18:42 Nottingham

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 1m 1.33s

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(8)

Budding Poet¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Owen Burrows

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hopelessly green on debut and again went with little fluency when eighth of 11 in minor event (11/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 12 days ago. Can't be fancied.

Form: 48

(6)

Commander Crouch⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 8/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. More needed.

Form: 37

(5)

Fifty Grand Slater¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 72

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 11 in minor event (10/3) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 12 days ago, well suited by return to speed-favouring track. Player.

Form: 282

(2)

Fusterlandia¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R Hannon| OR: 83

11/4

Fairly useful form when runner-up first 2 starts before possibly feeling the effects of an 11-day turnaround when down the field in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Sets a good standard.

Form: 220

(7)

Instant Recall²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke

7/1

Promising type. Showed much more than on debut when second of 8 in minor event (20/1) at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 23 days ago. May well do even better.

Form: 52

(1)

Mart²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Failed to progress from debut when fourth of 6 in maiden at Chepstow (6.1f, good to firm, 5/1) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 64

(4)

Nazron

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian

5/4

Foaled January 15. £50,000 yearling, £110,000 2-y-o, Dark Angel colt. Half-brother to winner up to 1¼m Forceful Speed. Noteworthy newcomer.

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(9)

Piper's Fort

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson

15/2

Foaled April 29. €75,000 2-y-o, Kodiac colt. Dam, ran once, closely related to useful winner up to 6.5f Inyordreams out of useful 2-y-o 5f winner Wunders Dream. Makes appeal on paper.

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(3)

I'm So Dizzy¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Improved from debut without being given a hard time when third of 10 in maiden at Ripon (5f, good, 18/1) 17 days ago. Respected.

Form: 73

Forecasts

Nazron (5/4), Fusterlandia (11/4), Instant Recall (7/1), Piper's Fort (15/2), Fifty Grand Slater (10/1), I'm So Dizzy (16/1), Mart (20/1), Commander Crouch (40/1), Budding Poet (80/1)

This appeals as a decent heat, with FUSTERLANDIA taken to build on the promise of his first 2 efforts despite a slightly disappointing display at Royal Ascot last time. Instant Recall took a significant step forward on his second start last time and can pose the biggest threat with further progress anticipated, whilst Fifty Grand Slater and the debutant Nazron are others to consider.