Lynn Cook takes a Nottingham sprint double on Monday
Nottingham hosted the open race action on Monday night where Lynn Cook picked up a pair of winners in the sprints.
Nottingham double for Cook
Lynn Cook doesn't have a lot of open runners but when she does, they are worth noting, taking her record to 7/33 so far in 2026 with a Nottingham double last night, a very respectable 23% strike rate.
Swift Odran kicked things off, getting away better than he had been in recent starts to reverse the form with No Regrets who had finished in front of him on their last two starts. He has four graded wins and an open over four bends at this track but seems just as happy over the 305m distance which gives his connections plenty of options.
The double was completed in the final open race on the card with Churchill Queen. She had been on a losing run of seven coming in, all in A4 grade, dropping back into a sprint for the first time in her career. There are sub five-second splits on her card over four bends and that early pace proved to be the key, leading up through the middle and driving the bend better than Mynydd Frank who lacked a prior look.
Another to ping out and have the race won early was Terry Munslow's Swift Kipper. She came in after three straight defeats which remarkably was her longest losing run since February. 15/27 is her record since, continuing to produce smart run after smart run, with her early pace always a potent weapon at her disposal.
Over six bends, Jet Stream Jane made it 3-0 in her battle with Carrick Scholsey, though only by a short head. Peter Holland has his open runners in great heart with this his fourth open winner from his last six runners, with the other pair finishing second. There was also an A2 win to open the card for Holland's wonderful veteran Velvet Madrid, her 30th victory on start number 98.
There was a battling win from Kim Billingham-Hine's Newinn Jolly. He has only had 16 starts in his career, making the final of the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby at Monmore back in March so we know that he is a classy type. He found some early trouble after a decent exit but stuck his head down to split Heather Dimmock's two runners at the third bend to get himself to the front.
The other open was the surprise on the night as Shaun Chappell's Mossend Bute turned over Samantha Atkinson's red-hot Cockneys Crafty. The pair came away together but the runner-up could never quite decide on the best side to challenge on with the winner taking the line he wanted to in front to maintain their positions throughout.
