June 09 / 20.10 Goodwood

20.10

Good To Firm

Pacha Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £5574.2
  • 1m 3f 218y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Pacha Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.75
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 35-731 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
0-3 over hurdles; finally came good on his 12th career start when dominating from the front at Chepstow (1m4f, good to firm) last week, coming home 3l clear of five rivals; unlikely to get a soft lead here with Whimsy in opposition but the visor is working well; penalised.
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1st

1

(2)

9th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 218y

Class 5

20:10 Goodwood

Age Of Sail

9st 11lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Gary Moore

sweating, raced in second, led 4f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish

5/4

1st

3

(1)

2nd Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Chepstow

Age Of Sail

9st 7lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary Moore

11-race maiden under both codes but he gave it a good shot from the front when third of ten in a Lingfield handicap (1m5f, AW) last month; conditions should be fine on this return to turf and he's respected off 1lb lower than last time.

4/1

3rd

4

(1)

13th May 2023

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:15 Lingfield (AW)

Age Of Sail

9st 8lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Gary Moore

prominent, led after 1f, set steady pace, increased tempo over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost second final strides

10/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 1-8781 D

Last run: 60 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Turf winner (on good to firm) who doubled his AW tally when doing well to come from off the pace at Wolverhampton (1m4f; lost ground at the start), which was his stable debut in a first-time tongue-tie; 5lb rise is fair and there could yet be more to come.
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4th

1

(8)

9th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

17:15 Brighton

The Thunderer

10st 3lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

switched to near side

4/1

6th

9

(1)

29th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 4

17:45 Southwell (AW)

The Thunderer

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Stuart Williams

Beaten half a length or less in his last two starts at Newmarket (1m2f/1m4f); has winning form on Tapeta (at Wolverhampton) and is 8lb lower than when last on the AW, but losing run up to 14; needs a bit more.

11/1

3rd

3

(6)

23rd Aug 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Newmarket (July)

The Thunderer

9st 6lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Stuart Williams

Has won four middle-distance handicaps and latest was off 9lb higher at Chester (1m4f, good) last June; 0-13 since but he bounced back with a close call over 1m2f here last Friday and is a big player if he can repeat that form (due to be 2lb higher in future).

9/4

Form: 331-68 D

Last run: 93 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Four wins from 41 starts and as able on turf as the AW; capable off this mark but he lacks a recent run (after wind surgery) and may need further nowadays.
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3

(11)

9th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

16:12 Kempton (AW)

Militry Decoration

9st 13lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Camilla Poulton

Won off 5lb higher on Tapeta earlier this year and returned to form with a 3l third behind The Colorist at Lingfield four weeks ago; will need more again, though.

12/1

3rd

4

(7)

11th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

17:50 Lingfield (AW)

Militry Decoration

9st 7lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Camilla Poulton

Won on Polytrack as 2yo but three later wins on Tapeta, at 1m4f to 1m6f; hard to recommend at present as he's been a slow starter since his most recent win in March and was way back at Wolverhampton in August.

25/1

6th

2

(4)

16th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

15:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Militry Decoration

9st 13lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Camilla Poulton

slowly away, always behind

25/1

Form: 216491 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
AW winner who returned to form over 1m4f at Brighton 17 days ago, with connections putting the improved effort down to settling better after getting some cover; whether this will pan out so favourably remains to be seen but a 4lb rise is manageable.
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5th

2

(5)

24th Jun 2023

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 5

18:20 Lingfield

Later Darling

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Amanda Perrett

prominent

9/2

4th

3

(1)

9th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 218y

Class 5

20:10 Goodwood

Later Darling

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Amanda Perrett

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, went second under 3f out, weakened and lost two places from over 1f out

7/2

1st

2

(1)

23rd May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 5

15:53 Brighton

Later Darling

9st 10lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Amanda Perrett

took keen hold, prominent, raced in second 8f out, led under 3f out, ridden from over 1f out, kept on well

10/1

Form: 3-4808 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won twice on fast ground at Salisbury last summer over 1m2f/1m4f; now only 1lb higher than for the second of those wins but her current campaign has yet to get going at all (tried cheekpieces latest); stable going very well.
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14th

3

(17)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:08 Navan

Whimsy

11st 13lb

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: Anthony McCann

Useful Flat performer, winning three times and placing on a further nine occasions from 17 turf starts; took third at Gowran in April (1m4f, soft) and went one place better when beaten a neck at Musselburgh next time (2m, good); has often been frustrating, as shown by hurdles record 1-20; second eight times.

12/1

8th

2

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Whimsy

12st 0lb

J: James Smith

T: Anthony McCann

Record of 1-19 over timber; three-time winner on the Flat has placed in two starts in that sphere since falling over hurdles at Leopardstown in March; recent form suggests she's fit and healthy but poor strike rate over hurdles is off-putting.

14/1

Form: 685-40

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Unlike The Thunderer, she had the run of things when fourth to that rival at Wolverhampton on her penultimate run; has since finished tailed off at Newbury (1m4f, good); not hard to oppose.
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11th

8

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 150y

19:35 Wexford

Spyfall

11st 3lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Maiden in all spheres but ran well enough in first-time blinkers at Listowel last time; the headgear is retained and can be involved off the same mark.

7/1

4th

14

3rd Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:20 Listowel

Spyfall

10st 3lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

midfield, headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out, went fourth before 2 out, no impression when mistake last, kept on

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.00
Straight Forecast £8.26
Trifecta £63.50

Selections

POSTDATA:

Age Of Sail

SPOTLIGHT:

Later Darling

Telegraph:

The Thunderer

RP RATINGS:

Whimsy

TOPSPEED:

Militry Decoration

The Times:

Later Darling

The Sun:

Later Darling

The Star:

Later Darling

Daily Mail:

Age Of Sail

D Express:

Age Of Sail

Daily Mirror:

Age Of Sail

Daily Record:

Age Of Sail

The Guardian:

The Thunderer