Weatherbys Scientific Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Riders with no more than 3 wins at start of season)

Nottingham

14:30

Date 2023-08-15

Distance 1m2f50y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,477

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (5)	Motarajel Bay J:Mr Thomas Easterby T:Tim Easterby	J:Mr Thomas Easterby T:Tim Easterby	157	p	-76434	54	47	37	22d	—	—	-13	9.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Hasn't been far away in any of his last four runs and conditions will be fine
2 (9)	Hotspur Harry Bay J:Mr Jack Callan(3) T:Robert Eddery	J:Mr Jack Callan(3) T:Robert Eddery	164	p	236946	61	41	25	17d	—	—	-11	9.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Plenty of placed form but only 2-35 and last four runs weren't his best
3 (13)	Barneys Angel Bay J:Mr Josh Agar T:Ian Williams	J:Mr Josh Agar T:Ian Williams	162	—	332440	59	43	36	14d	—	—	-8	9.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Tailed off at Beverley, reaffirming that rain-softened ground is not what he wants
4 (2)	Liberated Lad Bay J:Miss Poppy Scott(3) T:B F Brookhouse	J:Miss Poppy Scott(3) T:B F Brookhouse	161	t	637577	58	42	35	13d	—	—	-5	5.5	1.75/1	8 13%
He's just 1-18 on turf (Flat) and comfortably beaten in four runs for this yard
9 (1)	Dark Gold Brown J:Mr Frederick Daly T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Mr Frederick Daly T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	152	—	-80557	57	41	28	29d	—	—	-3	3.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hasn't progressed as expected since handicapping back from wind surgery
8 (6)	Mac Ailey Chestnut J:Miss Rebecca Burley(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Miss Rebecca Burley(3) T:Tim Easterby	152	p	574510	49	43	34	29d	—	—	+2	9.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
A recent Ayr winner over 1m2f on soft and could yet get similar conditions here
13 (4)	Pink Sky At Night Bay J:Miss Rosie Howarth T:Jacqueline Coward	J:Miss Rosie Howarth T:Jacqueline Coward	149	—	85070-	46	36	12	305d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Some promise in Irish handicaps but unraced over this far and has been off since October
11 (7)	Peroni Bay J:Miss Pippa Brown T:Craig Lidster	J:Miss Pippa Brown T:Craig Lidster	149	—	5805-8	46	36	-	224d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.75/1	20 5%
Not that competitive in six starts for Gay Kelleway, including handicaps from 1m to 1m4f
1 (12)	Starfighter Bay J:Miss Jodie Wingrove(3) T:Mark Loughnane	J:Miss Jodie Wingrove(3) T:Mark Loughnane	165	—	-64455	62	43	35	140d	—	—	0	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Off since March and record fresh isn't the best, while any rain would count against him
7 (8)	Nelson Bay Bay J:Mr Kevin Skelton T:Kevin Frost	J:Mr Kevin Skelton T:Kevin Frost	154	—	0-86	59	37	-9	16d	—	—	0	3.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Mild improvement last time but doesn't look obviously well treated for handicap debut
6 (11)	Kingson Bay J:Mr Cameron Hillhouse T:Tony Forbes	J:Mr Cameron Hillhouse T:Tony Forbes	154	p	0-0079	51	36	9	68d	—	—	-2	1.1	9.75/1	40 3%
Lost his way after winning on debut for previous yard and recently changed hands cheaply
12 (3)	Nemorum Bay J:Mr Lewis Kent T:T J Kent	J:Mr Lewis Kent T:T J Kent	149	—	8777-9	46	33	18	91d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
A regressive maiden who's yet to achieve anything significant on turf
10 (10)	Elwing Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin T:Paul Webber	J:Miss Heidi Palin T:Paul Webber	152	p	5060-9	49	28	-	22d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Limited maiden who has finished well behind in handicaps over 1m4f and 1m

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Motarajel	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Hotspur Harry	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2
Barneys Angel	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Liberated Lad	8	13/2	13/2	7	7
Dark Gold	10	12/1	11	11	11
Mac Ailey	11/1	10/1	9	10	11/1
Pink Sky At Night	12/1	12	12	12	12
Peroni	20	14	16	16	16
Starfighter	20	20/1	20	20	20
Nelson Bay	33	28/1	25	28	28
Kingson	40	28	28	33	33
Nemorum	66	66/1	50	66/1	50
Elwing	150/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	66

Predictor

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

1st

Motarajel

9.8

OR: 1 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Hotspur Harry

9.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Barneys Angel

9.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Mac Ailey

9.1

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Liberated Lad

5.5

OR: 2 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.9

Starfighter

4.2

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Dark Gold

3.7

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Nelson Bay

3.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Pink Sky At Night

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Peroni

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Kingson

1.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Nemorum

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Elwing

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Starfighter	62	43	35
Hotspur Harry	61	41	25
Barneys Angel	59	43	36
Nelson Bay	59	37	—
Liberated Lad	58	42	35
Dark Gold	57	41	28
Motarajel	54	47	37
Kingson	51	36	9
Mac Ailey	49	43	34
Elwing	49	28	—
Pink Sky At Night	46	36	12
Peroni	46	36	—
Nemorum	46	33	18

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Liberated Lad	13d ago	Quick return
Barneys Angel	14d ago	Fit
Nelson Bay	16d ago	Fit
Hotspur Harry	17d ago	Fit
Motarajel	22d ago	Fit
Elwing	22d ago	Fit
Dark Gold	29d ago	Fit
Mac Ailey	29d ago	Fit
Kingson	68d ago	Fresh
Nemorum	91d ago	Long break
Starfighter	140d ago	Long break
Peroni	224d ago	Long break
Pink Sky At Night	305d ago	Long break