Memorial Race Of Roger Marriott Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

18:40

Memorial Race Of Roger Marriott Handicap

Date 2024-07-06

Distance 5f8y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 59.75s (slow by 2.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Never Dark (GB) Billy Garritty · Iain Jardine	11/2	Won
2nd	Catch Cunningham (IRE) Dylan Hogan · Michael Herrington	15/2	1.5
3rd	Antiphon (IRE) Sorcha Woods · Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	9/2	0.05
4th	Skallywag Bay (GB) Sam Hitchcott · Richard Hannon	10/1	.75
5th	Jenever (GB) Aidan Keeley · Jessica Macey	2/1F	.5
6th	Faustus (GB) Jack Mitchell · Robert Cowell	8/1	1.5
7th	Spring Is Sprung (FR) Dougie Costello · Paul Midgley	15/2	1.5

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 (4)	Jenever Bay J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Jessica Macey	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Jessica Macey	137	—	-24351	82	93	84	22d	—	—	+4	27.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Progressive since handicapping; fine effort at Sandown 3 weeks ago; can do better still
2 (1)	Antiphon Bay J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J:Sorcha Woods(7) T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	132	—	419249	77	96	78	26d	—	—	-3	17	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran a cracker at Epsom on Derby day but failed to back it up at Windsor last time
6 (7)	Never Dark Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Iain Jardine	J:Billy Garritty T:Iain Jardine	130	—	-00433	75	94	77	8d	—	—	+2	15	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two good runs last week (turf and AW); handicapped to win; rain would be a boost for him
4 (3)	Spring Is Sprung Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Paul Midgley	J:Dougie Costello T:Paul Midgley	131	—	7-7411	76	94	81	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	9.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Two 5f wins on good ground last month; 4lb higher in hat-trick bid; solid contender
7 (2)	Catch Cunningham Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Herrington	J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Herrington	124	h	358851	69	93	74	9d	—	—	+6	18.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Off the mark for this yard at Leicester nine days ago; still has handicapping scope up 4lb
5 (6)	Faustus Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	131	p	3-7571	76	95	65	17d	—	—	+2	11.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Made all over C&D 17 days ago; 4lb rise fair enough but there are other front-runners here
3 (5)	Skallywag Bay Grey J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	131	—	14-363	76	91	70	51d	—	—	+1	8.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
0-12 on turf; fair third at Lingfield last time but back up in class; others appeal more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Jenever	11/4	5/2	9/4	5/2	11/4
Antiphon	10/3	7/2	10/3	3/1	10/3
Never Dark	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2
Spring Is Sprung	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Catch Cunningham	7/1	13/2	13/2	11/2	13/2
Faustus	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
Skallywag Bay	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jenever

27.8

OR: 8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Catch Cunningham

18.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Antiphon

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Never Dark

OR: 6.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Faustus

11.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Spring Is Sprung

9.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Skallywag Bay

8.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jenever	82	93	84
Antiphon	77	96	78
Spring Is Sprung	76	94	81
Faustus	76	95	65
Skallywag Bay	76	91	70
Never Dark	75	94	77
Catch Cunningham	69	93	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Never Dark	8d ago	Quick return
Catch Cunningham	9d ago	Quick return
Spring Is Sprung	16d ago	Fit
Faustus	17d ago	Fit
Jenever	22d ago	Fit
Antiphon	26d ago	Fit
Skallywag Bay	51d ago	Fresh