9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap.
Nottingham · Sunday, 31 May · 19:25
· 1m 75y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:25
Off time
7
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
GREAT BLASKET (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | 6 |
Stardancer (G)
[T1]
Low-mileage gelding showed progressive form in novice company with 2 runner-up finishes from 3 starts. Improved again when third at Doncaster on handicap debut and seemingly wasn't himself when down the field at Yarmouth next time. Returns…
|
62/237- | Rob Hornby | C G Cox | 4 | 61.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | 7 |
Penelope Valentine (F)
[V]
Third win since joining James Owen at the end of last summer when seeing off 5 rivals at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in January. Looked summed up by higher marks on her last 2 outings, latterly at Southwell in March, but has been eased another 2 …
|
154-193 | Cieren Fallon | James Owen | 4 | 59.9 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 2 | — | Narmar (G) | 1342-00 | George Wood | J Candlish | 6 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 1st | 3 | 2 |
Leadenhall (G)
Dual 1m scorer in 2025. Shaped well on his return when fifth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (1m) 17 days ago, nearest finish having been set too much to do. Never on terms after a slow break when mid-field at Thirsk since but he's clearly …
|
300-571 | J P Sullivan | T D Easterby | 6 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 3 | — | Pulsar Star (G) | 024-229 | R Havlin | T Faulkner | 4 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 3rd | 4 | 4 |
Great Blasket (G)
[B]
Out of form on the all-weather this winter and shaped as if needing the run when fourth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (1m, good to firm) 24 days ago. Lower in the weights than for both of last season's victories and it'd be no surprise to s…
|
006-943 | Jack Doughty | Dr R Newland & J Insole | 6 | 59.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 4 | — | Harlington (G) | 0-21113 | — | Charlie Clover | 5 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 7th | 5 | 1 |
Prodigal Son (G)
[B]
Had some good novice form last spring and finally put it all together when off the mark in a change of headgear at Bath (1m) on return last month. Ran creditably upped in trip when a close third in a 4-runner handicap there (1¼m, good) 19 …
|
0958-13 | Mason Paetel | H Main | 4 | 58.1 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 4th | 6 | 3 |
The Sweet Escape (G)
FAV
[T]
Capitalised on a falling mark when opening account with a determined success in 15-runner C&D handicap in April and was only a nose away from doubling tally at Leicester earlier this month. Perhaps found next outing coming too soon when fo…
|
616244 | Saffie Osborne | D Loughnane | 4 | 55.3 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| — | 6 | — | Marry The Night (G) | 511322 | — | T D Easterby | 4 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 5th | 7 | 5 |
Bass Player (G)
[T]
Winless during 2025 but was placed on 3 occasions. Disappointing both starts so far in 2026, though, soundly beaten on the back of a breathing operation/4-month break at Ripon 3 weeks ago.
|
834-905 | William Pyle | K Frost | 7 | 54.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| — | 8 | — | I Am Me (G) | 825-331 | Rob Hornby | M Murphy | 4 | 59.4 kg | — |
| — | 11 | — | Soames Forsyte (G) | 184550 | — | M Herrington | 7 | 56.2 kg | — |
| — | 12 | — | Between Me And U (G) | 0/7326-6 | — | M Herrington | 5 | 55.3 kg | — |
| — | 15 | — | Onslow Gardens (G) | 92793-9 | Alec Voikhansky | K Frost | 6 | 54.4 kg | — |
Betting forecast: The Sweet Escape (9/4), Leadenhall (5/2), Great Blasket (5/1), Penelope Valentine (7/1), Prodigal Son (8/1), Stardancer (10/1), Bass Player (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6542.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3070.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1534.0 GBP |
| P4 | 768.0 GBP |
| P5 | 382.0 GBP |