Moyassar looks well set to chalk up another win

RACING: Hannon’s colt backed to break duck on turf despite carrying top weight

Nottingham serves up some taxing handicaps, but one solution is perhaps reasonably straightforward thanks to Richard Hannon’s top weight MOYASSAR.

The colt has yet to strike on turf, but can put that right in the British EBF Nursery Handicap on the back of an admirably consistent profile in his five runs to date.

Moyassar did justify the odds with ease on Chelmsford’s Polytrack three starts ago, but could then finish only second at 4-7 next time.

He has since put up a muchimproved performance, when a halflength third to a winning stablemate in a valuable race at York and down to the minimum trip for the first time after a two-month break, this is a golden opportunity.

There is significantly more ground to cover in the Bet At racinguk.com Handicap over a mile and six furlongs, and it is undoubtedly TARTE TROPEZIENNE’S turn to get home in front.

The four-year-old is highly consistent, if rarely successful, and proved her stamina when going mighty close over course and distance two weeks ago.

In the racinguk.com Novice Stakes, JUST WAIT is another set to relish the extra distance.

Mark Johnston’s filly was in her element when getting the better of a short-priced favourite over a mile and a half at Hamilton last time, and there is every reason to anticipate two more furlongs here will play to her strengths.

Shrewd doctor Richard Newland is keen to keep MAURICIO busy after his narrow success at Southwell last week and it makes sense to back his judgement in Fakenham’s Greene King IPA Handicap Hurdle.

The four-year-old is allowed to race off the same mark under conditional jockey Charlie Hammond, with whom Mauricio is reunited on ground forecast to be perfect for a follow-up win.

Nicholls’ LISA DE VASSY looks a very likely winner of the Breeders’ Cup Live On At The Races Fillies’ Juvenile Hurdle.

SELECTIONS

FAKENHAM: 1.00 The Very Thing, 1.30 Mauricio, 2.00 Lisa De Vassy, 2.30 Knocknanuss, 3.00 Scooby, 3.30 Beau Sancy, 4.00 Skandiburg.

NOTTINGHAM: 12.40 Dalaalaat, 1.10 Funny Man, 1.40 Bobby K, 2.10 MOYASSAR (NAP), 2.40 Becker, 3.10 Tarte Tropezienne, 3.40 Just Wait, 4.10 Cold Fusion.

DOUBLE: Just Wait and Moyassar.