Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div I) – Nottingham

Nottingham

15:35

Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div I)

Date 2025-04-09

Distance 1m75y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 44.82s (slow by 4.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Arcturus Flame (IRE) Jason Watson · Darryll Holland	16/1	Won
2nd	It's Only Fun (IRE) Oisin Orr · Jennie Candlish	2/1F	0.3
3rd	Something Splendid (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Peter Chapple-Hyam	18/1	1.25
4th	Lever Up (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	13/2	0.3
5th	Mini Mac (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Christine Dunnett	50/1	0.1
6th	Dream Illusion (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	17/2	2.5
7th	Bownder (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Jonathan Portman	5/1	0.05
8th	English Lady (IRE) Robert Havlin · Dean Ivory	16/1	1.5
9th	Bear Island (GB) Enzo Crublet · David Menuisier	4/1	3
10th	Queen Of Good News (GB) Tyler Heard · Patrick Owens	22/1	.5

Runners (10)

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
1 (7)	It's Only Fun Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Jennie Candlish	J:Oisin Orr T:Jennie Candlish	138	—	436-1	73	81	61	7d	—	—	-5	25.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Recorded a 5l win at Musselburgh last week on handicap debut; leading player
7 (4)	Bownder Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Jonathan Portman	J:Richard Kingscote T:Jonathan Portman	131	—	212-52	66	78	63	8d	—	—	-8	9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ran well on AW last week, taking handicap record to 31221252; solid chance
10 (5)	Dream Illusion Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	756	63	72	-	44d	—	—	-9	8.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Possible improver in handicaps but the switch to turf presents a quandary
4 (3)	Bear Island Grey J:Enzo Crublet(3) T:David Menuisier	J:Enzo Crublet(3) T:David Menuisier	134	—	444-	69	74	24	174d	—	—	-3	7.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Interesting with improvement plausible on this faster surface; handicap debut
2 (9)	Lever Up Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	0403-	70	77	72	154d	—	—	+2	10.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Final effort suggested this step back up to 1m will suit on handicap debut
3 (8)	Arcturus Flame Bay J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	134	p	405-	69	72	31	156d	—	—	0	6.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
May be capable of improvement now handicapping in first-time headgear
8 (6)	Something Splendid Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	131	—	0626-	66	75	36	158d	—	—	+3	9.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
This switch to better ground may suit; debut for new stable
6 (10)	English Lady Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Dean Ivory	J:Robert Havlin T:Dean Ivory	132	—	14-	67	76	-	111d	—	—	+7	13	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Both 2yos starts on AW at Chelmsford; still unexposed and has a turf pedigree
5 (2)	Queen Of Good News Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Patrick Owens	J:Tyler Heard T:Patrick Owens	132	—	72208-	67	75	58	139d	—	—	+6	9.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Best 2yo form when runner-up over 6f and 7f at Yarmouth; something to prove
9 (1)	Mini Mac Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Christine Dunnett	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Christine Dunnett	131	—	84-704	66	77	56	18d	—	—	+2	4.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Not certain to back up latest effort, having been inconsistent

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
It's Only Fun	15/8	7/4	7/4	7/4	2/1
Bownder	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Dream Illusion	4/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1
Bear Island	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Lever Up	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Arcturus Flame	10/1	14/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Something Splendid	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
English Lady	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Queen Of Good News	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mini Mac	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

It's Only Fun

25.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

English Lady

OR: 4.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

18/1

3rd

Lever Up

10.5

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Queen Of Good News

9.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1

25/1

Something Splendid

9.1

OR: 4 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Bownder

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Dream Illusion

8.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Bear Island

7.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Arcturus Flame

6.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Mini Mac

4.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
It's Only Fun	73	81	61
Lever Up	70	77	72
Bear Island	69	74	24
Arcturus Flame	69	72	31
English Lady	67	76	—
Queen Of Good News	67	75	58
Bownder	66	78	63
Something Splendid	66	75	36
Mini Mac	66	77	56
Dream Illusion	63	72	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
It's Only Fun	7d ago	Quick return
Bownder	8d ago	Quick return
Mini Mac	18d ago	Fit
Dream Illusion	44d ago	Fit
English Lady	111d ago	Long break
Queen Of Good News	139d ago	Long break
Lever Up	154d ago	Long break
Arcturus Flame	156d ago	Long break
Something Splendid	158d ago	Long break
Bear Island	174d ago	Long break