Nottingham
20:12
Rhino Bet Handicap
Nottingham Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.10 £1.30 £2.70 Exacta: £6.10 Tricast: £29.12 Trifecta: £38.70
Non-Runners: Different Tone (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 I Still Have Faith (GB) 5 G AVG B F Brookhouse 133 lbs 7/4F Won Slowly into stride - raced in last and detached early - headway and going easily when switched right over 2f out - sustained duel with runner-up from over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 2/1 tchd 13/8)
2nd 1 Warren Hill (IRE) 5 M AVG Roger Varian 136 lbs 2/1 0.2 Hampered and dropped to rear soon after start - headway and prominent over 2f out - led and sustained duel with winner from over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 15/8 tchd 9/4)
3rd 8 Twoforthegutter (IRE) 4 G Poor Ian Williams 129 lbs 12/1 2 Midfield - headway and led under 3f out - lost two places over 1f out - kept on(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
4th 9 Barossa (IRE) 5 M Poor Nigel Tinkler 115 lbs 22/1 8 Towards rear - headway 3f out - outpaced and wandered around over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1)
5th 2 Royal Dream (GB) 4 G AVG Ed Dunlop 135 lbs 15/2 6 Pressed leader early - lost position and dropped to midfield after 1f - weakened over 1f out(op 17/2)
6th 7 Salamancan (FR) 3 G Poor David Menuisier 132 lbs 20/1 1 Took keen hold - prominent - switched right soon after start - pressed leader after 1f - lost second and prominent 8f out - lost ground and dropped to rear 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding was unsteerable in the early stages)(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 5 Bridge (GB) 2 C Poor Brian Meehan 134 lbs 14/1 .5 Took keen hold - in rear - headway and led over 7f out - headed and lost position under 3f out - weakened quickly under 2f out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
8th 4 Mickey Mongoose (GB) 5 G Poor Charlie Johnston 134 lbs 17/2 23 Led - headed and lost position under 3f out - dropped to last and eased inside final furlong - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)