16:55 Nottingham

Sunday 2 June 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:2516:5517:30

Sky Bet Club Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 46.11s

(7)

Rogue Soldier^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: James Owen| OR: 73| BF

6/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. Off 4 months/first run since leaving Tom Clover when creditable third of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, soft, 3/1) 11 days ago, needing stiffer test. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 431-353

(2)

Dumfries¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 72| D

8/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago, met some trouble. Dropping in the weights.

Form: 434-590

(10)

Paris Lights¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 71

14/1

Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm, 40/1) 15 days ago, running on late. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 0-54887

(4)

Flatley^p⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 71

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 18/1) 64 days ago.

Form: 180-105

(8)

Coolree^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 69| D

8/1

12/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Remains low-mileage on turf for this yard and could go well again up 3 lb.

Form: 402531

(1)

Ardbraccan^t,p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| CD

7/4

C&D winner on return in April. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (15/2) at this course (10.2f, good) 12 days ago. One to take seriously from the same mark.

Form: 360-153

(3)

Soames Forsyte^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: M Herrington| OR: 67| D

9/1

12/1, 6¼ lengths eleventh of 15 to Coolree in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 19 days ago.

Form: 252490

(6)

Create^b1⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 63| D

28/1

Off 10 weeks, 33/1, last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 54 days ago, slowly away and always behind. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1250-80

(5)

The Spotlight Kid^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D K Ivory| OR: 61| BF

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (10/3) at this C&D (good) 23 days ago, just ending up too far back having been forced to rein back from a wide draw and running on. Has to be taken seriously back under Fallon.

Form: 4437-33

Non-Runners

(9)

Helter Skelter⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: R Menzies J: Alistair Rawlinson

Forecasts

Ardbraccan (7/4), Helter Skelter (9/2), The Spotlight Kid (5/1), Rogue Soldier (6/1), Coolree (8/1), Dumfries (8/1), Soames Forsyte (9/1), Paris Lights (14/1), Flatley (28/1), Create (28/1)

THE SPOTLIGHT KID gets the verdict after a couple of creditable runs here this term. He's clearly on a mark he can capitalise from and both his wins have come under Cieren Fallon. Helter Skelter shaped well again in a deeper contest at York last weekend and is feared most ahead of Beverley-winner Coolree.