Nottingham, Tuesday 11 August 2026: Racing Tips and Selections

Nottingham, Tuesday 11 August 2026: Racing Tips and Selections

A Tuesday evening card at Nottingham on good to firm ground. Three races, small fields, and a few angles worth backing. The track rewards horses that handle quick conditions, and with several yards running hot through the past fortnight, there is enough here to put a case together. Good to firm suits front-runners and horses with a clean action, so that filters the shortlists considerably.

6:15 — Bet Smarter With Oddschecker+ Novice Stakes (6f, Good To Firm)

Three runners, so forget each-way. This is a straight win market and the pick is clear enough.

Jeyoush for Simon and Ed Crisford gets the nod. James Doyle takes the ride, and his Nottingham record is strong, converting at 21% from 330 rides here with an A/E of 1.02. The Crisford yard has gone 7/27 in the last 14 days, which is a yard firing at a healthy clip. Jeyoush is a debutant, so there is always uncertainty, but Crisford twos have a habit of showing up ready to run, and Doyle does not take a Tuesday evening booking at a track he knows well unless he fancies the horse’s chances. Rated at 2/1 across the board, the price is fair rather than generous, but this is the most professionally assembled package in the race.

Blessed Voyager at 11/10 has form figures of 1-2 and Ralph Beckett is a solid trainer at this track with 18% winners from 373 attempts. The worry is that Beckett has gone just 4 from 41 in the last 14 days, which suggests the yard is not in its sharpest patch right now. Hector Crouch rides, and while his Nottingham record is decent (15%, A/E 0.90), the favourite is not the bet at this price when Jeyoush at the same odds looks the fresher angle.

7:45 — Oddschecker+ Subscription Service Handicap Stakes (5f, Good To Firm)

Michaela’s Boy Each-Way at 5/1 with Boyle Sports is the selection. A winner one start back, he has the experience of today’s five furlongs on good to firm, and at a mark of 89 he is rated as the one to beat in this field. The eighth last time out is on the form card, but prior to that he was winning, and that blip looks more like a rough race than a horse in decline. Marco Ghiani has a Nottingham A/E of 1.03 at 15%, which is respectable without being exceptional, but he rides this trip well and stall six is workable. Robert Cowell has gone 1 from 12 in the last 14 days, which is modest, but Cowell’s sprinters tend to need the right conditions rather than constant prep runs, and good to firm five furlongs at Nottingham fits this horse.

Moulin Booj at 13/8 is the clear market leader and George Scott’s yard has gone 2 from 14 recently, which is not a yard in blistering form. Two seconds in six starts tells the story: placed but not winning. Honest horses in handicaps who keep running into each other are useful in accumulator legs, not in straightforward win bets at odds-on territory.

Each-way on Michaela’s Boy at two places, 1/4 odds. At 5/1 you are taking 5/4 the place, which is a fair return in a seven-runner field.

8:15 — Oddschecker Fillies’ Handicap Stakes (6f, Good To Firm)

Sugar Sugar for Jack Channon and George Bass is the standout selection. A winner last time out, placed in two of the three starts before that, and she handles today’s six furlongs on good to firm. Channon converts at 24% at Nottingham from 29 attempts, with an A/E of 1.36, which is the best trainer figure on the entire card. The yard has also gone 3 from 17 over the last fortnight, showing it is not cold. The weight of 133 lb is the only real concern, but the form line of 9-3-2-1 going into this race is exactly what you want to see. A progressive filly, fit and in form, trained by the hottest handler at this track, priced at 11/8.

Thunderous Love at 5/2 is a place machine rather than a winner. A second last time out is admirable but she has not won in recent starts, and Jonathan Portman has gone 1 from 14 in the last fortnight. Placed bets on consistent runners without recent wins rarely pay off in short-field handicaps.

Come On Eibhlin at 15/2 with Boyle Sports is worth a small each-way play if you want value at a longer price. Dylan Cunha operates at 19% at Nottingham with an A/E of 1.21, which is solid, and the yard has gone 4 from 28 recently. The form of 6-3-3-4-5-9 is mixed, but in a six-runner fillies’ handicap, the each-way terms of two places at 1/4 odds give you a live place chance.

Today’s NAP

Sugar Sugar — Oddschecker Fillies’ Handicap Stakes (8:15, Nottingham)
Odds: 11/8 — Boyle Sports (others: 5/4 Betfred, 5/4 LiveScore Bet)

A winner last time out, placed twice in her three prior starts, and trained by Jack Channon, who converts at 24% at Nottingham with an A/E of 1.36 — the strongest trainer angle on the card. The six furlongs on good to firm is a known quantity for this filly, and a form line that reads 9-3-2-1 into a six-runner fillies’ handicap points squarely at a horse going the right way. At 11/8 she is not generous, but the combination of course-specialist trainer, in-form filly, and suitable conditions makes this the most confident call of the evening.