17:10 Nottingham

Wednesday 7 June 2023

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Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 45.25s

(3)

Starnberg^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 85

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. 8/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago, drawing clear inside final 1f. Rider's claims off-sets fair chunk of his rise in weights and definite possibilities again.

Form: 4642-21

(2)

Gulmarg¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: S Woods| OR: 84

9/2

Good third of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 9/2) 18 days ago, challenging final 1f and running on. Consistency is hard to knock and expected to give another good account.

Form: 253-333

(5)

Waiting All Night²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: R Spencer| OR: 83

18/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at York (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort having been keen/challenging away from main action. That was his first start for 7 months and likely to be sharper now.

Form: 20724-8

(7)

Abu Royal³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Johnston| OR: 82| D

15/2

Dark Angel colt who has progressed with each start to date, off the mark at third attempt in an Ayr maiden (1m) 30 days ago, just needing to be kept up to work. Type to do better again now handicapping and he's worth a look for in-form yard.

Form: 621

(1)

Umberto^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K P De Foy| OR: 80

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Sandown (8f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and further progress rates distinctly possible on back of just 4 starts.

Form: 2-234

(6)

August¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 75

3/1

Almanzor colt who ran his best race yet when fourth in 10-runner Newmarket novice (1m) on qualifying run 19 days ago. Highly likely he can do better again now handicapping from an appealing opening mark. One to consider.

Form: 7-74

(4)

Maid In London²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C Lee| T: H Palmer| OR: 75

9/1

Matched debut form and proved strong at the finish back from 5 months off when landing 7-runner Wolverhampton novice (8.6f) in April. Likely best not judged too harshly on turf/handicap debut effort at Newmarket on account of poor draw and she's not one to write off.

Form: 4-10

Forecasts

August (3/1), Umberto (7/2), Starnberg (9/2), Gulmarg (9/2), Abu Royal (15/2), Maid In London (9/1), Waiting All Night (18/1)

An interesting 3-y-o handicap and it could be worth siding with AUGUST. His finishing effort never quite matched the way he travelled when fourth at Newmarket 3 weeks ago but there's no doubting he remains the type to do better and, from an appealing opening mark, he earns the vote. Impressive Ayr winner Abu Royal and Umberto head up the dangers, along with Starnberg.