16.55
HeavyBet In Running At BetVictor “Hands And Heels” Apprentice Handicap (Final) (Excellence Initiative)
- Prize money: £4527.4
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 3456-1 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (5) |
15th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
prominent, led narrowly 2f out, soon ridden and faced challenge, kept on well inside final furlong |
10/1 |
|
5th 2 |
3rd Oct 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Fairly useful Flat stayer who opened hurdling account in Worcester maiden (2m, good; first-time hood) in June; safely held when upped to 2m4f for handicap debut there in August, though, and needs subsequent wind op to have made a difference. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 198975 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
4th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Out of form last season but seemed to have turned a corner when second off much-reduced mark at Hexham (2m, good) 16 days ago; player if in similar mood again here. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 |
19th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Took big step back in right direction and arguably ran better than bare form suggests when fifth at Wetherby (2m, good to soft) in March, but was generally very disappointing last season; others have more appealing profiles. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6341-8
Last run: 168 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 27y Class 4 |
8st 7lb |
Ran away with a 2m2f handicap here last April; not quite so good since, including when well held back on the Flat at Ripon last month. |
14/1 |
|
5th 3 (1) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Arrives fit from hurdling and some of his best Flat form last year came in April, winning at Pontefract before second over C&D (both good). |
7/1 |
|
5th 4 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 32y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Nine-race maiden over hurdles but has placed form and he won six on the Flat; made a bright start over fences in January but didn't fancy it at Huntingdon and refused early; the cheekpieces are off but wouldn't be a surprise to see him run well. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 15572/ D
Last run: 1567 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 32y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Without a win since late 2021 and was struggling for form when last seen; needs a major turnaround in another change of headgear. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
29th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 32y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Without a win since late 2021 and was struggling for form when last seen; needs a major turnaround in another change of headgear. |
14/1 |
|
5th 2 |
15th May 2024 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Has nine hurdle wins on his CV but last success was in December 2021 and he's been pulled up in both runs this spring; mark continues to fall and conditions are no problem but he needs a major turnaround; equipment removed. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 352984 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (1) |
26th May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Course winner (2m) who bids a for hat-trick after wins at Ffos Las (2m, heavy) last September (by 12l) and on her Nottingham return under Donagh Murphy (1m6f, good) 17 days ago; only 2lb higher and much respected. |
11/8 |
|
1st 2 (1) |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
9yo who won this race (good) on her reappearance in 2024 and she ended last season with a 12l win at Ffos Las (2m, heavy; made all); 7lb higher on her return but she still looks on a workable mark and won't mind what the weather does; key player for in-form yard. |
5/4 |
|
1st 1 (1) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Won over 2m1f on heavy ground last year and went in again at the expense of two rivals on good to firm this summer; nothing wrong with her latest effort in a Class 2 over 1m6f at Bath (soft). |
5/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 432295 CD
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (2) |
18th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
towards rear |
7/1 |
|
5th 4 (12) |
18th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Suited by slow ground and was runner-up over 2m at Chepstow and Newbury in the summer but his form nosedived at Ffos Las last month; has something to prove again after that and he's an infrequent winner. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 533266 BF
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (3) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Won three times in the summer of 2024, including twice over C&D; several good runs in defeat last year and he starts out for George Baker (same owner) off a competitive mark; one to consider. |
5/1 |
|
3 (2) |
4th Nov 2025 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Record is 3-35; couple of third-place finishes since wearing blinkers, latest at Newbury when stepped back up to 2m (usually races over middle distances); could go well in the retained headgear. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 486064 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 8st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (6) |
6th Nov 2024 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
midfield, outpaced up the centre 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out |
16/1 |
|
8th 9 (6) |
6th Nov 2024 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
midfield, outpaced up the centre 4f out, weakened and eased over 1f out |
16/1 |
|
5th 4 (5) |
21st Oct 2024 Heavy 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
11st 1lb |
in touch with leaders |
6/1 |
Verdict
The Goodwood win registered by BAILEYS DERBYDAY over 2m on soft ground 12 days ago is easily the most persuasive piece of recent evidence. Justus (a soft-ground winner in April) is not ruled out just yet but Imperial Cult may provide the most resistance on his return to 2m. Tin Fandango looked in similarly modest form in the run-up to winning this race last year.[Richard Austen]