Happy 60th Birthday Tony Ditchburn Nursery

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 58.10s

(1)

Black Hill Storm⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 74| CD

6/5

C&D winner. Career best when winning 9-runner nursery (17/2) at Bath (5f, firm) 6 days ago, plenty in hand. Obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 125141

(3)

Sherdil²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 74

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, fifth of 13 in novice at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Makes nursery debut. Not discounted.

Form: 235

(2)

Shamlaan¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| D

9/2

Left first 3 runs behind when making a winning nursery debut at Musselburgh in July and backed it up with a good third at Ripon 18 days ago. Hasn't done improving, so likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 66313

(4)

Just A Claim⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Jane Elliott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| D

15/2

Winner at Haydock in July. Creditable fourth of 9 in nursery at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft, 4/1) 7 days ago. Others have more potential.

Form: 541634

(6)

Dandy Bay⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Jamie Gormley| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in maiden (18/1) at Thirsk (5f, good) 48 days ago. Makes nursery debut. May well do better, but opening mark demands it.

Form: 647

Non-Runners

(5)

King Of Speed⁹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: R M H Cowell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Black Hill Storm (6/5), Sherdil (5/2), Shamlaan (9/2), King Of Speed (9/2), Just A Claim (15/2), Dandy Bay (16/1)

Having bolted up at Bath 6 days ago, BLACK HILL STORM is a straightforward choice to go in again before moving into a higher grade. The improving Shamlaan is the obvious danger, although King of Speed may yet get his career back on track having had a break since Royal Ascot.