2:58 Nottingham Tips

Sea The Power came good on the third start in great style when beating an odds-on shot last month at Ayr. That represents a level of form above anything achieved by today's field.

The form of the £30k Goodwood maiden that Pearl River ran in has already been given a decent boost when A Taste Of Glory - 2.5L behind Pearl River that day - duly obliged on Monday by winning a 13-runner maiden race at Brighton with something to spare. Pearl River wasn't given a hard time when unable to catch smart-looking Bay Of Brilliance over ten furlongs on good to soft, and it now looks likely the opening handicap mark of 76 for Lord Carnarvon's colt is somewhat generous, albeit this is quite a hot little nursery.

Dunkeld Dreamer's last race can be disregarded in terms of form pointers. It was a three-runner muddling race on an artificial surface that still managed to include barging and switching in its description. The race before was turf (Bev), and he made short work of 6 rivals by over 6 lengths. That was soft ground and a third win. The handicapper's got stuck in with 10 pounds more here, but given the improvement and consistency on turf and the ease of that win, it's probable that the penalty can be defied.

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