Fine Form
Reyaadah Star NO – 4.40
bolted up at Kempton three weeks ago and can follow up in the Dine In Sherwoods Restaurant This Season Fillies’ Handicap at Nottingham.
Charlie Johnston’s filly made a fairly inauspicious start to her career when unseating Daniel Muscutt at Southwell, but proved she has a degree of ability with a couple of decent efforts in defeat on her next two starts.
She was prohibitive odds to make the most of what looked a gilt-edged opportunity on her most recent outing and did so in some style, making virtually every yard of the running and pulling seven lengths clear of her rivals without being extended.
Making her handicap debut off what looks a workable mark of 72, Reyaadah Star should be hard to beat on her first start on turf.
General Assembly NO – 2.10
sets the standard in the opening Come Racing At Nottingham Racecourse Maiden Stakes.
The three-year-old was a well beaten favourite on his sole juvenile start in Ireland for Ger Lyons and was subsequently gelded and sent across the Irish Sea to join George Boughey.
The son of Starspangledbanner has looked like a winner in waiting in two novice starts so far this spring, going down by a neck at Southwell on his first start for his new trainer before being beaten three-quarters of a length into third place at Kempton.
With William Buick in the saddle for the first time, he can make it third time lucky in the Midlands.
It is not too difficult to make a case for
Street Parade BR – 2.10
in the Bet #10 Get #10 At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap at Brighton.
Michael Attwater’s veteran sprinter is a regular visitor to the seaside circuit, winning once and placing seven times from 13 visits in total.
Having gone through 2023 without success, the eight-year-old made a promising start to the new campaign when second here earlier in the month and given his current rating of 51 is 12lb below his last winning mark, the handicapper has given him every chance of getting back in the winner’s circle.
Uncle Dick BR -3.20
is expected to defy top-weight in the Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap.
Eve Johnson Houghton’s charge is five from seven at the track and a 2lb rise for his latest triumph does not look insurmountable.
Edison Kent HU – 7.40
can benefit from better ground and a 3lb drop in the weights for Lilly Pinchin and James Owen in the My Pension Expert Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon.
Pulled up on his last two starts, he is fancied to get back to the sort of form that saw the eight-year-old win at Fakenham in December following wind surgery.
Trevada HU – 8.40
can continue to transfer his impressive point-to-point form to the racetrack in the concluding My Pension Expert Advisers Of Champions Novices’ Hunters’ Chase.
A dual winner between the flags twice earlier this year, he was last seen scoring by 50 lengths in what ended up being a match race at Fakenham. A repeat of that performance should be too much for the field.
At Hexham, a chance can be taken on Nick Alexander’s
Warriors Story HX – 6.58
, who should strip fitter for an encouraging comeback run at the track two and a half weeks ago.
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