15:05 Nottingham

Monday 5 July 2021

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SME Graduate Employment www.sme-graduates.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 3m 9.24s

(13)

Yukon¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: A Kirby| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip but not ruled out.

Form: 837537

(10)

Nataleena¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 61| D

15/2

Three-time winner in 2020 who got right back on track when second of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Redcar (14f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Holds good claims nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 84-8852

(6)

Signal Twenty Nine¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 59| BF

9/2

Eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 9/2) 12 days ago, left poorly placed. Can make presence felt.

Form: 89-3358

(9)

Retrospect²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 58

12/1

8/1, only seventh of 8 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good) 23 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 68-4777

(1)

Grenadier Guard^v⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Shaw| OR: 58

125/1

Temperamental sort. 125/1, last of 16 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 4/554-80

(4)

Fortultous⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 58

80/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 9/2) 76 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21B3-39

(15)

Scorched Earth¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 55

10/3

Hooded for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap (80/1) at Kempton (16f) on final run for Robin Dickin. Needs to hit the ground running for new yard.

Form: 099-787

(12)

Givepeaceachance²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 53

7/2

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 7/2) 21 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 253/334

(8)

Celtic Classic^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: P & O Cole| OR: 52| D

20/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Only tenth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 8/1) 47 days ago so he needs to get back on track.

Form: 781-600

(11)

Danking¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 50

13/2

17/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good) 11 days ago. In the mix once more in bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 77-D874

(2)

Pushover^p1,h1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 47

150/1

50/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, soft) 38 days ago. Hooded/cheekpieces on for 1st time with something to prove.

Form: 5/000-70

(5)

Ocean Reach^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 46

22/1

Arrives fit from hurdling but out of sorts when last seen in this sphere. Hard to warm to.

Form: 54050-6

(3)

Paintball Wizard²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: R Ffrench| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 45

20/1

Still a maiden, and only sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 960-536

(14)

Tsarmina^p²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Liam Jones| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 45

200/1

150/1 and cheekpieces on, first run since leaving David Evans when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 6 months and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 07090/0-

Non-Runners

(7)

Heaton Chapel⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: D J S Ffrench Davis J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Scorched Earth (10/3), Givepeaceachance (7/2), Signal Twenty Nine (9/2), Danking (13/2), Nataleena (15/2), Yukon (10/1), Retrospect (12/1), Paintball Wizard (20/1), Celtic Classic (20/1), Ocean Reach (22/1), Heaton Chapel (25/1), Fortultous (80/1), Grenadier Guard (125/1), Pushover (150/1), Tsarmina (200/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest, and NATALEENA looks the way to go after signalling she's ready to strike again when runner-up at Redcar last month. Alan King's Danking is still without a win but arrives in good nick and is feared most ahead of the in-form Givepeaceachance who rates a solid place prospect.