14:40 Nottingham

Wednesday 7 April 2021

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MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 1m 43.40s

(9)

Straitouttacompton^p,t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: I Furtado| OR: 75| D

12/1

Arrives on the back of pair of 1m Southwell wins in February. Leicester success last summer shows he's also capable on turf. Much respected in hat-trick bid.

Form: 1765-11

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(8)

Win Win Power²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| D

17/2

Won pair of 1m AW handicaps in January but unable to reproduce that off higher marks twice since. Has just a second turf start now.

Form: 35-1147

(5)

Catch My Breath^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 74| D

13/2

Won twice at Lingfield in January. Shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Chelmsford (1m) 6 days ago, not ideally placed. Not discounted.

Form: 4-11345

(2)

Plymouth Rock^b1¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 74| D

13/2

Soft-ground winner in a visor for John Quinn last autumn. Ran no sort of race without headgear on AW/yard debut in December but could fare better on return with blinkers enlisted.

Form: 7/61539-

(11)

Louis Treize^h¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 73

8/1

Promise when fourth of 13 at Wolverhampton (9.5f) in September. Unable to reproduce that at Chelmsford 11 days later but has gone well fresh before so no surprise if he bounces back on return.

Form: 350748-

(12)

Noble Masquerade¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 72| BF

9/2

Ran over as far as 1¾m last season but runner-up efforts over 7f/1m at start of his career show he doesn't lack for speed. Yard has had a winner this turf season. Worth keeping an eye on in betting.

Form: 224664-

(7)

Visibility¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 71

12/1

Kept busy on AW since the turn of the year, winning twice at Wolverhampton. Didn't quite get home over 1¼m back on turf at Doncaster recently and interesting back down in trip.

Form: 441647

(6)

Zlatan¹⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: J Mitchell| T: E De Giles| OR: 69| CD

10/1

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (1m) when last seen in October. Others more obvious.

Form: 324569-

(4)

Billhilly²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 67

4/1

Won on handicap debut at Lingfield (AW) for Eve Johnston Houghton last June. Could only match that form in defeat subsequently but returns for new yard off only 2 lb above that winning mark.

Form: 137447-

(1)

Galidermes¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: W Bethell| OR: 66| D

66/1

Fair performer on Flat in France, winning from 8.5f to 1½m. Poor form in 3 juvenile hurdles for Charlie Mann towards the end of 2020. Betting perhaps best guide to what's expected on yard debut.

Form: 316711-

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Channel Packet⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Chelmsford (1m) in February. Respectable third of 9 in 1¼m handicap there 6 days ago.

Form: 6-34163

Non-Runners

(3)

Sorbonne¹⁸¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: T D Barron J: Nathan Evans

Forecasts

Billhilly (4/1), Noble Masquerade (9/2), Catch My Breath (13/2), Plymouth Rock (13/2), Sorbonne (13/2), Louis Treize (8/1), Win Win Power (17/2), Zlatan (10/1), Visibility (12/1), Straitouttacompton (12/1), Channel Packet (16/1), Galidermes (66/1)

VISIBILITY looked like laying down a big challenge until tiring late on over 1¼m at Doncaster recently and might be worth siding with back over shorter. February's dual Southwell winner Straitouttacompton is fully effective on turf so is much respected as he goes in search of a second career hat-trick. Sorbonne was largely progressive in handicaps last year and is also on the shortlist.