62| C| D

11/1

This looks to be her time of the year and she looks to have been coming to the boil of late with three runs under her belt. Last win came off 71 so she looks well handicapped here and should be given a chance in this.

Form: 673-846

(9)

Lucky Lodge^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57| D

9/2

Better form the Tapeta surface than on turf and he didn't get home on turf last time although conditions were testing at the 7f. Now dropped in trip but often races freely and his recent form is rather hit-and-miss.

Form: 155846

(3)

Le Manege Enchante^p¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 56| CD

11/1

Record when fresh is fairly poor and despite being a C&D winner others look to have the edge on him here. Cheekpieces now replace the visor worn for his last four starts including his win.

Form: 471693-

(11)

Drop Kick Murphi¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45| D

33/1

Back on turf last time out and was quite well-fancied in the market but ran poorly over 5f on quick ground at Yarmouth. Looks rather hard to build a case for him now.

Form: 886606

(12)

Caledonian Gold⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: P Sirigu| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

20/1

Long-standing maiden who looked to improve on her first run for this yard recently but was suited by the way the race was run and it was a weak contest. She'll need to build on that to have a chance here.

Form: 54-3652

(2)

Classic Flyer^h,v¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: J Quinn| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45| D

100/1

Has shown little in the past two years having been a winner when with David O'Meara. Hard to say that he's got anything other than an outside chance.

Form: 8577-00

Forecasts

Lucky Lodge (9/2), Coastal Cyclone (11/2), Decision Maker (6/1), Billyoakes (7/1), Pulsating (8/1), Indian Pursuit (8/1), Whitecrest (11/1), Le Manege Enchante (11/1), Arnold (14/1), Oriental Relation (16/1), Caledonian Gold (20/1), Drop Kick Murphi (33/1), Classic Flyer (100/1)

Not a hugely appealing event and nothing has a strong profile. This looks the time of year for WHITECREST though and she’s run well here before and she appears well handicapped of this mark having been gradually brought to the right pitch this year. Pulsating ought to be able to win a race on turf and should be suited by the better ground and stronger pace in this. Billyoakes isn’t especially well handicapped but he’s fit and well and should be able to make his presence felt while Caledonian Gold would have an outside chance if she can build on her last run.