17:53 Nottingham

Saturday 5 July 2025

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Joy Silvester Barbering Handicap

Off time: 17:53 | Winning time: 1m 13.46s

(7)

Beyond Borders⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 80| D

13/2

Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good, 9/1) 8 days ago, having run of race. 7 lb rise demands more of him, but he's a player nonetheless.

Form: 95-0801

(10)

Maid In Chelsea^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 72

28/1

3/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 16-6245

(11)

Emperor Caradoc^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| CD

18/5

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 28/1, creditable eighth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 24-4198

(5)

Fire Flame¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Aidan Keeley| T: R Varian| OR: 75

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 530-6

(9)

Star Zia²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| D

5/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in February. Last of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 231240

(1)

Heaven Knows³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: Rae Guest| OR: 72| D

7/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in May. Good fourth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 33 days ago, worst of draw. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 5223-14

(3)

Ran Amok^t⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N Callan| T: H Palmer| OR: 72| DWS

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm, 22/1) 44 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 5190-7

(2)

Chuti Manika^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonny Peate| T: C Johnston| OR: 72

12/1

Good second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm, 11/2) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and likely to give another good account, provided the headgear has the desired effect.

Form: 33-2842

(8)

Fenlander⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 66

11/1

Good third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good, 18/1) 66 days ago. Back up in trip and while he's by no means a forlorn hope off this 1 lb lower mark, some of the others appeal as more likely winners of this.

Form: 53/69-53

(6)

Be An Angel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 71| D

16/1

Winner at Leicester in May. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm, 16/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip and she's opposable.

Form: 2-53817

Non-Runners

(4)

Mart⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Dylan Cunha J: Kyle Strydom

Forecasts

Fire Flame (7/2), Emperor Caradoc (18/5), Star Zia (5/1), Beyond Borders (13/2), Heaven Knows (7/1), Fenlander (11/1), Chuti Manika (12/1), Ran Amok (14/1), Be An Angel (16/1), Mart (25/1), Maid In Chelsea (28/1)

The vote goes to EMPEROR CARADOC, who shaped better than the distance beaten when mid-field in a stronger handicap than this at York three weeks ago. Beyond Borders did the job well at Yarmouth recently and a 7 lb rise may not necessarily stop him if in a similar mood. Chuti Manika also enters calculations.