14:45 Nottingham

Saturday 7 May 2022

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Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 3m 2.87s

(1)

Maketh Believeth^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 77

9/4

Good second of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Pontefract (1½m, heavy) on return 32 days ago. Form boosted by third winning since. Leading claims with Ryan Sexton taking 7 lb off.

Form: 12542-2

(4)

Grand Scheme¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 75

4/1

12/1, shaped well when creditable second of 6 in handicap at Salisbury (1½m, good to firm) on return 17 days ago. Porminent showing likely.

Form: 97240-2

(8)

Arabescato¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: J Butler| OR: 74

13/2

Third of 4 in handicap at Chelmsford (1¾m, 3/1) on return 16 days ago. Enters calculations under Silvestre De Sousa.

Form: 26614-3

(7)

Sarim^p¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 73

50/1

Well held on AW Flat last autumn and has fared no better over hurdles since. Plenty to prove.

Form: 90275/8-

(5)

Sophar Sogood¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 71| D

9/1

Latest win at Southwell in December. Sixth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (16.5f) when last seen in January. One of 2 runners from stable. Betting should help to separate them.

Form: 12831-6

(2)

Lawmans Blis¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: A French| OR: 69

5/2

First run since leaving Harry Dunlop when winning 9-runner handicap at Thirsk (1½m, good) on reappearance 12 days ago. Raised 6 lb but should still have a big say if showing up in similar form.

Form: 27353-1

(9)

Afkaar^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 68

50/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (1½m, 25/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1599-57

(6)

Mount Olympus^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 67| CD

22/1

C&D winner in October. 11/2, never got competitive when sixth of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (16.5f, good to firm) on return 15 days ago. Needs more from this mark.

Form: 04518-6

(3)

Sweet Dime¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 62

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 18/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (16.5f, good to firm) 15 days ago, well positioned. Others preferred.

Form: 04-0625

Forecasts

Maketh Believeth (9/4), Lawmans Blis (5/2), Grand Scheme (4/1), Arabescato (13/2), Sophar Sogood (9/1), Mount Olympus (22/1), Sweet Dime (25/1), Sarim (50/1), Afkaar (50/1)

MAKETH BELIEVETH gets the nod to build on a good reappearance run and get the better of former stablemate Lawmans Blis, who won nicely at Thirsk on his recent return to action for a new trainer. Grand Scheme is another likely to go well.