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19:50 Great Leighs

Groton Nursery Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.36s
  • Off Time: 19:54:50
  • 9 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Dark Blue and Red (quartered), striped sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 55615
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

went left start, chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue striped sleeves
13/2
  • Form 933226
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 67

soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

4(9)
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap
15/2
  • Form 45755
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 66

raced wide, in rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders

5(1)
Silk - Orange and Light Green check
20/1
  • Form 67415
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

short of room at start, behind, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6(2)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap
11/4
  • Form 8582
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 62

not much room start, held up towards rear, ridden halfway, no impression

7(7)
Silk - Red and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 457521
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 59

tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong

9(5)
Silk - PINK, BLACK epaulets and diamond on cap
15/2
  • Form 00432
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 55

mid-division, ridden halfway, hung right over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous

10(6)
Silk - White, Dark Blue seams, Dark Blue and White striped sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 8708
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-1
  • Official Rating 50

towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong

11(3)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue epaulets and armlets, White cap
  • Form 648
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-13
  • Official Rating 48

short of room start, towards rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders

2(11)
NR
  • Form 2482
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 69

Nonrunner

8(10)
NR
  • Form 238909
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 55

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

This is a competitive nursery handicap and from a shortlist of Val de Flores, Red Rosanna and First Choice we will nominate FIRST CHOICE as the pick. The selection is a likeable filly and she did not have much luck last time out when she was making her all-weather debut at this venue. She should learn plenty for the experience and she could be worth another chance. Red Cell has finished in front of our selection but he has since been out and disappointed and we are confident First Choice can reverse the form. Val de Flores is interesting as she is lightly-raced and she lost no caste in defeat when chasing home Agnes Love at Kempton earlier this month. She should run her race here, along with Red Rosanna who showed improved form at Beverley last time. First Choice is our choice here and she should take all the beating.

Formwatch

First Choice (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Went right start, soon chasing leaders, under pressure halfway, soon hung left, kept on, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind The Magic of Rio (9-7) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.

Red Cell (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Azwa (8-6) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Impressible 11-4 (9-0) In touch, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Red Kyte (9-0) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn fll (4) sft in Aug.

Adozen Dreams 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced after 1f, ridden and soon beaten, 5th of 6, 12l behind Visterre (9-4) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Val de Flores 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden, effort over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Agnes Love (8-12) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp (6) pol.

Pressed For Time (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden out, won at W'hampton 5f 2yo fll sll (6) pol in Aug beating Imaginary Diva (8-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

Turn To Dreams 11-4 (8-4) With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed last stride, 2nd of 7, nk behind Barcode (8-6) at Bath 5f 2yo clm (6) gd in Aug.

Clerical (USA) 50-1 (7-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 13l behind Battle of Hastings (8-2) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp (4) gs in Aug.

Captain Kallis (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Keen early, towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Amour Propre (8-9) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Jun.

Red Rosanna 4-1 (8-4) Led, headed after 2f, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Roof Fiddle (8-6) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.

Eilean Eeve 16-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, 9th of 12, 18l behind Woteva (9-6) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy.