19:00 Nottingham

Saturday 22 April 2023

All17:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Castle Rock Betty Holmes Memorial Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 75y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:00  |   Winning time: 1m 51.22s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(5)
Horse silk
Diffident Spirit8
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: Connor Planas(5)| T: T Kent| OR:  74| D
9/4
Won 7-runner handicap (11/2) at Leicester (1m, heavy) on reappearance 8 days ago. A good chunk of his 6 lb rise is offset by his promising apprentice's claim.
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Timeform
2
(4)
Horse silk
Hot Chesnut170
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: D K Ivory| OR:  69| CD
5/1
C&D winner. Not at best on AW when last seen in November but she's feasibly handicapped if ready to roll after a break.
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Timeform
3
(2)
Horse silk
Alibaba52
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR:  69| D
13/2
50/1, last of 13 in handicap at Kempton (1m) on recent return from a long absence. Might be seen in a better light back on turf but can only really watch for now.
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Timeform
4
(7)
Horse silk
Enzos Angel220
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR:  68
13/2
Lightly-raced maiden. Ran poorly at Beverley on his final 3-yo start but returns as an unexposed sort. One to note in the betting.
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Timeform
5
(1)
Horse silk
Eponinap49
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-6| J: Theodore Ladd| T: M Appleby| OR:  67| CD
11/1
Three-time C&D winner. 2 lengths sixth of 7 to Victoria Falls in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on reappearance 49 days ago. Entitled to strip fitter for the outing and a player at a venue which evidently suits.
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Timeform
6
(6)
Horse silk
Victoria Fallsv19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies(3)| T: H Palmer| OR:  63| BF
12/1
Winner at Wolverhampton in March. 3/1, creditable close fourth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) 19 days ago. Makes turf debut.
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Timeform
7
(3)
Horse silk
Nine Elmsb10
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR:  62| CD
4/1
Career best when winning 11-runner C&D handicap (heavy, 7/1) 10 days ago, pushed out. 3 lb rise is unlikely to prevent another prominent showing.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Diffident Spirit (9/4), Nine Elms (4/1), Hot Chesnut (5/1), Alibaba (13/2), Enzos Angel (13/2), Eponina (11/1), Victoria Falls (12/1)

Verdict

EPONINA knows where the winning post is here and might prove the answer to this tight-looking handicap. Recent C&D scorer Nine Elms is feared most, while Hot Chesnut is nicely handicpped if ready to roll after 170 days off the track.

Prize Money

1st: £4,972.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £583.005th: £291.00

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