16:10 Nottingham

Wednesday 10 April 2019

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racingtv.com Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 42.67s

(1)

Me Too Nagasaki^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S C Williams| OR: 77| D

7/2

Now rated 9lb lower than when last competing on turf at Pontefract (for Jeremy Noseda) in October 2017; possibly not the force of old, albeit is likely to have needed at least a couple of his recent AW runs; softer ground preferable.

Form: 232/656

(5)

Zeshov^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 75| D

16/1

3lb higher than when beating Glorious Poet by a neck at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) in October 2018; reappeared from his winter break on the AW at Newcastle just under three-weeks ago; stablemate of Donnelly's Rainbow.

Form: 43135-7

(2)

Where's Jeff¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75| BF| D

6/1

Progressed from Class 6 handicaps in 2018, winning at Newcastle (1m) and Hamilton (1m+); possible that there's further improvement within (does need to be); finished 4¾L third to Rampant Lion at Hamilton (1m, soft) in September 2018; off since.

Form: 411263-

(10)

Music Seeker^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 74| D

8/1

2lb below his last winning mark (1m2f Wetherby); raced up with the pace until weakening from the furlong pole on seasonal reappearance at Doncaster (finished seventh) last month; still very early days post wind surgery; market a guide.

Form: 57044-7

(8)

Ambient²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 73

7/2

23-race maiden (0-8 on turf); runner-up to Port Swtan in a 7f Newmarket maiden this time 12-months ago; in decent shape on the AW of late, twice making the frame between 1m-1m1f+.

Form: 4-53532

(4)

Stringybark Creek¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: T E Whelan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 71| CD

28/1

A six-time career winner (his victories have always come back-to-back); 13lb higher than when beating today's rival Ebbisham by ½L over C&D in August 2018; first start for 172-days.

Form: 411060-

(6)

Saisons D'Or²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 70

13/2

Beaten 1L by Iron Sky on his most recent start on turf at Catterick (7f, good) in September 2018, and surprisingly 2lb lower in the weights today; in reasonable form on the AW; slight stamina doubts over 1m.

Form: 6326-33

(7)

Fighting Temeraire¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: F Norton| T: D K Ivory| OR: 63

13/2

Has fallen down the handicap at a rate of knots since winning at Newmarket (7f Class 3) in July 2016, and competes in a Class 5 for only the second time ever; 28lb lower than his last start on turf (September 2017).

Form: 000/7-80

(9)

Donnelly's Rainbow¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 61| BF

12/1

Stablemate of Zeshov; 0-19 since winning on debut at Chepstow (7f, soft) in June 2016; ended last season with a second placed finish to Billy Bond at Ayr (1m, good to soft); returns to action off the same mark.

Form: 432662-

Non-Runners

(3)

Blacklooks³⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: I Furtado J: Jane Elliott

(11)

Ebbisham¹⁴⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: J Mackie J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ambient (7/2), Me Too Nagasaki (7/2), Where's Jeff (6/1), Saisons D'Or (13/2), Fighting Temeraire (13/2), Music Seeker (8/1), Donnelly's Rainbow (12/1), Ebbisham (14/1), Zeshov (16/1), Blacklooks (20/1), Stringybark Creek (28/1)

Plenty can be considered but there's no obvious standout contender and that's reflected by the fact that the 23-race maiden Ambient is expected to figure fairly prominently in the market. Therefore, whilst respecting the likes of Where's Jeff and Saisons D'or, for small stakes we can opt for a couple of better priced alternatives. Ebbisham has won fresh in the past and looks to be competitively handicapped based upon his C&D previous with Stringybark Creek, but a complete speculative punt is for the 6yo FIGHTING TEMERAIRE who is now rated a whopping 28lb lower than when last in turf action in September 2017.