16:45 Nottingham

Sunday 4 June 2023

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Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 11.85s

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(3)

Shamekh^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 72

14/1

Last of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Thirsk (8f, good) 15 days ago. Back up in trip and blinkers may spark him back into life down in class.

Form: 7331-50

(5)

Flag Of Truth^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 71

14/1

Blinkered for first time when ninth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and needs to cast that heavy defeat aside.

Form: 673-029

(2)

Reach¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 71

10/11

Shaped quite well when fourth of 18 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to firm, 11/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has to be taken very seriously down in trip/grade.

Form: 3214-04

(1)

Nasim¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

11/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in February. 20/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Back up in trip and still 3 lb above last successful mark.

Form: 514847

(7)

Angels Landing^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: David Egan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

4/1

14/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, soft) 35 days ago, unable to sustain effort having been given plenty to do it. Needs treating as though still in form.

Form: 4268-25

(6)

Flower Of Thunder¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 69| D

18/1

Brushed aside when eighth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 11 days ago. May still have needed that and she's inching back to her last winning mark.

Form: 3118-88

(4)

Baikal^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 69

12/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for first time, much improved when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Task is to now continue the good work back on the level.

Form: 2/96-057

(8)

Mawkeb^t1,v³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 67

28/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in January. 40/1 and visored for first time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Tongue strap now added.

Form: 138658

(9)

Maffeo Barberini³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 65

11/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Doncaster (11.9f, soft) 36 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Drop back in trip will suit.

Form: 4310-06

Forecasts

Reach (10/11), Angels Landing (4/1), Maffeo Barberini (11/1), Nasim (11/1), Baikal (12/1), Flag Of Truth (14/1), Shamekh (14/1), Flower Of Thunder (18/1), Mawkeb (28/1)

REACH ran a cracker when fourth in a deeper handicap than this at York 18 days ago, and having been eased 1 lb with this drop back in trip sure to suit, she has a lot in her favour. Angels Landing had little chance given how the race unfolded at Musselburgh last time and she's feared most, with Flower of Thunder one to consider at longer odds.