18:50 Nottingham

Monday 14 June 2021

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MansionBets Betstival Beaten By A Head 'Confined' Handicap

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 59.65s

(3)

Latin Five¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 76

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago, doing too much too soon. Claims on best form.

Form: 48-0775

(8)

Saluti⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 75| D

3/1

Below par from a wide draw latest but had looked to be coming back to form at Thirsk previously and figures off a handy mark.

Form: 7-44647

(5)

Nibras Again⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: P T Midgley| OR: 75| D

17/2

33/1, last of 7 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 4 days ago, missing break. Others more persuasive.

Form: 13-3387

(6)

Blazing Hot²⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T Hamilton| T: Paul Collins| OR: 72| D

16/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Kempton (6f). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving James Tate. Merits consideration.

Form: 423515-

(7)

Eeh Bah Gum^p1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| BF| D

5/2

Losing run continues to grow but not beaten far at Musselburgh last time and could be a player in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 409-754

(2)

Helvetian^t²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: K Frost| OR: 70| D

14/1

Not seen since disappointing effort over C&D 7 months ago and may well need this outing. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 984097-

(9)

Birkenhead^p,t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 69| D

12/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good, 33/1) 53 days ago, hanging badly right. Tongue strap back on. Hard to fancy.

Form: 724-780

(4)

Tomshalfbrother^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 63

10/1

Back to best when close second of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 19 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 6561-52

(1)

May The Sixth^p¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 59| D

15/2

5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f), slowly away. Off 139 days. Makes turf debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 985-636

Forecasts

Eeh Bah Gum (5/2), Saluti (3/1), May The Sixth (15/2), Nibras Again (17/2), Latin Five (9/1), Tomshalfbrother (10/1), Birkenhead (12/1), Helvetian (14/1), Blazing Hot (16/1)

In a tricky event, slight preference is for SALUTI, who had excuses last time and is now 8 lb below his last winning mark. Tomshalfbrother and Eeh Bah Gum can also make their presence felt.