13:20 Nottingham

Wednesday 30 October 2019

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Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 1m 50.66s

(5)

Mustarrid⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Hanagan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 84| D

11/4

Has been successful twice on the AW but is 0-9 on turf. He came close to his maiden success on this surface last time at Musselburgh (1m) when he was second of 11, beaten by a short-head. Has gone up 3lb. Leading contender.

Form: 0-04402

(3)

Al Mureib^p1⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 83

5/2

Remains a maiden after 11 starts but he has run well on all five on his outings this year. He hit the frame on his latest run at Pontefract (1m) when he was third of 12 runners. Cheekpieces are on for the first time here. One to consider.

Form: 2-22333

(6)

Zlatan²⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: E De Giles| OR: 80| CD

14/1

A C&D winner here but recently appeared over hurdles where he fell in the closing stages when he was well beaten at the time at Plumpton (2m). This will be first run since February. Best to watch on his return to action.

Form: 741270-

(8)

Directory⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 78| D

11/1

Has scored three times on the AW, with his latest success coming at Southwell (1m) back in May. Needs to bounce back from latest effort at Kempton (1m) as he could only come home 10th of 11. Others are preferred on this surface.

Form: 010230

(7)

Keswick^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: H Main| OR: 78

11/1

Was successful twice last year but has been disappointing on his two appearances in 2019 which came following wind surgery. He was at the rear of 14 runners at Newcastle (1m) on the AW on his last start. Others appeal more.

Form: 1397-50

(4)

Dubai Acclaim^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75| D

4/1

Has been in good form recently but failed in a hat-trick bid last time at Newcastle (1m) on the AW where he had just one horse behind him in a 14 runner field. Remains off the same mark. Needs to bounce back but can't be discounted.

Form: 622110

(1)

Oud Metha Bridge⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Shelley Birkett| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 72| D

8/1

Was a winner at Yarmouth (1m) three runs ago. Has failed to follow that up in two appearances since, with his latest start coming at Carlisle (1m) where he was sixth of 10. Down 1lb. Has to be respected.

Form: 512166

Non-Runners

(2)

Stringybark Creek⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: D Loughnane J: Thomas Greatrex

Forecasts

Al Mureib (5/2), Mustarrid (11/4), Dubai Acclaim (4/1), Oud Metha Bridge (8/1), Directory (11/1), Keswick (11/1), Stringybark Creek (12/1), Zlatan (14/1)

MUSTARRID just failed to get up last time at Musselburgh (1m) but he can gain his first success on turf here over this extended mile trip which will suit him. Al Mureib has been running well all year without success and should hit the frame once more, while Dubai Acclaim can be expected to perform much better than his latest effort at Newcastle as that was just a blip on what has been a good year for the gelding so far.