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Nottingham

18:55

Date 2024-04-20

Distance 2m

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

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 (6)	Clansman Bay J:Sam Feilden(7) T:Liam Bailey	J:Sam Feilden(7) T:Liam Bailey	150	—	39-211	80	77	-4	2d	—	—	-23	22.5	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Goes for a quick hat-trick after easy heavy-ground wins at Thirsk and Ripon
2 (5)	Greatness Awaits Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Ben Pauling	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Ben Pauling	140	b	621/55	70	75	-	7d	—	—	-7	10	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two soft ground wins; recent AW runs respectable and not dismissed back on turf
6 (3)	Young Merlin Bay J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Amy Murphy	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Amy Murphy	132	—	0/759-	62	-	49	—	—	—	-3	5.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Three hurdle wins last year suggest he can strike from good mark judged on best Flat form
5 (4)	Queensland Boy Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	132	—	4236-6	64	78	42	19d	—	—	-3	6.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Below par on AW last twice but did win on turf last summer
4 (7)	Man Of Riddles b/br J:Grace McEntee(3) T:Max Young	J:Grace McEntee(3) T:Max Young	135	—	07-147	65	77	-	59d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	4.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
33-1 winner in January but below par since; unplaced in three previous turf starts
7 (2)	Shadowfax Grey J:Joanna Mason T:Michael Appleby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael Appleby	124	tp	100-84	54	78	60	9d	—	—	-2	2.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has lost the plot since Chelmsford win; new headgear combination must spark revival
NR (1)	Anisoptera Chestnut J:Laura Pearson T:Brett Johnson	J:Laura Pearson T:Brett Johnson	136	p	7-2546	66	76	-	7d	—	—	—	4	—	—
Recent AW efforts creditable and runner-up on turf earlier in her career

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Clansman	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Greatness Awaits	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Young Merlin	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Queensland Boy	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Man Of Riddles	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Shadowfax	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Clansman

22.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 15

5/6

2nd

Greatness Awaits

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Queensland Boy

6.2

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Young Merlin

5.5

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Man Of Riddles

4.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Anisoptera

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Shadowfax

2.1

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clansman	80	77	—
Greatness Awaits	70	75	—
Anisoptera	66	76	—
Man Of Riddles	65	77	—
Queensland Boy	64	78	42
Young Merlin	62	—	49
Shadowfax	54	78	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Clansman	2d ago	Quick return
Greatness Awaits	7d ago	Quick return
Anisoptera	7d ago	Quick return
Shadowfax	9d ago	Quick return
Queensland Boy	19d ago	Fit
Man Of Riddles	59d ago	Fresh
Young Merlin	—	—