August 12 / 16.40 Newbury

16.40

Good To Firm

Friends Of Heros Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £3726
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Friends Of Heros Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00

Form: 777731 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
More promise at Hamilton last month and he got off the mark for this stable with a decisive win in an apprentice handicap at Newcastle last week (1m2f; for this up-and-coming claimer); effectively 4lb higher today but still more appealing than most.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

(5)

29th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

17:20 Hamilton

Hot Team

9st 0lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Patrick Morris

Has won eight races, including four over 1m1f here; third to Dandy's Angel in this race last term, but not been in the best of form this season; others appeal more.

33/1

5

(5)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 35y

Class 6

21:00 Hamilton

Hot Team

9st 3lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Patrick Morris

Has won plenty during his career but a 9yo now and he's been out of form for a while.

20/1

OUR TIP
2nd
1 (5)
Tele Red

2/1

Form: 462261 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Wasn't winning out of turn when scoring at the 14th attempt, always to the fore and coming home clear at Pontefract last week (1m2f, good to firm; amateur riders); 5lb penalty more than the 4lb he's due to go up but he still looks set for another big run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

(14)

24th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

17:03 Doncaster

Tele Red

10st 1lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

In-form 8yo who recorded a 2l success at Pontefract (1m2f, soft) on Monday, ending two-year losing spell; incurs 4lb penalty but Jack Nicholls takes off useful 5lb; could well remain competitive.

4/1

1st

14

(5)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 4

16:33 Pontefract

Tele Red

9st 1lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

8yo who has been beaten on his last 17 starts going back to October 2023 but he's been runner-up on his last two outings (1m, good/soft), most recently here when beaten a neck; he should be fine now back up to 1m2f and he has a strong record here; could be thereabouts.

9/1

10

(4)

6th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

17:15 Haydock

Tele Red

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

In form and pretty consistent but he's exposed and hasn't won for almost two years; likely to give his running but vulnerable to younger legs.

12/1

Form: -25300

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
0-7 and he hasn't been able to escape the handicapper's clutches this season; this represents a considerable ease in grade, however, and he could quite conceivably bounce back to his early form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(1)

12th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Newbury

Monets Sunrise

9st 10lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

prominent, went second going easily under 4f out, ridden and made challenge over 2f out, briefly led over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on

5/1

Form: 612623 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
1m2f winner at Bath in May; she has run to a higher level in three of her four subsequent starts and these conditions should hold no terrors; firmly in the mix.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

6

(1)

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

14:08 Windsor

Mrembo

8st 11lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Has several pieces of C&D form, including a success in 2023 and respectable fourth in latest start; competitively handicapped, having gained last three wins off just 1lb lower; enters calculations.

4/1

4th

5

(3)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 5

20:17 Windsor

Mrembo

9st 5lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Jonathan Portman

All five wins on good or quicker ground, including firm; C&D winner who finished close up behind one who was ahead of her mark in this race last year and she's likely to be primed for this; leading claims for in-form yard.

5/1

3rd

2

(7)

4th May 2026

Firm

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:35 Bath

Mrembo

9st 8lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Jonathan Portman

Five-time winner over 1m2f-11.7f on turf; beaten under 2l after a break at Kempton and might have gone close with more luck.

7/2

Form: 351447

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Took an age to record his first win, finally making the breakthrough in a 1m handicap at Bath in June; ran well to be second at Salisbury yesterday but has a poor overall strike-rate.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

(4)

12th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Newbury

Accrington Stanley

9st 2lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Paul George

Took an age to record his first win, finally making the breakthrough in a 1m handicap at Bath in June; ran well to be second at Salisbury yesterday but has a poor overall strike-rate.

10/1

2nd

3

(1)

11th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:40 Salisbury

Accrington Stanley

9st 10lb

J: Rhiain Ingram

T: Paul George

took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway when short of room 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well and went second towards finish

8/1

7th

1

(2)

30th Jul 2022

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:15 Lingfield (AW)

Accrington Stanley

9st 11lb

J: Rhiain Ingram

T: Paul George

took keen hold, held up in rear, nudged along over 3f out, still plenty to do when ridden 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge

13/2

Non-runners

Accrington Stanley

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.10
Straight Forecast £13.01
Trifecta £25.80

Selections

Telegraph:

Hot Team

POSTDATA:

Tele Red

SPOTLIGHT:

Mrembo

RP Ratings:

Monet's Sunrise

WEST COUNTRY:

Accrington Stanley

The Times:

Mrembo

Daily Mail:

Tele Red

Daily Express:

Tele Red

Daily Mirror:

Tele Red

The Guardian:

Hot Team

The Sun:

Hot Team

The Star:

Hot Team

Daily Record:

Hot Team