19.37
Good To SoftThelma Horne Memorial Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £8191.2
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.50
Form: 54-404 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (2) |
25th Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Has won a couple of Class 4s this year but looks vulnerable in a race of this nature, especially after a tepid last run. |
16/1 |
|
7th 10 (8) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Hindered by a shortage of room at Brighton last time; has won at Goodwood and Newmarket this summer but faces a stiffer task off current mark upped in class. |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 (5) |
5th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 216y Class 4 |
10st 3lb |
Showed career-best form when leading close home at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) last month and has now won under Oliver Carmichael on two of his last three outings; ought to cope with the undulations here and can make his presence felt again. |
7/2 |
33/1
- Place: £8.70
Form: 228-00
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 (1) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
A 1m maiden winner for Ed Walker; no worthwhile form over hurdles or on the Flat (two handicaps) for this operation. |
33/1 |
|
10th 4 (8) |
7th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
A fair 1m maiden for Ed Walker; last of 13 for his new yard on his handicap debut at Lingfield (1m2f) in February, though, and well held over hurdles at Kempton since. |
25/1 |
|
6th 9 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 10lb |
Runner-up twice on Flat for previous stable; couple of poor performances, including over hurdles, for new yard. |
40/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 450-37 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
9th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Well treated on best turf form; placed twice for new yard; down the field returned to AW last time and still has something to prove in this sphere; however, this class-drop may have positive effect. |
10/1 |
|
8th 6 (10) |
27th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Runs over shy of 1m for the first time in ages (may well help) on her Tapeta debut; shown enough in three runs for her current, in-form yard to suggest this mark is well within reach; shortlisted. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 4 (7) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
All three wins for Alice Haynes were on ground slower than good; had lost her way but the signs have been a tad more encouraging for James Owen and she's on a dangerous mark. |
4/1 |
5/1
Form: 351018 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (9) |
2nd Sep 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Won 22-runner Class 5 at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) in March and added to tally at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) in May; runner-up off this mark at Newmarket (1m) on penultimate start; fine on AW (4-33), so he's one of the likeliest. |
7/2 |
|
6th 1 (3) |
14th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Won at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) and Thirsk (1m, good to firm) in the spring and he got back to his best when going very close over C&D two weeks ago; only 1lb higher and he's a big player if he can repeat that form. |
15/8 |
|
2nd 2 (2) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Doubled his tally on turf with big-field amateur riders' win at Doncaster (good to soft) in March and he scored again at Thirsk (also 1m, good to firm) in May; was better than ever with those wins but he's not threatened in his last three starts and he's still 5lb higher than for his last success; others are more persuasive. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 8-8158 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (7) |
3rd Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Two AW wins at 1m for previous yard and he has run to a fair level for this one, on AW and good to soft; on a handy mark now but needs to show he has the stamina for this stiff test back at 1m. |
25/1 |
|
8th 2 (9) |
13th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Won with cheekpieces added at Chelmsford (1m, Polytrack) in February but that was a seller and he's been well back in handicaps in three runs for his current yard; continues to drop down the weights but he's untried at this trip and others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
5th 3 (6) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Left Karl Burke after winning an AW seller in February (1m); nearer last than first in two 1m handicaps for current yard. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: 9-0647
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (1) |
5th Oct 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won twice on AW (6f) for Robert Cowell last autumn but he's finished down the field in most of his runs for new yard this season; has dropped a long way in the weights but losing run is up to 15 and others are preferred. |
10/1 |
|
6th 7 (14) |
23rd Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Won twice on AW (6f) for Robert Cowell last autumn and he is thrown in on that form; mostly not at his best since joining this stable but now drops into class 6 company for just the second time. |
12/1 |
|
6th 10 (6) |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Won twice on AW (6f) for Robert Cowell last autumn and he is thrown in on that form; not at his best for new yard this year and hopes rest on the return to sprinting reviving his fortunes. |
25/1 |
9/2
Form: /528-9 C
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (8) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Won on good and soft ground as a 2yo; nearly added a Newmarket 1m handicap during a light second season and fast ground (for which she's been withdrawn before) was perhaps not ideal when down the field 13 days ago; better expected. |
9/2 |
|
9th 7 (5) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Dual winning juvenile (maiden/nursery) who was off for 324 days before showing mixed form in three starts from September last year, just failing in Newmarket handicap (1m, good) but lesser shows either side of that; she missed two runs on account of the ground (good to firm) last month; tongue-tie now added; looks on a handy mark. |
12/1 |
13/2
Form: 3109-0 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (6) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
2lb lower than the mark he defied at Sandown last August but that's for a reason; remains best watched. |
14/1 |
|
7th 9 (4) |
19th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Two wins over C&D but his mark suffered after a comfortable win at Sandown (1m, good) around a year ago; handicapper's releasing his grip and last time's fifth at Ffos Las was a step in the right direction, however; might go well. |
12/1 |
|
5th 5 (1) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Won three over this trip last year, twice from the front on turf, latterly off a 3lb lower mark; well held in two runs back but this is less competitive under Billy Loughnane and he may well be able to get his own way in this smaller field; possibilities if so. |
6/1 |
7/2
Form: 847832
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (11) |
3rd Oct 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Had a busy spell so couldn't be blamed for flagging a little when last seen at Sandown in July; he had won there earlier that month off 4lb lower than today, though, and ran well enough in his one C&D run (after a layoff) to think he can go well back on this track. |
13/2 |
|
4th 2 (5) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
First turf win when a neck victor over C&D earlier this month (good) and might have followed up off this 3lb higher mark had he not been carried left late on at Windsor; 2lb higher in future; player. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
13th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Prevailed by a neck at Sandown (1m, good) last time, registering a first success on turf; back up 3lb but remains well treated on the pick of his AW form; gained his other wins back-to-back. |
9/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £65.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £116.58 |
| Tricast | £373.28 |
| Trifecta | £381.40 |