Nottingham track record for Good Acclaim

Good Acclaim continues his winning march

There was a new track record at Nottingham on Monday as Good Acclaim, a litter brother of new Derby champion Lennies Eddie, secured a new clock over the 255m trip. The Stuart Tighe-trained speedball continued his love affair with the Colwick Park venue, a perfect 6/6 at the track. He didn't exactly smash the lids down either but his brute speed carried him around the outside of his rivals to continue his winning spree.

Barry Denby picked up an open race double on the evening started by The Other Kodi. He made it through the opening round of the Derby but was taken out of the second round off colour. Back at his home track, he paced into the lead at the split from the inside draw and was always doing enough on the front end.

The quicker winner of Denby's double was Skeard Daisy May whose 28.17 took over as the quickest time of the year over 480m. She had got her eye back in with an A1 success on her most recent race start, doubling up with ease returned to open company, flying clear by four and three-quarter lengths. 

There was an interesting 480m result as Ballintemple Gem and Strideaway Blunt dead-heated, with both dogs trained by Robert Hall. Only four spots separated the pair as they crossed the line the first time around with the former showing the better early, the latter taking off around the turn before the first named joined her kennelmate again on the line.

Sober Gemstone was a 305m sprint winner for Frank Macklin to get off the mark at the fourth time of asking for the kennel. She had a couple of runs at Suffolk Downs back in February, showing come promise on the second of those before going close on her Nottingham debut last time out. 

The Arc Standard Trophy saw a surprise with De Lifeofriley scoring at 11/1 but as they say, it's certain nothing's certain! Jason Gray's winner was slowly into stride but he made relentless progress through the field to get up late on by half a length. From the Flying Winner/Volcano bottom line, his strength over this trip shouldn't be a surprise.

Kate Harrison got on the board in the final open of the day courtesy of Tantalising Jet. He was another who did the best of his work late on in the piece to make the breakthrough at open race level. An A2 winner at Dunstall Park, he has a litter brother who has won over 712m at Towcester and looks worth a try over a touch further himself.