16:55 Nottingham

Wednesday 27 October 2021

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AJA Handicap (Gentleman Amateurs)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 14.03s

(16)

Top Drop¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: B Leavy| OR: 60

100/1

17/2, last of 11 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to soft). Off 117 days. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Hard to fancy.

Form: 302-550

(6)

The Game Is On^p⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Guy Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 60| D

28/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good, 66/1) 84 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 030507

(10)

Intercessor^b1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: George Eddery⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 59| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 40/1, last of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago, missing break. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 145500

(3)

Mrs Meader²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr R Birkett| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 58

17/2

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Kempton (12f) 22 days ago, slowly away. Likely to struggle once again.

Form: 339298

(7)

Time To Sea²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr M S Johnson⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 57| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 12/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 712/008

(4)

Walkonby^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr Frederick Tett| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 57| D

80/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, heavy, 33/1) 16 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4-P4850

(11)

Mac Ailey^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: James Robottom⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| D

8/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Redcar (10f, good to soft) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not completely discounted.

Form: 443138

(14)

Possible Ambition^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Matthew Ennis⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 60| D

5/1

Didn't need to improve to win 4-runner seller at Leicester (10f, heavy, 13/8) 22 days ago, all out. Should give another good account returned to handicap company.

Form: 248441

(9)

Dinsdale^p,t⁶⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J J Murphy-Knight⁽⁷⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 56

40/1

Fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 50/1). Off 20 months. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 8354/04-

(8)

Trouble Shooter^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Freddie Mitchell| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 55| D

40/1

Fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, soft, 16/1) 18 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Struggling for form when last seen on Flat, so others are more persuasive.

Form: 497206

(1)

Winfola^p¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Nick Barratt-Atkin⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 53| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 14 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good, 12/1). Off 105 days. Warrants respect.

Form: 305702

(12)

Ghostly^b²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr E Cagney⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 55

33/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 17/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 25 days ago. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 114677

(2)

Angels Roc^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: J R Boyle| OR: 51| BF

2/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap (5/2) at Brighton (9.9f, heavy) 22 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can make presence felt under experienced rider.

Form: 922573

(15)

Sobriquet^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr Patrick Millman| T: E De Giles| OR: 49

11/1

Winner at Brighton in October. Fifth of 8 in handicap (18/1) at Brighton (8f, good) 13 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Back up in trip. Claims now back to proper mark.

Form: 860015

Non-Runners

(5)

Almufeed⁴⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: S Curran J: Ben Bromley

(13)

Visitant⁴³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: D Thompson J: Joshua Thompson

Forecasts

Angels Roc (2/1), Possible Ambition (5/1), Time To Sea (13/2), Mac Ailey (8/1), Mrs Meader (17/2), Sobriquet (11/1), Intercessor (11/1), Visitant (12/1), Winfola (14/1), Almufeed (25/1), The Game Is On (28/1), Ghostly (33/1), Dinsdale (40/1), Trouble Shooter (40/1), Walkonby (80/1), Top Drop (100/1)

ANGELS ROC arrives in good form and has the assistance of the most experienced jockey, so he's preferred to last-time-out winner Possible Ambition in a race that lacks depth. Sobriquet remains favourably handicapped on past efforts, so she's another one to consider.