16:05 Nottingham

Thursday 2 July 2026

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  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   1m 75y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 1m 43.37s
1st
Horse silk
4
(8)
Empirical
39-6
5/4f
T: E WalkerJ: Cieren Fallon
Slowly away and pushed along start, in rear, ridden to make headway towards centre from 2f out, led 1f out, soon asserted, went clear inside final 110yds, readily op 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
8
6
(5)
Albertini Star
39-3
16/1
T: A KingJ: C Lee
Towards rear, outpaced over 1f out, rallied when ridden inside final furlong, ran on well, took second final strides, no chance with winner op 14/1 tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
(7)
Mereside Princess
39-2
7/2
T: T D BarronJ: William Pyle
Prominent, led after 2f, soon went 10 lengths clear, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden when headed 1f out, kept on but lost second final strides op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
sh
5
(2)
Sahara Magic
39-4
12/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Jason Hart
Taken down early and wore hood to post, midfield, ridden inside final furlong, kept on op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
8
(1)
Kameko Fever
39-2
40/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Towards rear, some headway 1f out, kept on tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
1
2
(4)
Mayflower Billy
39-8
11/1
T: Jessica MaceyJ: S H James
Wore hood to post, soon raced in close second, outpaced by leader after 2f, ridden to make headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1
7th
Horse silk
½
1
(3)
Thornaby Annie
39-9
7/2
T: Adrian NichollsJ: Jack Nicholls (5)
Led early, headed after 2f, keen and pulled hard early, steadied to midfield before halfway, rallied and headway 3f out, repeatedly denied clear run 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
8
3
(6)
Storm Esme
39-7
16/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Prominent, pushed along to chase leaders over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, soon weakened tchd 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.10, £3.60, £1.30EX:£24.90Trifecta:£111.00Tricast:£62.31SF:£26.78Swingers:£5.50, £1.20, £10.40

Forecasts

Empirical (5/4), Mereside Princess (7/2), Thornaby Annie (7/2), Mayflower Billy (11/1), Sahara Magic (12/1), Albertini Star (16/1), Storm Esme (16/1), Kameko Fever (40/1)

Verdict

EMPIRICAL showed real promise when third over C&D in May, finishing well from an unpromising position and further improvement looks on the cards. Mereside Princess also arrives at the top of her game and switches to a track that tends to suit enthusiastic front runners, so they look the pair to concentrate on.

  1. EMPIRICAL (IRE)
  2. MERESIDE PRINCESS (IRE)
  3. THORNABY ANNIE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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