16:40 Nottingham

Wednesday 10 April 2019

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Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 10.52s

(3)

Bo Samraan¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

2/1

Sea The Stars colt (120,000gns yearling); raced with zest and perhaps didn't quite get home on handicap debut at Newmarket (1m2f, good) in October when finishing a respectable 2½L fourth to Skymax; potentially stronger as a 3yo; holds every chance.

Form: 3564-

(2)

Fares Poet¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Mosse| T: M Botti| OR: 75

10/1

Cost 27,000gns as a juvenile; not beaten all that far in a couple of novice contests at Kempton (7f-1m) in the autumn of 2018, albeit without necessarily shaping like a future winner either; up in trip for handicap/seasonal debut.

Form: 934-

(7)

Buriram¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: R M Beckett| OR: 74

3/1

€65,000 yearling; didn't really progress with experience as a juvenile despite racing consistently; best effort came when finishing 3L third to Caballero at Musselburgh (7f, good); up in trip for handicap/seasonal debut.

Form: 535-

(10)

Isle of Wolves¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: J R Boyle| OR: 71

22/1

Made all to score by 2½L in a 7f novice auction stakes at Lingfield (good to firm) in July 2018; never involved (well beaten) ninth of ten on recent handicap debut at Lingfield (1m Polytrack); new trip.

Form: 31845-9

(9)

Valence¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 70

25/1

Oasis Dream colt (40,000gns yearling); his bare form is nothing out of the ordinary, and it's far from certain as to what constitutes his optimum trip (has raced between 7f-1m2f); handicap/seasonal debut.

Form: 035-

(8)

Smoki Smoka^p1⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 69

16/1

Five-race maiden who sports newly applied cheekpieces; pace-setter on the AW in his most recent starts, including when finishing a weakening 1¼L second to Fenjal at Wolverhampton (1m+) in January; vulnerable over 1m2f.

Form: 45-724

(6)

She's Apples¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 68

4/1

Redoute's Choice filly; has raced only on the AW to date (all over 1m at Kempton); kept on steadily when finishing 3¾L third to the Richard Hannon-trained Star of War (8/11f) 18-days ago; longer trip worth trying; chance.

Form: 55-3

(4)

Love So Deep¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 64

16/1

Five-race maiden; left Richard Hannon for 50,000gns in December 2018; raced prominently until weakening inside the final furlong when finishing 2¾L third to Camelot Rakti at Wolverhampton (1m+) in October 2018; stable/seasonal debut.

Form: 05753-

(1)

Poor Auld Paddy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 60

16/1

Swiss Spirit colt from a 1m-1m2f winning dam; has appeared relatively light in terms of natural ability in three quick AW starts (1m) and goes handicapping from a realistic looking mark accordingly; turf debut.

Form: 774

Non-Runners

(5)

Firewater¹⁷⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bo Samraan (2/1), Buriram (3/1), She's Apples (4/1), Fares Poet (10/1), Firewater (14/1), Love So Deep (16/1), Smoki Smoka (16/1), Poor Auld Paddy (16/1), Isle of Wolves (22/1), Valence (25/1)

A divided three-year-old handicap to conclude the Nottingham action. Whilst it remains very early days for the majority of those in the line-up, there isn't a single horse who makes masses of obvious appeal. The likes of She's Apples and Fares Poet tick some boxes without necessarily appearing to be the most obvious of winners in waiting. Therefore, perhaps the most logical choice is the Sea The Stars colt BO SAMRAAN who acquitted himself reasonably well in a 1m2f Class 2 nursery at Newmarket in October (fourth) and represents the Middleham maestro Mark Johnston.