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Going - Good to Soft (Good in places). 
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Formscan  - SPORTS DAY was no match for a well-handicapped rival at Yarmouth when tackling this distance for the first time. Michael Bell's gelding finished ahead of Grindleton (fourth) on that occasion and is expected to confirm the form. Veld produced her best effort to date when fourth at Lingfield and is an interesting contender on her handicap bow. Thimble and Stepanov head the remainder.

12
74-0
Houndswood Willow (IRE) b g 9-9

Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Coral Shell(High Chaparral)

vs1(31) (Mr G Shaughnessy)
Rated 65

211
6-24
Stepanov (IRE) ch g 9-9

Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Shining Bright(Galileo)

(38) (Mr Mohamed Saeed Al Shehhi)
Rated 65

312
7-32
Sports Day (IRE) ch g 9-8

Lope De Vega (IRE)-Eleanor Powell(Exceed And Excel)

(19) (Ballylinch And The Heatherdonians 2)
Rated 64

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sports Day (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Grindleton (GB)1
30th Apr 2026 Yarmouth(1m 2f 23yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Sports Day (IRE) 2nd (11/4 9-8 Rated 63) Billy Loughnane 4.50L in front of Grindleton (GB) 4th (5/1 9-8 Rated 63) Tom Marquand (7 ran)
sp
44
568
Premier Cru (GB) b f 9-7

Nathaniel (IRE)-Perfectly Spirited(Invincible Spirit)

hd2(19) (Premier Cru Partnership)
Rated 63

57
546
Thimble (GB) b f 9-6

Time Test (GB)-Hereby(Pivotal)

(29) (Mr J H Richmond-Watson)
Rated 62

63
90-0
Tenison (GB) b f 9-6

Cable Bay (IRE)-Hinting(Nathaniel)

(32) (Trebles Holford Thoroughbreds)
Rated 62

710
735
Veld (IRE) b f 9-5

Bobby's Kitten (USA)-Quicksand(Footstepsinthesand)

(21) (Sir Richard Pilkington & Mrs S Rogers)
Rated 61

89
43-4
Grindleton (GB) b g 9-5

Ribchester (IRE)-Chamomile(Teofilo)

(19) (Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook)
Rated 61

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Grindleton (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sports Day (IRE)1
30th Apr 2026 Yarmouth(1m 2f 23yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Sports Day (IRE) 2nd (11/4 9-8 Rated 63) Billy Loughnane 4.50L in front of Grindleton (GB) 4th (5/1 9-8 Rated 63) Tom Marquand (7 ran)
sp
98
536
Aurelune (IRE) b f 9-5

Ghaiyyath (IRE)-Queen Of Carthage(Cape Cross)

(34) (Sheikh Hamed Dalmook Al Maktoum)
Rated 61

101
46-5
Mohaab (GB) b f 9-2

Mohaather (GB)-Abbotsfield(Sakhee's Secret)

(35) (Kebar Racing)
Rated 58

115
80-3
Labiche (GB) ch g 9-1

Tasleet (GB)-Labise(Azamour)

(21) (T A Frost & Simon Broke & Partners)
Rated 57

126
23-6
Lady Lauren (IRE) b f 8-4

New Bay (GB)-Queenhope(Kendargent)

(20) (Lilly Hall Syndicates)
Rated 44

First Time - In a Flat Handicap Premier Cru, Houndswood Willow, Stepanov, Aurelune, Thimble, Tenison, Veld. Visor Houndswood Willow» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 11/4 Sports Day, 11/2 Stepanov, 7/1 Premier Cru, 8/1 Aurelune, 10/1 Grindleton, Mohaab, 12/1 Thimble, Veld, 14/1 Tenison, Houndswood Willow, 16/1 Labiche, Lady Lauren.

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Ed Bethell/Callum Rodriguez
3
18
16

H Morrison/Rob Hornby
1
7
14

Michael Bell/Hector Crouch
1
7
14

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
6
75
8

Michael Bell
5
33
15

James Fanshawe
5
23
21

H Morrison
4
18
22

Ed Bethell
4
39
10

Henry Candy
2
18
11

D Kubler
2
11
18

Ed Giles
1
8
12

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rossa Ryan
15
76
19

Kieran Shoemark
10
56
17

Rob Hornby
10
75
13

Tom Marquand
9
64
14

Callum Rodriguez
9
44
20

Hector Crouch
8
58
13

Lewis Edmunds
7
47
14

S A Gray
4
28
14

Marco Ghiani
4
42
9

D Egan
4
60
6

Olivia Tubb
2
15
13

Pierre-Louis Jamin
2
36
5

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Nottingham

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
58
436
13

Michael Bell
24
227
11

James Fanshawe
23
189
12

H Morrison
22
164
13

Tom Dascombe
14
187
7

Henry Candy
14
125
11

Ed Bethell
12
44
27

Ed Giles
11
92
12

William & Grassick
8
37
22

Peter Chapple-Hyam
6
44
14

D Kubler
6
46
13

Edward Smyth-osbourne
0
3
0

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Nottingham

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rob Hornby
28
189
15

Rossa Ryan
23
164
14

Tom Marquand
23
211
11

Hector Crouch
20
135
15

Lewis Edmunds
15
135
11

Kieran Shoemark
11
99
11

Callum Rodriguez
10
61
16

Marco Ghiani
8
57
14

Pierre-Louis Jamin
3
46
7

S A Gray
2
59
3

D Egan
2
14
14

Olivia Tubb
1
7
14

For Jockeys in this race

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