He's on Thyer - and take a Side swipe at Nottingham

THYER can improve on his recent Nottingham second by winning the PricedUp Handicap back at the Colwick Park venue.

- By ANITA CHAMBERS

Bought for just 7,000 guineas last summer after winning one of his two starts for Andrew Balding, Thyer made an immediate impact for Marco Botti when taking a Windsor novice before finishing fifth on his handicap debut at Ascot.

He spent the winter in Dubai with Lucie Botti for what proved a disappointing spell, but Thyer then returned to something like his best on his first British run back, registering a narrow second over the same extended mile he faces here.

Beaten by just a neck, Thyer was raised 2lb for that run but is still slightly below his highest mark and Botti clearly feels this test suits.