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17.10

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Gold & Silver Exchange Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 1m 0f 3y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Gold & Silver Exchange Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: -70634

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Inconsistent maiden who has his quirks; can miss the start and pull hard, while he did some hanging when fourth of the five runners last time; not the percentage call.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

(5)

3rd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:10 Nottingham

Symphony Of Joy

9st 13lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Inconsistent maiden who has missed the start and/or pulled hard; no problem with 9.5f on Tapeta last time, when turning in his best effort since handicapping (made most), but history suggests he's no good thing to build on it.

6/1

3rd

6

(7)

21st Jul 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Symphony Of Joy

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Struggled since handicapping this year and he blew the start at Wetherby last month before pulling too hard on Tapeta a fortnight ago; goes beyond 1m for the first time and will need to settle better upped from 7f.

16/1

Form: 4-5721

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
The breakthrough win had been coming and she was strong through the line over 7f at Kempton 11 days ago; every chance even with a 6lb rise.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

10

(6)

19th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Piazza

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Ollie Sangster

Her fifth of 12 over C&D in June was a fair effort and she bettered that when going close at Ffos Las (7.5f, good) a fortnight ago; gets a 2lb nudge for that but she's in the picture.

5/1

2nd

6

(5)

4th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

16:00 Ffos Las

Piazza

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Ollie Sangster

Six-race maiden; made quite promising seasonal debut when fifth of 12 at Kempton (7f, AW) in June but her return to turf last month was underwhelming; others have more pressing claims.

13/2

Form: 986531 D

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Got up to beat the favourite with the pair clear last week at Windsor (1m, good to firm) and he's unexposed at this trip; may well defy the penalty but softening ground could complicate matters.
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1st

1

(5)

24th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

18:48 Windsor

Ecclefechan

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: John Ryan

0-15 but he wasn't discredited when a staying-on third of six in 5f Musselburgh handicap 17 days ago; has his stamina to prove over this markedly longer trip, though.

8/1

3rd

6

(2)

7th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 4

15:50 Musselburgh

Ecclefechan

8st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Ryan

14-race maiden; second in a C&D novice in 2025, but has raced mainly over further since; beaten over 7l back over 5f at Newmarket last time; bit to prove.

25/1

Form: 65900- D

Last run: 283 days

W: 9st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Ended 2024 in fine form, winning four on the bounce, but 2025 was disappointing; returns from an absence (had wind op in March) with a point to prove.
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No Results Found

Form: 239325 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Dual AW winner for George Scott; continues to run well enough for current yard to believe he can go in again off a sliding mark.
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5th

7

(3)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:32 Newmarket (July)

Crimson Rambler

9st 0lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Matt Crawley

Won two AW handicaps for George Scott in March; fair efforts in the last two of his three runs for current yard but his latest second was in a three-runner race at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm); this drop back in trip could suit but he needs to find more to make the breakthrough on turf.

10/1

2nd

2

(4)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

19:33 Nottingham

Crimson Rambler

9st 6lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Matt Crawley

Won two AW handicaps for George Scott in March; ran well on the second of two outings for current stable when third of ten at Newmarket (1m, good) last month; this looks easier and he should go close, at the least.

5/2

Form: 0-7335

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Five ran in the two races in which he finished third over 1m/1m2f here before a lesser show at Newmarket; the hood sported for those last three races is now left off; not overly convincing.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(4)

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Newmarket (July)

Big Alex Walmsley

8st 13lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Eight-race maiden who has finished third in Yarmouth handicaps (1m/1m2f, good to firm) in his last two runs but those were five-runner events and he was beaten 5l last time; others preferred.

20/1

3rd

4

(2)

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 6

16:38 Yarmouth

Big Alex Walmsley

9st 6lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Seven-race maiden; has mixed record but gave good account when third of five in higher-grade race here (1m, good to firm; first-time hood) last month; could have a say if stamina holds out over this new trip.

9/2

Form: 67-535

Last run: 70 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
0-6; a couple of fair efforts for James Horton, though not the latest; has since joined James Owen who fits blinkers (replacing a visor); no surprise should he deliver his best run yet.
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5th

8

(5)

21st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:56 Brighton

Meritocratic

8st 10lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: James Horton

Lightly raced; gelded and in a first-time visor when a front-running third at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm); had no excuses in that 4.25l defeat but it's something to build on.

6/1

3rd

8

(9)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Windsor

Meritocratic

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: James Horton

Out of the frame in four starts, failing to run up to market expectations on handicap debut at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) seven weeks ago; gelded since and a visor is now given a go; interesting to see if his backers return.

10/1

Form: 226296 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Sole win in 14 runs came in a 6f handicap here last summer; mostly kept to the AW since then and got hampered when 9-2 back on turf at Beverley (extended 1m).
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6th

2

(3)

13th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

16:45 Beverley

Amarachi

9st 11lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Joseph Parr

Raced on turf only once since June 2025's Yarmouth handicap debut win (6f), going close over just shy of today's trip twice in the winter; no threat on either previous return from a triple-figure number of days out.

14/1

9th

10

(1)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

17:13 Wolverhampton (AW)

Amarachi

9st 4lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Joseph Parr

Creditable second in three of her four runs since upped to 1m; beaten only a neck at Chelmsford latest; threatening to record a second win.

7/2

Betting Forcast

8/1 Symphony Of Joy, 2/1 Piazza, 3/1 Ecclefechan, 16/1 Captain Corelli, 13/2 Crimson Rambler, 14/1 Big Alex Walmsley, 13/2 Meritocratic, 8/1 Amarachi

Verdict

John Ryan’s ECCLEFECHAN needed every yard of this new trip to win at Windsor and he could well have more to offer. Piazza is a clear threat, while Meritocratic has to be of interest on his debut for James Owen.[Alistair Jones]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ecclefechan

Telegraph:

Piazza

The Times:

Crimson Rambler

RP RATINGS:

Ecclefechan

POSTDATA:

Ecclefechan

NEWMARKET:

Ecclefechan

D Express:

Ecclefechan

The Sun:

Ecclefechan

Daily Mirror:

Piazza

The Star:

Piazza

Daily Record:

Piazza