Castle Rock Betty Holmes Memorial Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

19:00

Castle Rock Betty Holmes Memorial Handicap

Date 2023-04-22

Distance 1m75y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,972

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
1 (5)	Diffident Spirit Bay J:Connor Planas(5) T:T J Kent	J:Connor Planas(5) T:T J Kent	139	—	7269-1	74	85	-	8d	—	—	-6	26	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Made it 3-7 on turf with an emphatic win at Leicester (1m) last week; leading contender
7 (3)	Nine Elms Chestnut J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	127	b	35-831	62	84	69	10d	—	—	-10	8.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
His last three wins have come here and latest was over C&D ten days ago; respected up 3lb
2 (4)	Hot Chesnut Chestnut J:David Probert T:Dean Ivory	J:David Probert T:Dean Ivory	134	—	24290-	69	84	73	170d	—	—	0	11.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Inconsistent mare with a record of 1-16 and looks opposable back from 170 days off
6 (6)	Victoria Falls Bay J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	128	v	-65124	63	80	-	19d	—	—	+5	14.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
In good form on AW this spring but she needs to find something extra on her turf debut
5 (1)	Eponina Bay J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	132	p	4546-6	67	82	74	49d	—	—	-2	6.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Nine-time turf winner who handles most ground and looks interesting back in this sphere
3 (2)	Alibaba Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Julia Feilden	J:Dylan Hogan T:Julia Feilden	134	—	2324/0	69	84	-	52d	—	—	-2	7.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
His last win was in 2020 and he returned from 20 months with a heavy defeat last month
4 (7)	Enzos Angel Grey J:Richard Kingscote T:Stuart Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Stuart Williams	133	—	/4470-	68	79	23	220d	—	—	-1	6.7	2.50/1	11 9%
No impact in his five runs and was tailed off last time; plenty to prove on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Diffident Spirit	6/4	13/8	6/4	13/8	13/8
Nine Elms	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Hot Chesnut	15/2	7	6	7	15/2
Victoria Falls	9	8	17/2	17/2	8
Eponina	10	9	8	9	9
Alibaba	9	17/2	9	9	8
Enzos Angel	11	10	10	10	10

Predictor

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

1st

Diffident Spirit

OR: 6 Form: 10 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Victoria Falls

14.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Hot Chesnut

11.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Nine Elms

8.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

10/3

Alibaba

7.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Enzos Angel

6.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Eponina

6.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Diffident Spirit	74	85	—
Hot Chesnut	69	84	73
Alibaba	69	84	—
Enzos Angel	68	79	23
Eponina	67	82	74
Victoria Falls	63	80	—
Nine Elms	62	84	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Diffident Spirit	8d ago	Quick return
Nine Elms	10d ago	Quick return
Victoria Falls	19d ago	Fit
Eponina	49d ago	Fresh
Alibaba	52d ago	Fresh
Hot Chesnut	170d ago	Long break
Enzos Angel	220d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Victoria Falls	Prominent
Diffident Spirit	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.