15:40 Nottingham

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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MansionBet Betstival Handicap

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 41.75s

(4)

Ilza'eem¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 87| D

6/1

Winner at Redcar in April but last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 11/4) 15 days ago. Has work to do now.

Form: 22-17

(7)

Sevenal^p1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 84| D

7/4

Landed odds in 11-runner minor event at Windsor (8.1f, good) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Merits consideration on handicap debut.

Form: 2-51

(8)

Qaasid²⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 82| D

6/1

Promising individual. 11/1, won 1m novice at Kempton (8f) 6 months ago with bit in hand. Makes handicap debut off a lenient mark and rates a big player with more to come.

Form: 731-

(3)

George Morland³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Candy| OR: 82| BF

15/2

Winner at Kempton in March before improved second of 10 in minor event at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Likely to improve again and much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 12

(1)

Bertie's Wish²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 81

8/1

Winner at Lingfield and Windsor in March before respectable ninth of 12 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 46-119

(5)

Dark Company²¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79

10/1

Kempton 7f novice winner before excellent third of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 11/2), not ideally placed. Off 7 months but not ruled out with more to offer.

Form: 313-

(6)

Siam Fox⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: R Hannon| OR: 78

10/1

Fair maiden. Gelded/off 6 months before fair sixth of 8 in handicap at Epsom (8.5f, good) 43 days ago. Considered.

Form: 2239-6

(2)

Invincibly^t³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K R Burke| OR: 77

8/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 9 in 1m handicap (13/2) at Redcar 34 days ago. Winner has gone in since no in the mix despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 224-442

Forecasts

Sevenal (7/4), Ilza'eem (6/1), Qaasid (6/1), George Morland (15/2), Invincibly (8/1), Bertie's Wish (8/1), Siam Fox (10/1), Dark Company (10/1)

A few of these offer potential, not least QAASID who comfortably opened his account in a Kempton novice last November and goes into handicaps on an attractive mark. He can fend off fellow handicap debutant Sevenal who seems sure to build on his recent Windsor victory, while the returning Dark Company is another to consider in an intriguing handicap.