18:20 Nottingham

Tuesday 7 August 2018

All17:2017:5018:2018:5519:2520:0020:30

Smarkets Handicap

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 46.39s

1^st

(2)

La Sioux

48-11

33/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 28/1 tchd 25/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(4)

Al Reeh

49-10

6/1

T: M BottiJ: L Morris

Chased clear leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, closed 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home

3^rd

(1)

Blaze Of Hearts

59-12

8/1

T: D K IvoryJ: Jack Duern (3)

Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, lost 2nd close home op 9/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

(8)

Buckland Beau

79-3

8/1

T: C FellowesJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish op 7/1

5^th

2 ½

(5)

Ski Blast

79-9

10/1

T: I FurtadoJ: Gabriele Malune (5)

In rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders op 11/1 tchd 12/1

6^th

1 ¾

(3)

Eponina

49-3

11/10f

T: M ApplebyJ: S De Sousa

Raced keenly led, clear with 2 others halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/8

7^th

(6)

Golden Guest

49-10

6/1

T: J L EyreJ: R L Moore

Held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, never a facor op 9/2

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Non-Runners

(7)

Muirsheen Durkin¹⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: S Spencer J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£32.60Pl:£7.30, £2.00EX:£191.30Trifecta:£2,214.70Tricast:£1,675.85SF:£200.33Swingers:£0.00, £17.30, £14.20

Forecasts

Eponina (11/10), Al Reeh (6/1), Golden Guest (6/1), Blaze Of Hearts (8/1), Buckland Beau (8/1), Ski Blast (10/1), Muirsheen Durkin (14/1), La Sioux (33/1)

The return to faster ground should help Golden Guest get very competitive again, while Al Reeh would be interesting if able to reproduce his best AW efforts on turf. Ski Blast clearly can't be written off, but it is of some concern that he has not been seen for almost a year and resumes from 6lb higher, while La Sioux is back on a winning mark and has a squeak. However, EPONINA is not fully exposed and, although she will need some improvement, she should go very close.

Eponina
Golden Guest
La Sioux

Previous Winners

2017

Pacific Salt

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: Callum Shepherd | T: Mrs P Sly

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00