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Hunt and Billingham-Hine clean up at Nottingham

The opens on Monday evening came from Nottingham and two trainers dominated proceedings at Colwick Park.

Chris Oliver

07 Oct 2025

Hunt lands a Nottingam four-timer

Kim Billingham-Hine and Nathan Hunt mopped up the six opens at Nottingham on Monday evening between them, including a four-timer for the latter.

The pick of Hunt’s quartet of victors was arguably Droopys Flotilla, a facile winner of the Arc Stayers Trophy over 680m.

The 1/5 favourite turned prominently behind Sugar Candice before taking it up at the third turn and romping clear for six-length success from Vale Bluebell in 41.03 (+20).

Hunt's Whisky Flame (5/6fav) had to share the spoils with Skyfall Belle (5/2) in the Arc Winner Of One Sprint Trophy, as they crossed the line together and the judge couldn’t split them. The winning time was 17.93.

Hunt also took the first and third heats of the ARC Four Bend Dual Distance Trophy over 480m, starting with Scooby The Boss who hacked up at 1/3 in 28.12 (+20).

The favourite showed sufficient early speed to turn in front and was never going to be caught from there, as he came home seven and a quarters lengths clear of Magical Bertie.

His kennelmate Newinn Oscar (10/11fav) showed tremendous back straight pace to hit the front at the halfway mark in heat three and he went to won score in style from Glenhead Sam in 28.24 (+20).

Droopys Poker ran riot for Billingham-Hine in the second heat with a smart display of all-round speed for a trap-to-line success from Brinkleys Louis in a standard-setting 28.08 (+20).

Equally as impressive was his kennel companion Pain Barrier, who could hardly have landed the Arc 480m Maiden Trophy any easier in 28.18 (+10).

The 4/9 favourite was first to show and quickly raced into a big lead, before extending it even further down the far side and crossing the line eight and a quarter lengths to the good from In Form Lady.