16:05 Nottingham

Wednesday 30 September 2020

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Star Sports Greyhound Derby Starts Friday Handicap

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 59.48s

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Helvetian^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 77| D

9/1

Bit below form eleventh of 23 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft, 28/1) 12 days ago. though he was denied a clear run briefly. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 59-9840

(11)

Shoot To Kill^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: James Doyle| T: George Scott| OR: 77| D

5/1

Winner at Bath in June. 7/1, good fifth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 21 days ago, missing break. That effort suggests he remains in good heart.

Form: 421725

(15)

The Daley Express⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 75| D

9/1

18/1, fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Lurks on a dangerous mark.

Form: 007764

(10)

Pink Flamingo¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: M J Attwater| OR: 75| D

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 7 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good, 9/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 354452

(5)

Bellevarde²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 74| CD

12/1

C&D winner in October. 17/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good) 23 days ago. Likely to give it another good shot.

Form: 6-62424

(9)

Prince of Rome^b1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Bentley| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 74| D

22/1

11/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hughes. Blinkers replace cheekpieces.

Form: 667523

(2)

Laith Alareen^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 72| D

40/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, well-beaten seventh of 8 to Dapper Man in handicap (22/1) at Redcar (5f, soft) 7 days ago. Has a lot to prove at present.

Form: 5800-67

(6)

Dapper Man^b⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 9/2, improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Redcar (5f, soft) 7 days ago, kept up to work. Turned out under a penalty for that 9-length win.

Form: 867501

(14)

Longroom¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 69| D

16/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Catterick in July. 8/1, wasn't seen to best effect when sixth of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 143166

(3)

Nibras Again²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| D

9/1

Latest win at Beverley in July. 14/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 24 days ago, badly hampered.

Form: 432140

(1)

Thrilla In Manila^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Spencer| OR: 67

8/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, good fourth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 8 days ago. On a good mark if at all clicks.

Form: 955504

(7)

Atty's Edge⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 65| BF| D

7/1

Unreliable sort. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Bath in July. Respectable second of 10 in handicap (7/2) at Windsor (5.1f, good) 65 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 564-812

(13)

Moonraker²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

66/1

15/2, tenth of 13 in handicap at Salisbury (5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Drying ground would be in his favour.

Form: 487020

(4)

Commander Han^t,v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: S C Williams| OR: 61| BF

12/1

Untrustworthy individual. One win from 31 Flat runs. Visored for first time, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm, 9/2) 15 days ago.

Form: 568806

(8)

The Defiant²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| BF| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good, 2/1) 24 days ago. Expensive to follow.

Form: 9-97320

Forecasts

Shoot To Kill (5/1), Dapper Man (11/2), Atty's Edge (7/1), Thrilla In Manila (8/1), The Daley Express (9/1), Nibras Again (9/1), Helvetian (9/1), Bellevarde (12/1), Commander Han (12/1), Pink Flamingo (14/1), Longroom (16/1), Prince of Rome (22/1), The Defiant (22/1), Laith Alareen (40/1), Moonraker (66/1)

A chance is taken on THE DALEY EXPRESS, who went with a lot more encouragement at Wolverhampton last week and, like many from his stable, is now well handicapped following a quiet start to the season. Dapper Man is understandably turned out under a 5 lb penalty given he won by 9 lengths at Redcar but he was seen to very good effect that day, so Longroom is feared most.