14:30 Nottingham

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Weatherbys Scientific Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 2m 15.15s

(12)

Starfighter¹⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss Jodie Wingrove⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| D

14/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 4/1) when last seen in March. Mixed bag on turf but he figures on a workable mark and won't mind the drop in trip, so there's cause for optimism.

Form: 2-64455

(9)

Hotspur Harry^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Callan⁽³⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 61| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 17 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Back up in trip and cheekpieces refitted, he could certainly have a say if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 236946

(13)

Barney's Angel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr Josh Agar| T: Ian Williams| OR: 59

3/1

6/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, soft) 14 days ago. Knocking on the door prior to that, including when fourth of 9 over this C&D off 3 lb higher on penultimate start, and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 332440

(2)

Liberated Lad^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Poppy Scott⁽³⁾| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 58| D

17/2

Seventh of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Leicester (11.8f, soft) 13 days ago. Yet to click for present yard but starting to come down the weights (currently 2 lb above last winning mark) and would have a change granted a revival.

Form: 637577

(5)

Motarajel^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Thomas Easterby| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 15/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, soft) 22 days ago. Modest strike rate but now down to a career-low mark and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 9-76434

(11)

Kingson^p1⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Cameron Hillhouse| T: A Forbes| OR: 51| D

10/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to firm, 25/1) 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jake Thomas Coulson and cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks up against it.

Form: 00-0079

(8)

Nelson Bay¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Kevin Skelton| T: K Frost| OR: 59

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in maiden (80/1) at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip for this handicap debut and worth a second look in the betting.

Form: 0-86

(6)

Mac Ailey^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Rebecca Burley⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 49| D

9/1

Latest win at Ayr in July. Last of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Ayr (8f, good) 29 days ago. Back up in trip and cheekpieces refitted. Motarajel is presumably the stable first-string judged on rider arrangements.

Form: 574510

(1)

Dark Gold²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Fred Daly| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 57

12/1

15/2, last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 29 days ago. So far failed to progress from 2 to 3 and for the switch to handicaps, as so many from this yard do.

Form: 0-80557

(10)

Elwing^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Heidi Palin| T: P R Webber| OR: 49

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 22 days ago. Back up in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 5060-9

(7)

Peroni²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Pippa Brown| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 46

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 12/1). Off 7 months ahead of this first start for last year's winning yard. Improvement needed.

Form: 85805-8

(3)

Nemorum⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Lewis Kent| T: T Kent| OR: 45

80/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 22/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm). Off 91 days and significantly up in trip here. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 48777-9

(4)

Pink Sky At Night³⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Rosie Howarth| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 45

20/1

40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f), left poorly placed. Off 10 months and significantly up in trip on this first run for yard after leaving John C. Shearman.

Form: 085070-

Forecasts

Barney's Angel (3/1), Hotspur Harry (10/3), Motarajel (9/2), Liberated Lad (17/2), Mac Ailey (9/1), Kingson (10/1), Dark Gold (12/1), Starfighter (14/1), Pink Sky At Night (20/1), Peroni (25/1), Nelson Bay (33/1), Nemorum (80/1), Elwing (100/1)

None of these look especially solid but, save for his latest effort at Beverley, BARNEY'S ANGEL has proved to be consistent since venturing down the handicap route, making the frame all 5 starts prior to what was presumably a blip last time. The 4-y-o may well open his account at the tenth time of asking. Motarajel is an infrequent winner but is more likely than most to run his race and should be on the premises, while cases can also be made for Hotspur Harry and Starfighter.