20.10
Good To FirmPacha Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £5574.2
- 1m 3f 218y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (2) |
9th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 3f 218y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
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 |
9st 7lb |
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 |
9st 8lb |
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (8) |
9th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 1f 207y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
switched to near side |
4/1 |
|
6th 9 (1) |
29th Aug 2024 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
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 |
9st 6lb |
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 |
20/1
Form: 331-68 D
Last run: 93 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (11) |
9th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
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 |
9st 7lb |
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 |
9st 13lb |
slowly away, always behind |
25/1 |
7/2
Form: 216491 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (5) |
24th Jun 2023 Good 1m 3f 133y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
prominent |
9/2 |
|
4th 3 (1) |
9th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 3f 218y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
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 |
9st 10lb |
took keen hold, prominent, raced in second 8f out, led under 3f out, ridden from over 1f out, kept on well |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 3-4808 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
12st 0lb |
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 |
|
2nd 6 (3) |
26th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 217y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Had three seasons with Andrew Balding, including three wins, and has been with this yard since July 2023, including for two wins (one over hurdles) and plenty of place returns; third over 1m4f in her only two Flat runs in the last 13 months, including under Patrick McGettigan 17 days ago, and her very solid Flat record for this trainer suggests she will be on the premises. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: 685-40
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 3lb |
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 |
10st 3lb |
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 |
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