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15:35 Nottingham

John Watkins Celebration Selling Handicap (Class G) (Class G)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 15y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 7.10s
  • 12 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Orange, Black and Orange check sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 040640/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-6

led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

2(5)
Silk - Red and Dark Green stripes, White sleeves, Red cap
10/3
  • Form 000042
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2

keen, tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on

3(11)
Silk - Grey, Black armlets, White cap
  • Form 223653
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led 1f out, ran on

4(6)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue sash, Dark Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond
14/1
  • Form 300/204
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13

mid-division, headway 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

5(12)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, White and Emerald Green halved sleeves, Red cap

Lilian

9 v
20/1
  • Form 2-65600
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

always behind

6(1)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 0-00400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6

in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

7(10)
Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond
  • Form 000304
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6

in touch, lost place 6f out, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

8(9)
Silk - RED and WHITE (quartered), DARK BLUE sleeves, RED armlets, RED and WHITE hooped cap
13/2
  • Form 6606-05
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong

9(4)
Silk - Yellow, Red sleeves, collar and hoop on cap
  • Form 030062
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-2

held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened over 1f out

10(2)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green check sleeves and check cap
66/1
  • Form 00000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-1

always towards rear, tailed off halfway

11(8)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 040600
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-0

towards rear, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out

12(7)
Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE seams, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE seams, PURPLE and WHITE quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 6000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-0

prominent and keen, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

There is not a great deal of strength in depth to this race and our shortlist consists of Lunar Lord, Banningham Blaze and Border Terrier, with the vote going to Lunar Lord. A course and distance winner, the selection was only just beaten over course and distance on his last run and is not far above a winning mark. Banningham Blaze won from a mark of 49 at Beverley in April 2003 so has to come into things now rated 46, and Border Terrier has a clear chance based on his juvenile form and looked to show something better last time. A number of the others have regressed so this spins us back to the selection, which is Lunar Lord.