19:20 Nottingham

Friday 11 May 2018

All17:1017:4018:1518:4519:2019:5020:25

Castle Rock Brewery Harvest Pale Fillies' Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 75y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:31  |   Winning time: 1m 43.09s
Settings
Selected odds by:
Bookmaker logo.
1
(5)
Horse silk
See The Seap275
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR:  71
4/1
Ended last season in form with consecutive wins over 1m2f and she now returns with the stable having made a good start to the season. Her mark doesn't look insurmountable and even after a break she should make a bold bid for a hat-trick.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Eula Varner345
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Fran Berry| T: H Candy| OR:  67
7/2
Lightly-raced sort who has shown ability but does need to settle better in his races to realise her true potential. Not seen for quite some while and may need this outing.
3
(3)
Horse silk
Isstoorab13
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR:  66| D
6/1
Winner of a Southwell maiden on the Fibresand over this trip she's yet to win a handicap and will need to settle better than last time (first-time blinkers). The headgear is retained here on her second run on turf.
4
(9)
Horse silk
Hawatif43
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: A Carson| OR:  66
6/1
Fair in handicaps but she's not won since 2016 and looks to be just ticking over at the moment. Fared poorly in a slowly-run race last time and others appeal more here.
5
(6)
Horse silk
Beatbybeatbybeatv13
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR:  64| D
5/1
Managed to end a long losing run last time on the AW over a similar trip being well suited by the run of the race (held-up in a strongly-run race). Will need a similar scenario here to show her best form pushed up 4lb in the handicap.
6
(2)
Horse silk
The Bear Can Fly197
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: A Fresu| T: D Menuisier| OR:  63
14/1
Still a maiden and lightly-raced and well-held when last seen on the AW at Chelmsford. Cheekpieces worn there are retained but will do well to break her maiden in this.
7
(1)
Horse silk
Caledonia Duchessb125
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-1| J: Poppy Bridgwater(7)| T: J Hughes| OR:  61
9/2
Yet to won a race from 16 starts she did finish a decent third in a Windsor handicap last time out (coped well with the testing conditions). Now back on a faster surface with blinkers going on for the first time.
9
(7)
Horse silk
Ronni Layne10
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-4| J: J Quinn| T: L Allan| OR:  50
66/1
0/18 is her career record and the last run hardly inspires as she only finished midfield last time following up a below-par effort with another one. One of the lesser light in this handicap on the balance of her form.

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

8
(8)
Horse silk
Vixen149
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 4
T: Eve Johnson Houghton  J: Charles Bishop
WD

Forecasts

Eula Varner (7/2), See The Sea (4/1), Caledonia Duchess (9/2), Beatbybeatbybeat (5/1), Isstoora (6/1), Hawatif (6/1), Vixen (10/1), The Bear Can Fly (14/1), Ronni Layne (66/1)

Verdict

Arguable how much strength in depth that there is here and although Eula Varner rarely makes it to the track the suspicion remains that if she settles she is capable of winning something like this. See The Sea appears to have the best form on show so far and her front-running tactics could be seen to good use around here. Eve Johnson Houghton has made a very solid start to the season and a chance is taken with her VIXEN in this having won at Salisbury in October she still looks well treated off a mark of 59. Caledonia Duchess has yet to win a race but she showed some promise last time and if she handles this quicker ground may progress again.
  1. Vixen
  2. See The Sea
  3. Eula Varner

Prize Money

1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00

MOST READ RACING

Sporting Life
My Stable
Follow and track your favourite Horses, Jockeys and Trainers. Never miss a race with automated alerts.
Access to exclusive features all for FREE - No monthly subscription fee
Click HERE for more information

RACING TIPS

Next Off