18:50 Nottingham

Wednesday 15 June 2022

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Last Horse Standing Loves Jacobs Balloons Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 3m 9.25s

(1)

Bayston Hill^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 57| C

10/1

Course winner. Creditable 1¼ lengths second of 6 to Brute Force in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 15/2) 13 days ago. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 436362

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(3)

First Blood^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 56

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. Last of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 195739

(2)

Brute Force^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 52| D

10/3

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 7/2) 13 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Bayston Hill, keeping on well. Not discounted despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 205-261

(8)

Denable^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J Quinn| T: A Carson| OR: 46

17/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to firm, 22/1) 28 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Considered.

Form: 876463

(5)

Infiniti⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 45

1/1

Improved to win 11-runner handicap (8/1) at Wetherby (16f, good) 8 days ago. Holds obvious claims off 1 lb lower mark here.

Form: 090/37-1

(4)

Somthingphenomenal^p1⁵⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: C N Kellett| OR: 45

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at Southwell (12.1f). Off 19 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time for handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 605/

(6)

Hidden Pearl²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 45

7/1

Remains a maiden after 26 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 6 in handicap (6/1) at Yarmouth (14.1f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 33240-4

Non-Runners

(7)

Flammarion¹¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: R Havlin

Forecasts

Infiniti (1/1), Brute Force (10/3), Hidden Pearl (7/1), Denable (17/2), Bayston Hill (10/1), Flammarion (12/1), First Blood (16/1), Somthingphenomenal (50/1)

INFINITI is impossible to oppose as she can race off a 1 lb lower mark than when successful at Wetherby last week. Flammarion wasn't seen to best effect when sixth at Chepstow and is next on the list with in-form maiden Denable also well in the mix.