William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 36 Nursery Handicap (Racing League)

Southwell (AW)

17:45

Date 2023-09-13

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £14,174

Winning Time 1m 27.04s (slow by 2.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Commander Crouch (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	5/1	Won
2nd	Faster Bee (GB) Ben Curtis · Richard Hughes	17/2	0.3
3rd	Parker's Piece (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck · Michael Bell	12/1	2.25
4th	Buttercross Flyer (IRE) Jonny Peate · Craig Lidster	15/2	0.1
5th	Bits And Bobs (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	28/1	.5
6th	Batal Dandy (IRE) Cam Hardie · Richard Fahey	40/1	1.25
7th	Bigger Than Giga (IRE) Luke Catton · Kevin Philippart De Foy	25/1	0.2
8th	Crimson Spirit (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Daniel & Claire Kubler	2/1F	.75
9th	Up The Jazz (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	17/2	1
10th	Madame Christine (GB) Josephine Gordon · Ann Duffield	50/1	1.25
11th	Dubai Hills (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Amy Murphy	5/1	.5
12th	Blow Me Away (IRE) Luke Morris · Stuart Williams	125/1	0.2

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (11)	Crimson Spirit Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	136	—	641	81	89	-	16d	—	—	+1	25	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Suited by the step up to 7f at Epsom last time and could well build on that success
6 (2)	Commander Crouch Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	130	—	746352	75	85	-	6d	—	—	+1	17.8	0.75/1	4 25%
Creditable second in 7f nursery at Haydock last week; likely player off same mark
4 (5)	Dubai Hills Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Amy Murphy	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Amy Murphy	132	b	24624	77	84	-	18d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Interesting in this new scenario, being out of a 7f AW winner; first win is possible
7 (1)	Faster Bee Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Richard Hughes	J:Ben Curtis T:Richard Hughes	129	—	64804	74	86	52	15d	—	—	-1	8.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Made an encouraging nursery debut at Newbury; possibilities off same mark
9 (3)	Buttercross Flyer Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Craig Lidster	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Craig Lidster	124	—	52261	69	87	65	13d	—	—	+13	21.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Made all in Racing League event at Newcastle (AW debut) two weeks ago; commands respect
8 (8)	Up The Jazz Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	125	—	722341	70	84	-	13d	—	—	+14	20.9	2.25/1	10 10%
May build on last-time-out Carlisle success, provided he takes to AW
5 (6)	Parkers Piece Grey J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Bell	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Bell	131	—	52378	76	83	63	6d	—	—	+5	11.4	2.50/1	11 9%
Needs to improve on his two nursery efforts; others preferred
3 (10)	Bits And Bobs Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	129536	78	84	11	4d	—	—	+6	11.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Finished last of six at Kempton four days ago on AW/stable debut; something to prove
1 (9)	Bigger Than Giga Bay J:Luke Catton(5) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	137	—	3110	82	78	46	18d	—	—	+18	22.1	4.75/1	20 5%
2-2 over 7f, the wins gained on AW; may have more to offer back in similar scenario
12 (4)	Batal Dandy Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	116	—	056	61	81	-	16d	—	—	+1	3.5	8.00/1	33 3%
May be capable of improvement off this low weight on handicap debut
10 (12)	Madame Christine Grey J:Josephine Gordon T:Ann Duffield	J:Josephine Gordon T:Ann Duffield	122	—	643	67	82	56	24d	—	—	+5	8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran well in C&D maiden last time; open to progress in handicaps; one to consider
11 (7)	Blow Me Away Chestnut J:Luke Morris T:Stuart Williams	J:Luke Morris T:Stuart Williams	118	t	87009	63	78	43	13d	—	—	+2	3.7	24.75/1	100 1%
Handicap debutant who holds weak claims on novice form (five attempts)

Horse	bet365	Coral
Crimson Spirit	11/4	5/2
Commander Crouch	4	4
Dubai Hills	5	11/2
Faster Bee	15/2	15/2
Buttercross Flyer	9	9/1
Up The Jazz	10	10
Parkers Piece	11	11
Bits And Bobs	16	16
Bigger Than Giga	20	20
Batal Dandy	33	33
Madame Christine	33	40/1
Blow Me Away	100	80

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Crimson Spirit

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Bigger Than Giga

22.1

OR: 8 Form: 12.9 Odds: 1.2

3rd

Buttercross Flyer

21.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 14 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Up The Jazz

20.9

OR: 5 Form: 14 Odds: 1.9

Commander Crouch

17.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

Dubai Hills

14.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Bits And Bobs

11.5

OR: 7 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.4

Parkers Piece

11.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

Faster Bee

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Madame Christine

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Blow Me Away

3.7

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Batal Dandy

3.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bigger Than Giga	82	78	46
Crimson Spirit	81	89	—
Bits And Bobs	78	84	11
Dubai Hills	77	84	—
Parkers Piece	76	83	63
Commander Crouch	75	85	—
Faster Bee	74	86	52
Up The Jazz	70	84	—
Buttercross Flyer	69	87	65
Madame Christine	67	82	56
Blow Me Away	63	78	43
Batal Dandy	61	81	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bits And Bobs	4d ago	Quick return
Commander Crouch	6d ago	Quick return
Parkers Piece	6d ago	Quick return
Buttercross Flyer	13d ago	Quick return
Up The Jazz	13d ago	Quick return
Blow Me Away	13d ago	Quick return
Faster Bee	15d ago	Fit
Crimson Spirit	16d ago	Fit
Batal Dandy	16d ago	Fit
Dubai Hills	18d ago	Fit
Bigger Than Giga	18d ago	Fit
Madame Christine	24d ago	Fit