Thursday's angles: Nurseries are back, Grade 3 action in Ireland and Elliott at Perth
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The lightly raced Empirical produced a solid display to finish third over course and distance on handicap debut in May. The handicapper has left this mark alone and Ed Walker’s gelding should be getting off the mark sooner rather than later.
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 26 | Wet Wetherby | 8f GF | 63yHc | 9-9 h | 1/13 | Inferno (nk) | 5/1 | 65 | 70 |
| 26 May 26 | Red Redcar | 7f GF | 63yHc | 9-3 h | 2/13 | Rousham (1L) | 7/1 | 64 | 68 |
| 2 May 26 | Don Doncaster | 7f GF | 63yHc | 9-4 h1 | 2/9 | Tekitoff (½L) | 16/1 | 63 | 62 |
| 13 Apr 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 6f St | 63yHc | 9-9 | 13/13 | Pivotal Terms (9¾L) | 14/1 | 65 | 36 |
| 14 Oct 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 6f St | 62yHc | 9-9 | 4/8 | Fizzy Cristal (2¾L) | 16/1 | 65 | 56 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 6f St | 62yHc | 9-9 | 3/8 | Lanarra (½L) | 11/1 | 65 | 60 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 26 | Nby Newbury | 8f GS | 53yHc | 9-3 | 5/10 | Storm Point (3½L) | 33/1 | 69 | 68 |
| 16 May 26 | Don Doncaster | 8f GS | 63yHc | 9-4 | 2/14 | Tarmonbarry Kid (¾L) | 40/1 | 65 | 70 |
| 23 Apr 26 | Bev Beverley | 10f Gd | 43yMd | 9-3 | 8/8 | Fighter's Spirit (17L) | 80/1 | - | 40 |
| 10 Apr 26 | Thi Thirsk | 8f Gd | 4Nv | 8-13 | 4/7 | Simon Pierre (4¼L) | 80/1 | - | 65 |
| 21 Aug 25 | Cfd Chelmsford (AW) | 7f St/Slw | 52yMd | 9-7 p1 | 10/10 | Galileo Island (17½L) | 100/1 | - | 32 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 26 | Ayr Ayr | 7f Sft | 53yHc | 9-9 | 5/8 | Circle Of Trust (7¾L) | 17/2 | 70 | 56 |
| 2 Jun 26 | Pon Pontefract | 6f Gd | 5HcF | 9-7 | 8/8 | Ruby Red Gove (26L) | 14/1 | 74 | - |
| 15 May 26 | Yor York | 5f Gd | 33yHc | 8-10 | 15/17 | Fortification (15½L) | 40/1 | 77 | 26 |
| 16 Apr 26 | Rip Ripon | 6f GS | 43yHc | 9-8 | 7/13 | Empress Olivia (10½L) | 5/1 | 79 | 50 |
| 14 Oct 25 | Lei Leicester | 6f Gd | 52yNvF | 9-8 | 1/8 | White Island (1¾L) | 10/11F | 75 | 78 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Red Redcar | 6f GS | 2yL | 8-13 | 11/15 | Ardisia (8¼L) | 11/1 | - | 69 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 26 | Not Nottingham | 8.5f Gd | 53yHc | 9-5 p1 | 3/7 | Valkyrie Storm (1½L) | 9/2 | 66 | 68 |
| 28 Jan 26 | Kem Kempton (AW) | 8f St/Slw | 4Md | 8-10 | 8/12 | Palladas (11½L) | 12/1 | - | 57 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Wol Wolverhampton (AW) | 8.5f St | 42yNv | 9-7 | 3/12 | Objector (8½L) | 25/1 | - | 65 |
| 12 Dec 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 7f St | 52yMd | 9-7 | 7/9 | Tales Of Wisdom (20L) | 2/1 | - | 32 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 26 | Crl Carlisle | 7f Gd | 5HcF | 9-5 | 7/10 | Sandy Craic (6¾L) | 28/1 | 67 | 53 |
| 21 May 26 | Cat Catterick | 7f Gd | 5HcF | 9-0 | 6/8 | Velvet Rhythm (5½L) | 33/1 | 70 | 59 |
| 1 Jan 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 7f St | 43yHc | 8-12 | 7/8 | Gorey Gold (5½L) | 50/1 | 72 | 59 |
| 18 Dec 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 6f St | 52yNvF | 9-6 | 7/11 | Cherry Baker (8¼L) | 16/1 | 73 | 52 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 6f St | 52yNv | 9-7 | 7/10 | Cotai Lights (7L) | 10/1 | - | 53 |
| 3 Nov 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 6f St | 52yMdF | 9-0 | 1/8 | Diamondinthedark (¾L) | 28/1 | - | 66 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 25 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 8f St | 52yNvF | 9-2 | 10/14 | K Sarra (18½L) | 25/1 | - | 37 |
| 7 Oct 25 | Lei Leicester | 8f GS | 42yMdF | 9-2 | 6/9 | Oh Yes You Do (2L) | 12/1 | - | 61 |
| 5 Aug 25 | Nby Newbury | 7f GF | 42yMdF | 9-2 | 8/10 | Touleen (12L) | 16/1 | - | 46 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 26 | Mus Musselburgh | 8f Gd | 63yHc | 9-6 b | 2/7 | Only Dream Big (nse) | 11/4 | 62 | 68 |
| 5 Jun 26 | Mus Musselburgh | 8f Gd | 63yHc | 9-9 b | 1/6 | Lope Y Linda (4¾L) | 7/4J | 53 | 66 |
| 18 May 26 | Crl Carlisle | 8f Sft | 63yHc | 8-12 b | 1/10 | Hatamoto (1½L) | 7/2 | 49 | 55 |
| 8 May 26 | Rip Ripon | 10f Gd | 63yHc | 8-13 b | 3/8 | Vietnorm (6L) | 11/1 | 50 | 45 |
| 26 Apr 26 | Wet Wetherby | 8f GF | 63yHc | 9-5 | 4/8 | Hood Wink (3L) | 7/2 | 51 | 51 |
| 20 Apr 26 | Red Redcar | 8f GF | 63yHc | 8-11 | 6/12 | Wild Thoughts (8L) | 9/1 | 51 | 47 |
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 26 | Mus Musselburgh | 8f Gd | 63yHc | 9-3 | 7/7 | Only Dream Big (12L) | 12/1 | 62 | 40 |
| 26 May 26 | Red Redcar | 7f GF | 63yHc | 9-3 p1 | 11/13 | Rousham (9½L) | 9/2 | 64 | 45 |
| 30 Apr 26 | Red Redcar | 8f GF | 63yHc | 9-9 | 4/9 | Ephron (4¼L) | 15/2 | 64 | 62 |
| 12 Apr 26 | Mus Musselburgh | 8f Gd | 53yHc | 9-0 | 4/10 | Suddenly I See (10½L) | 8/1 | 65 | 52 |
| 21 Mar 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 63yHc | 9-8 | 2/9 | Smartanck (nk) | 8/1 | 64 | 65 |
| 6 Feb 26 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 8f St | 53yHc | 9-3 | 4/7 | Maria Da Silva (3¼L) | 28/1 | 65 | 61 |