Lesley Matthews Memorial Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

19:10

Lesley Matthews Memorial Handicap

Date 2024-07-06

Distance 6f18y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Runners (14)

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
6 (5)	Dark Dreamer Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	J:Jack Mitchell T:Robert Cowell	136	—	5-1241	75	81	72	17d	—	—	-7	11.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
2-4 since handicapping, notably a comfortable C&D win last month; not fully exposed
14 (12)	Enderman Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Paul Midgley	J:Dougie Costello T:Paul Midgley	126	b	442222	59	81	72	23d	—	—	-13	28.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good record over C&D; up in class but shouldn't be too far away
1 (13)	Vince Lombardi Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	143	—	35-072	76	81	64	13d	—	—	-2	9.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Best effort for new yard when close 2nd at Ffos Las last month; contender despite 2lb rise
11 (7)	Northfield Lake Bay J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Ralph J Smith	J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:Ralph J Smith	131	—	-43234	70	78	63	13d	—	—	+3	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has shown some promise but he has work to do with Vince Lombardi on a recent Ffos Las run
7 (1)	Call Glory Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	135	p	4-4054	74	80	61	22d	—	—	-2	9.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
0-8 for this yard and hasn't seen his races out on turf this summer; others look stronger
4 (6)	Rayat Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	J:Charlie Bennett T:Saeed bin Suroor	139	—	184-0	72	78	69	49d	—	—	0	7.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced 5yo; all runs so far over 1m+ and drop to 6f asks a new question
8 (11)	Bibendum Bay J:Tyler Heard(3) T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Tyler Heard(3) T:John & Thady Gosden	134	t	3200-	73	75	44	284d	—	—	+4	11.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Had a wind op after a lacklustre handicap debut (5f, AW) last September; betting to guide
12 (9)	Nevernay Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	130	—	59U93	69	78	66	5d	—	—	+2	8.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Improved effort when third at Windsor on Monday's handicap debut; unexposed as a sprinter
5 (2)	Match Play Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Paul Midgley	J:Ben Robinson T:Paul Midgley	138	—	-77397	71	82	63	12d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
On a good mark but below his best the last twice and returning to 6f not sure to suit
9 (3)	Angel's Call Grey J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Nikki Evans	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Nikki Evans	134	—	47159	73	77	67	22d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
5f AW win in April; fair handicap runs since without looking the answer to this puzzle
2 (14)	Captain Cuddles Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Fionn McSharry	J:Ray Dawson T:Fionn McSharry	142	—	0380-8	75	80	71	165d	—	—	+3	7.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Patchy overall record and he returns from a break in a competitive race
10 (8)	Parisiac Bay J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Alice Haynes	J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Alice Haynes	133	v	695553	66	81	65	7d	—	—	+4	8.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has issues at the start and not sure he's in the form required to win this; visor back now
13 (10)	Classy Clarets Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	130	—	6926-7	69	76	36	70d	—	—	+3	5.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Overall record unconvincing; ground perhaps an excuse last time but still carries risk
NR (4)	Ray Vonn Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	139	ht	1489-1	72	80	73	57d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
2-2 over C&D; 3lb rise for May's win not insurmountable; rain a plus; leading contender

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Dark Dreamer	7/2	7/2	7/2
Enderman	11/2	11/2	11/2
Vince Lombardi	7/1	7/1	7/1
Northfield Lake	13/2	13/2	13/2
Call Glory	8/1	15/2	8/1
Rayat	12/1	12/1	12/1
Bibendum	12/1	11/1	12/1
Nevernay	14/1	14/1	14/1
Match Play	16/1	14/1	16/1
Angel's Call	16/1	14/1	16/1
Captain Cuddles	18/1	14/1	18/1
Parisiac	25/1	20/1	25/1
Classy Clarets	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Enderman

28.1

OR: 2.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 13.3

11/2

2nd

Ray Vonn

15.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Northfield Lake

13.6

OR: 5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Angel's Call

12.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Dark Dreamer

11.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Bibendum

11.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.4 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Vince Lombardi

9.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Call Glory

9.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Nevernay

8.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.3 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Match Play

8.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Parisiac

8.1

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Rayat

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Captain Cuddles

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Classy Clarets

5.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vince Lombardi	76	81	64
Dark Dreamer	75	81	72
Captain Cuddles	75	80	71
Call Glory	74	80	61
Bibendum	73	75	44
Angel's Call	73	77	67
Rayat	72	78	69
Ray Vonn	72	80	73
Match Play	71	82	63
Northfield Lake	70	78	63
Nevernay	69	78	66
Classy Clarets	69	76	36
Parisiac	66	81	65
Enderman	59	81	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nevernay	5d ago	Quick return
Parisiac	7d ago	Quick return
Match Play	12d ago	Quick return
Vince Lombardi	13d ago	Quick return
Northfield Lake	13d ago	Quick return
Dark Dreamer	17d ago	Fit
Call Glory	22d ago	Fit
Angel's Call	22d ago	Fit
Enderman	23d ago	Fit
Rayat	49d ago	Fresh
Ray Vonn	57d ago	Fresh
Classy Clarets	70d ago	Fresh
Captain Cuddles	165d ago	Long break
Bibendum	284d ago	Long break