17:10 Nottingham

Sunday 23 May 2021

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Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 13.76s

(9)

Knight Crusader⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: A Kirby| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 76| D

6/1

Proved he retains ability when third of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Newbury (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Will benefit from this return to further and not taken lightly.

Form: 1673/63

(2)

Deluxe Music²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 70

9/1

7/1, respectable third of 6 on handicap debut at Chelmsford City (14f) 25 days ago.

Form: 1-373

(5)

Ghadbbaan²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 65| D

7/2

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (6/5) at Thirsk (14f, good) 22 days ago, well on top finish. Has to be taken seriously in follow-up bid.

Form: 033-051

(6)

Lady Isabel^p¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: J Parr| OR: 65| BF

8/1

5/2 and visored for 1st time, below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f). Off 178 days. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 651435-

(4)

With Pleasure^b¹⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 64

33/1

Modest maiden handicap hurdler, well below form last time. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run.

Form: 233244-

(1)

Sulochana²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Morrison| OR: 61| D

9/4

Justified market strength when off the mark in 14-runner handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, good to firm) on reappearance 28 days ago, kept up to work. Still low mileage so could have more to offer.

Form: 84236-1

(3)

Idilico^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 61

4/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Doncaster (11.9f, soft) 8 days ago. Yard in form and likely has another race in him soon.

Form: 069-463

(8)

Barca²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Forbes| OR: 56

66/1

Won 2m Chelmsford handicap in 2019 but little impact in 2 starts following season for current yard. Lots to prove.

Form: 1336/88-

Non-Runners

(7)

Byron Hill²⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: C Fellowes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sulochana (9/4), Ghadbbaan (7/2), Idilico (4/1), Knight Crusader (6/1), Byron Hill (7/1), Lady Isabel (8/1), Deluxe Music (9/1), With Pleasure (33/1), Barca (66/1)

BYRON HILL ran creditably behind a well-treated one on his reappearance at Doncaster last month and could easily have more to offer now back up in trip, so he's an appealing candidate. Ghadbbaan is well respected in his follow-up bid, with Knight Crusader another to consider having proven he retains ability at Newbury last week.