Experience Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

3YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 6f | 5 Runners | Turf

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Crown Of India²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Hales| OR: 74

Only fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ludlow (15.8f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Much more needed back on the Flat.

Form: 338330-

(1)

Lion City^b1⁴⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Ffrench-Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: C Ellam

Won bumper at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) 13 months ago for John Joseph Hanlon. Blinkered for Flat/yard debut with his fitness to prove on his comeback run.

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(4)

Lord Byron^p1,t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: Faye Bramley| BF

Blinkered and much improved when second of 10 in maiden at Navan (14f, soft, 11/10) 14 days ago on his final run for Aidan O'Brien. A player for his new yard.

Form: 5-2

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Sharp Move¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Donohoe| T: W J Haggas| BF

Fankel colt who came in fourth of 5 in novice at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft, 6/4) on his debut 160 days ago. Goes up in trip now and likely to improve.

Form: 4

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Requisite⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 71

Fair maiden. Raced alone on far rail when eighth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 58 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Holds good form claims.

Form: 36-378

Forecasts

Lord Byron (2/1), Sharp Move (9/4), Requisite (3/1), Crown Of India (6/1), Lion City (14/1)

Faye Bramley's new recruit LORD BYRON signed off for Aidan O'Brien with an improved recent second at Navan and can go one better here at the chief expense of Requisite, who didn't enjoy the rub of the green when eighth at Windsor last time. William Haggas' once-raced Frankel colt Sharp Move looks to have better days ahead of him and can also have a say.