15:15 Nottingham

Sunday 27 September 2020

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

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Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 3m 3.78s

(10)

Nietzsche⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 70| BF| C

9/2

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Hamilton (12.1f, soft) 6 days ago, needing stiffer test. This represents a drop in class.

Form: 2/593-45

(4)

Herman Hesse⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Hogan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| D

5/4

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (7/2) at Catterick (13.9f, good) 9 days ago, well on top finish. Has to be taken seriously given he's unexposed for David O'Meara.

Form: 8-39541

(9)

Blazon^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 68

50/1

33/1, refused to race in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, good) 16 days ago. Clearly a risky proposition.

Form: 72469R

(5)

Lovely Lou Lou¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 66| CD

20/1

Bumper/C&D novice winner for John Ryan. Below-par effort on stable debut when tenth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm, 66/1) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 138-80

(2)

Justified¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70

6/1

Winner at Hamilton in June. Fifth of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 18 days ago. No surprise were he to bounce back.

Form: 615225

(3)

Master Grey⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: B R Millman| OR: 61| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 5 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 798726

(6)

Swooping Eagle²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 68

16/1

8/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 26 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip and blinkers replace cheekpieces (doesn't look an easy ride).

Form: 36-0209

(11)

Para Queen²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 56

14/1

7/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, heavy) 24 days ago, lost all chance at start. Back up in trip.

Form: 0-75028

(1)

Paintball Wizard³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 52

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Bath (14f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 542-69

Non-Runners

(8)

General Zoff¹⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: W R Muir J: Stefano Cherchi

(7)

With Pleasure²⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: J L Flint J: George Rooke

Forecasts

Herman Hesse (5/4), Nietzsche (9/2), Justified (6/1), Master Grey (6/1), With Pleasure (13/2), General Zoff (7/1), Para Queen (14/1), Swooping Eagle (16/1), Lovely Lou Lou (20/1), Paintball Wizard (22/1), Blazon (50/1)

HEMRAN HESSE confirmed the promise of his stable debut when an easy winner at Catterick last week and a subsequent 7 lb rise many not prevent the follow up. General Zoff did far too much too soon at Salisbury last time so that run can be overlooked and he's a threat, along with Nietzsche down in class.