15:30 Nottingham

Saturday 8 May 2021

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Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 2m 18.53s

(1)

Hot Summer⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 75

33/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 14/1) 80 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult to recommend in current form unless the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 6609-87

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(3)

Regular Income^p¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: A West| OR: 75| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months. Cheekpieces back on. Has to be considered at this venue.

Form: 5/880U3-

(10)

Morlaix³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Simcock| OR: 75| D

9/1

3 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap (2/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 32 days ago, conceding first run. Has to be respected on turf debut.

Form: 351311

(11)

Vanity Affair^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: C Fellowes| OR: 73| D

15/8

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (16/5) at Newcastle (10.2f) 23 days ago, keeping on well. He can't be ruled out in his hat-trick bid on turf debut.

Form: 4-9211

(6)

Cruising^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: D H Brown| OR: 73

25/1

Last of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back Needs to rediscover his form.

Form: 3327-58

(13)

Natchez Trace²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 73

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden (12/1) at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld. One to note in the market on handicap/yard debut.

Form: 636-

(4)

First Charge³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: E Walker| OR: 71| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Doncaster in October. 11/4, last of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to firm) 32 days ago, missing break. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0551-8

(8)

Visitant¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 66| D

66/1

18/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 12 days ago. That was his first run in over two years and impossible to recommend.

Form: 66721/6

(2)

Sir Charles Punch^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

15/2

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 8/1) 12 days ago, well positioned. Each-way claims.

Form: 4494-74

(9)

Aria Rose^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 65

12/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in February. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 12/1) 19 days ago. Perhaps held by the handicapper at the moment.

Form: 111243

(12)

Army Of One¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

8/1

First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when sixth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 16/1) 12 days ago, left with too much to do. Likely more to come for this yard, big player.

Form: 44275-6

(5)

Thunder Gap²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: G Lee| T: T P Tate| OR: 60

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in maiden (40/1) at Pontefract (8f, heavy), finishing with running left. One to note in the market on handicap debut after 7 months off.

Form: 854-

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(7)

Leroy Leroy¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: J R Boyle J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Vanity Affair (15/8), Leroy Leroy (5/1), Sir Charles Punch (15/2), Regular Income (15/2), Army Of One (8/1), Morlaix (9/1), Thunder Gap (11/1), Aria Rose (12/1), First Charge (12/1), Natchez Trace (20/1), Cruising (25/1), Hot Summer (33/1), Visitant (66/1)

ARMY OF ONE ran very well on her first start for Mick Appleby last month and she should have more to offer with that run under her belt. She makes most appeal in a wide-open handicap. Leroy Leroy has returned in top form this season and he'd be dangerous to rule out. Morlaix is progressive and should play a part if transferring his form to turf.