19:30 Nottingham

Saturday 20 April 2024

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 20.38s

(1)

Lunar Jet¹⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 70| CD

16/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Michael Mullineaux when sixth of 8 in C&D handicap last October. Percentage call to look elsewhere on return.

Form: 9/31456-

(10)

Big Bear Hug^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Farragher| T: A West| OR: 70| BF

5/6

Latest win at Newmarket in November. 7/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Bath (1¼m, heavy) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6317-23

(8)

Powerful Response²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: G A Harker| OR: 68

7/1

First run since leaving Ed Bethell when respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Doncaster (1¼m, heavy) 28 days ago. Claims if able to build on that.

Form: 12420-4

(4)

Shaheen Saqaar¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 66| BF

9/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. Creditable third of 11 in handicap back there in January. Well held on previous turf start but too soon to suggest he won't prove effective on it.

Form: 67361-3

(9)

Kittykarma^p¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66

7/1

Won at Thirsk last August. Also went close on AW in October. Below par final start but resumes with yard in decent form.

Form: 621526-

(3)

Giselles Defence¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 64

15/2

Placed in AW handicaps at Dundalk at the end of 2023. Well held in 2 maiden hurdles for Gavin Cromwell around the turn of the year but looks on a workable mark back on the Flat for new yard.

Form: 240334-

(5)

Pending Appeal²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 63| C

66/1

Course winner. 9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) in July (final start for Charlie Hills). Significantly up in trip on reappearance for new stable.

Form: 3/43897-

(7)

Berry Edge^p²⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: D Thompson| OR: 62| D

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021 but was placed off higher marks on first 3 outings last year. Lost way later in the season and has left Michael Dods ahead of reappearance.

Form: 322580-

Non-Runners

(2)

Brassavola¹⁵¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: K P De Foy J: Non Runner

(6)

Kojin⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: P Mathers

(11)

Break Point⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: D Shaw J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Big Bear Hug (5/6), Brassavola (6/1), Powerful Response (7/1), Kittykarma (7/1), Giselles Defence (15/2), Shaheen Saqaar (9/1), Berry Edge (11/1), Lunar Jet (16/1), Kojin (25/1), Break Point (50/1), Pending Appeal (66/1)

BIG BEAR HUG has been placed in 2 competitive races this spring and this looks a decent chance for her to open her account for the campaign. Giselles Defence is nicely handicapped on the pick of his Irish form if new handler Ian Williams has him primed after a break so he's second pick ahead of Powerful Response.