Alex Ashton Stag Party Apprentice Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

16:05

Alex Ashton Stag Party Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-04-12

Distance 5f8y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,402

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
2 (3)	Match Play Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Paul Midgley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Paul Midgley	136	p	-54058	60	78	65	14d	—	—	-13	9.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Headstrong; has been suited by this trip on quick ground; could bounce back to form
3 (1)	Sergeant Mayer Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Nigel Tinkler	135	p	5222-3	59	79	66	10d	—	—	-13	13.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Won 6f Class 6 handicap here last summer; went close over this trip on reappearance
5 (4)	Brian The Snail Grey J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Patrick Morris	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Patrick Morris	132	p	634208	56	79	65	32d	—	—	-8	9.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Veteran, formerly useful; tends to start slowly but still capable when things fall right
1 (7)	Betweenthesticks Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ruth Carr	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ruth Carr	140	p	619-72	64	74	65	15d	—	—	-6	7.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up in this class on the AW at Southwell latest; should be thereabouts
6 (6)	Northerner Bay J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	130	p	64420-	54	75	46	162d	—	—	-1	6.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
0-9; runner-up three times and these conditions should be fine, but unappealing on return
7 (5)	Dash Gordon Chestnut J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Michael Appleby	J:Kyle McHugh(7) T:Michael Appleby	127	tp	132340	51	77	46	18d	—	—	-2	6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Disappointing latest but could be competitive from lowly mark
4 (2)	Bama Lama Chestnut J:Oliver Searle(3) T:Rod Millman	J:Oliver Searle(3) T:Rod Millman	135	—	32415-	59	76	64	163d	—	—	+6	13.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Seven-time winner; goes on all sorts of ground but conceding race-fitness to most of these

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Match Play	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Sergeant Mayer	11/4	5/2	2/1	5/2	9/4
Brian The Snail	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2
Betweenthesticks	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1
Northerner	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dash Gordon	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Bama Lama	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sergeant Mayer

13.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 3 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Bama Lama

13.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Brian The Snail

9.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Match Play

9.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Betweenthesticks

7.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Northerner

6.6

OR: 1 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Dash Gordon

OR: 0.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Betweenthesticks	64	74	65
Match Play	60	78	65
Sergeant Mayer	59	79	66
Bama Lama	59	76	64
Brian The Snail	56	79	65
Northerner	54	75	46
Dash Gordon	51	77	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sergeant Mayer	10d ago	Quick return
Match Play	14d ago	Fit
Betweenthesticks	15d ago	Fit
Dash Gordon	18d ago	Fit
Brian The Snail	32d ago	Fit
Northerner	162d ago	Long break
Bama Lama	163d ago	Long break