Castle Rock Neil Kelso Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

18:30

Castle Rock Neil Kelso Handicap

Date 2023-04-22

Distance 5f8y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,496

Winning Time 1m 3.55s (slow by 6.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Umming N' Ahing (GB) Rose Dawes · Bill Turner	15/8F	Won
2nd	Gemini Star (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	3/1	.75
3rd	Just A Spark (GB) Ross Coakley · Rod Millman	4/1	.75
4th	Destiny's Spirit (GB) David Probert · Dominic Ffrench Davis	6/1	.75
5th	Thunder Star (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Jessica Macey	17/2	4.75
6th	Drunk In Love (IRE) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	12/1	99

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (5)	Family Ties Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Midgley	J:NON-RUNNER T:Paul Midgley	131	—	6054-6	71	-	-	19d	—	—	-45	25.3	—	—
Has record of 1-9 and has finished down the field in last five starts; others preferred
3 (6)	Umming N Ahing Chestnut J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Rose Dawes(5) T:Bill Turner	132	—	544-41	72	85	74	17d	—	—	-15	14.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Improved form when landing a C&D maiden 17 days ago and he's respected back in a handicap
2 (7)	Gemini Star Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	134	—	2-1	74	81	78	18d	—	—	+5	25.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Odds-on win at Thirsk on her return and she's an interesting contender on handicap debut
1 (1)	Just A Spark Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	136	—	422111	76	84	-	13d	—	—	+20	35.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Made it 3-3 over 5f when scoring at Southwell and she's respected on this switch to turf
7 (2)	Destinys Spirit Chestnut J:David Probert T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:David Probert T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	128	—	41211-	68	83	78	190d	—	—	+15	32	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won three nurseries in the autumn and has claims if she can pick up where she left off
4 (3)	Drunk In Love Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	131	—	20483-	71	77	63	208d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
With another new yard and she needs improvement back on turf on her return
6 (4)	Thunder Star Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	128	p	4455-0	68	83	77	13d	—	—	-2	6.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Debut win at Haydock last June but has been generally disappointing in six runs since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Family Ties	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Umming N Ahing	9/4	2	7/4	2	9/4
Gemini Star	11/4	3	11/4	11/4	11/4
Just A Spark	4	9/2	9/2	4	9/2
Destinys Spirit	6	11/2	9/2	7/2	11/2
Drunk In Love	9	17/2	9	8	17/2
Thunder Star	9	9	10	9	17/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Just A Spark

35.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 24.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Destinys Spirit

OR: 4.5 Form: 22.5 Odds: 5

11/2

3rd

Gemini Star

25.7

OR: 6 Form: 13.5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Family Ties

25.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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Umming N Ahing

14.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Drunk In Love

11.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 4 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Thunder Star

6.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Just A Spark	76	84	—
Gemini Star	74	81	78
Umming N Ahing	72	85	74
Family Ties	71	—	—
Drunk In Love	71	77	63
Destinys Spirit	68	83	78
Thunder Star	68	83	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just A Spark	13d ago	Quick return
Thunder Star	13d ago	Quick return
Umming N Ahing	17d ago	Fit
Gemini Star	18d ago	Fit
Family Ties	19d ago	Fit
Destinys Spirit	190d ago	Long break
Drunk In Love	208d ago	Long break