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Good To FirmTrustatrader Apply Today “Hands And Heels” Apprentice Handicap (Excellence Series) (Qualifier)
- Prize money: £4380.9
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 5
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 744131 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (3) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
8st 6lb |
In-form 5yo who scored at Southwell (7f/6f) in February/March and ran creditably at Wolverhampton most recently; looked as good as ever the last twice and is likely to be thereabouts. |
10/1 |
|
4th 3 (3) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
8st 6lb |
In-form 5yo who scored at Southwell (7f/6f) in February/March and ran creditably at Wolverhampton most recently; looked as good as ever the last twice and is likely to be thereabouts. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
5th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 4 |
10st 2lb |
taken down early |
13/2 |
16/1
- Place: £4.30
Form: 18-385 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 (10) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Far from solid with a record of 3-49 albeit one of his wins came over C&D; 13lb below his last winning mark and has run well on turf the last twice, but still looks opposable from his draw. |
8/1 |
|
4th 6 (10) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Far from solid with a record of 3-49 albeit one of his wins came over C&D; 13lb below his last winning mark and has run well on turf the last twice, but still looks opposable from his draw. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 (4) |
12th Apr 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 216y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
led |
4/1 |
13/2
- Place: £3.00
Form: -32562 D BF
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (7) |
18th Mar 2025 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
prominent early, led after 1f |
11/2 |
|
4th 5 (3) |
8th Mar 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
10st 11lb |
took keen hold, led |
9/4 |
|
1st 1 (3) |
12th Feb 2025 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
made all, increased tempo from over 3f out, clear over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon reduced lead, kept on and always doing enough |
2/1 |
16/1
Form: 3258-6 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (11) |
20th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Looks favourably treated on the pick of his form since returning in November, but he has become expensive to follow and a record of 1-38 is hardly inspiring. |
11/2 |
|
5th 6 (11) |
20th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Looks favourably treated on the pick of his form since returning in November, but he has become expensive to follow and a record of 1-38 is hardly inspiring. |
11/2 |
|
6th 5 (9) |
12th Mar 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Been expensive to follow this winter; this mark is within range as long as he's amenable, down in trip with the hood coming off again, but a record of 1-37 is far from inspiring. |
5/1 |
11/2
Form: 3-7071 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (6) |
4th Apr 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Progressed nicely last season but his two wins, latterly off a 6lb lower mark, came on soft ground and he's finished well held in two starts back (AW); yard has made a bright start to the year but he may need help from the handicapper now. |
7/1 |
|
7th 5 (6) |
4th Apr 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Progressed nicely last season but his two wins, latterly off a 6lb lower mark, came on soft ground and he's finished well held in two starts back (AW); yard has made a bright start to the year but he may need help from the handicapper now. |
7/1 |
|
6th 4 (7) |
5th Mar 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Two soft-ground turf wins last summer and ended his 2024 campaign with a good second at Newmarket (1m) in November; has claims on that form but he struggled on his Wolverhampton reappearance last month and his only win on AW was in 2021; down the list. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 212418 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (7) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
sweating, prominent, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on |
7/1 |
|
1 (7) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Dual course winner who was having his first run over 5f since August 2022 when justifying favouritism at Pontefract (good) ten days ago, with the front pair clear; has 5lb penalty on top of his higher AW mark, but needs respect. |
7/1 |
|
1st 8 (9) |
8th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Won at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in February and some fair efforts on AW since; he ran some okay races on turf last season but he's 9-38 on AW as opposed to just 1-16 on grass, despite having a lower mark in this sphere. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 129-16 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 13 (11) |
30th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
8st 10lb |
prominent |
7/1 |
|
2nd 7 (4) |
28th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Well capable of being involved off this mark and with Warren Fentiman taking off a useful 7lb; however, yet to win away from Doncaster and has largely unconvincing AW record. |
13/2 |
|
8th 8 (8) |
9th Nov 2024 Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Justified favouritism with half-length win over C&D (soft) two weeks ago, taking Doncaster form figures to 116431; back up 3lb but still looks competitively treated, having scored off this mark here in the spring; very solid kept to this track. |
5/2 |
11/2
Form: 3-5113 D BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (5) |
31st Aug 2024 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Back-to-back AW wins in the spring, latterly over C&D; made a good return from eight weeks off when second at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago; considered back here. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 8 (6) |
20th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 6f 210y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Form has dipped slightly since two AW wins in March/April and remains on a 2lb higher mark than for the most recent win; however, he posted a better effort at Newbury in June, having been denied a clear run before finishing his race off well, and is worth considering on the back of that. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 034750 D
Last run: 4 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (1) |
1st Jul 2024 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Back on song with narrow win at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) last month but he failed to back that up at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) two weeks ago; this triple C&D winner now goes back up in trip but he's a mercurial type who needs to bounce back again. |
12/1 |
|
9th 7 (8) |
17th Jun 2024 Good 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back on song with narrow win in 15-runner Lingfield handicap (7f, good to firm) last week, his sixth career success; not one to rely upon heavily but remains well handicapped on form as recent as the winter and can cope with today's drop back in trip. |
5/1 |
|
1st 10 (10) |
8th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
raced near side, led |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 3124-4
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (5) |
10th Jun 2024 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Consistent novice form featured a 6f AW success here; has found handicaps a different kettle of fish and finished last at Newmarket most recently; enough to prove. |
10/1 |
|
10th 1 (10) |
17th May 2024 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Unexposed after only five starts but was safely held when fourth of five in first two handicaps, the latter on seasonal debut at Lingfield (6f, AW) a fortnight ago; back up in trip here; not the most obvious answer. |
33/1 |
Non-runners
Roger Henry
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £42.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £45.56 |
| Tricast | £412.19 |
| Trifecta | £399.00 |
Selections
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