16:30 Nottingham

Wednesday 9 October 2019

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Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 16.61s

(3)

Sod's Law⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: H Morrison| OR: 79

6/4

Won a couple of handicaps last autumn but hasn't looked like repeating the dose in five starts this year, and threw in a bit of a stinker at Pontefract on his latest start. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 3-04436

(6)

Villette¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: D K Ivory| OR: 78| D

5/1

Has fallen to a good looking mark and although we haven't seen her out since May, she has twice won after a break and handles soft ground well, so has quite a bit to recommend her. Some market support would make her even more interesting.

Form: 6-37964

(2)

Royal Big Night³⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80

12/1

Over a year since we last saw him, so chances are there's been some problems with him, with best form coming at shorter and on better ground, not that hard to look elsewhere for the winner, for all that he may be better than this mark.

Form: 421283-

(1)

Rake's Progress⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁷⁾| T: H Main| OR: 75| D

5/2

Winner off this mark at Goodwood back in June but that was at a lower level than today, and he's not reproduced that in two subsequent efforts. Drop back in trip may help though, and handles some cut, so not totally written off.

Form: 4-06105

(7)

First Voyage¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| CD

13/2

Only seen the once in the last couple of years, that when finishing last of six at Chelmsford in May, and although he may be well handicapped these days, simply too much to take on trust.

Form: 213U4/6

Non-Runners

(4)

Awake My Soul¹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 10

T: T P Tate J: J P Sullivan

(8)

Zzoro¹⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: Non Runner

(5)

Great Hall²⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 9

T: M Quinn J: Sean Davis

Forecasts

Sod's Law (6/4), Rake's Progress (5/2), Zzoro (11/4), Awake My Soul (9/2), Villette (5/1), First Voyage (13/2), Royal Big Night (12/1), Great Hall (20/1)

Plenty of these have something to prove, either coming back from an absence (Royal Big Night) or wellbeing (Sod's Law) and with that, a chance is taken on VILLETTE, who is on a very tempting mark and has twice won after a break, so maybe fresh is the time to catch her. Awake My Soul may do better for a drop in grade and Rake's Progress for a drop in trip.