16:30 Nottingham

Tuesday 18 May 2021

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Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 17.04s

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(7)

Inver Park¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: M Quinn| OR: 81| CD

11/4

C&D winner who posted career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Ascot (6f, good to soft, 18/1) 11 days ago. Can make presence felt again despite 4 lb rise.

Form: 4414-1

(9)

Selected^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80

5/1

Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, soft, 8/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs to get back on track.

Form: 1323-85

(8)

The Thin Blue Line¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 78| BF| D

3/1

Winner at Newcastle in November. Good fourth of 14 in handicap (3/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 10 days ago, faring best of those drawn high. Should have more to offer, so merits serious consideration.

Form: 221-4

(6)

Highest Ambition^h¹⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Botti| OR: 77| BF

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Good second of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 10/11). Off 175 days. Open to improvement. Solid claims.

Form: 622-

(1)

Prince Of Bel Lir¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Parr| OR: 74

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 9 in nursery at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3435-

(5)

Burscough²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 70| BF

22/1

6/5, last of 8 in minor event at Ayr (6f, heavy). Off 7 months for handicap debut and not ruled out if bouncing back.

Form: 828-

(2)

The Princes Poet²⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in nursery (28/1) at York (6f, good). Off 9 months and others have achieved more.

Form: 368-

(4)

Readman⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 67

12/1

Best effort when third of 7 in minor event (20/1) at Newcastle (5f) 46 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip for handicap debut and needs considering.

Form: 60-3

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(3)

Out The Hat³¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Inver Park (11/4), The Thin Blue Line (3/1), Selected (5/1), Highest Ambition (6/1), Prince Of Bel Lir (9/1), The Princes Poet (12/1), Readman (12/1), Out The Hat (14/1), Burscough (22/1)

THE THIN BLUE LINE returned with an encouraging fourth at Thirsk and looks the way to go here if, as expected, building on that effort with De Sousa now in the saddle. In-form Highest Ambition is sure to make his presence felt along with handicap-debutant Readman.