May 27 / 13.55 Leicester

13.55

Good To Soft

Loros Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 1m 3f 179y
  • Class 6
  • 8 runners
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Loros Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £14.30
  • Place: £2.70

Form: -07985

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
0-15; no sign of improvement on Flat turf debut at Bath (1m3f, good) last month; difficult to fancy.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

9

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:50 Stratford

Lookingdandy

10st 6lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: David Evans

Soundly beaten in three low-grade handicap hurdles for Ben Pauling in early part of last year and has a lot to prove in this sphere but came good for David Evans with narrow 1m4f Flat win (RPR 66) last month and is evidently in good nick.

7/1

3

(11)

7th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 37y

Class 6

20:25 Bath

Lookingdandy

9st 8lb

J: David Probert

T: David Evans

Finally off the mark in an apprentice handicap over a bit further on slower ground 11 days ago; has no penalty for that (will be 3lb higher from tomorrow) and enters calculations.

3/1

1st

4

(8)

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

13:55 Leicester

Lookingdandy

9st 6lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: David Evans

0-15; no sign of improvement on Flat turf debut at Bath (1m3f, good) last month; difficult to fancy.

25/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 841141 D

Last run: 2 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Won his third race of the year at Doncaster (1m6f, soft) last month; third start in 11 days when a below-par fourth at Salisbury (1m6f, heavy) three weeks ago, when he got tired and conditions took their toll, but he won at Haydock (1m4f, soft) on Saturday and carries a 5lb as a result.
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1st

8

(4)

1st Oct 2026

Good

2m 1f 208y

Class 6

14:33 Nottingham

Corsican Caper

9st 2lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Won over hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) in May and good third on the Flat at Bath (2m1f, good) in June; well-beaten fifth of 12 at Chester (2m, good to soft) three weeks ago but may have been unsuited by the tight track and today's test of stamina could be right up his street.

9/2

5th

12

(4)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 5

17:03 Chester

Corsican Caper

8st 11lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

C&D winner on heavy ground in 2024 off an 18lb higher mark than today's and he gained his first success over hurdles at Uttoxeter in May; ran a solid race when third of eight at Bath (2m1f, good) three months ago and makes plenty of appeal.

5/1

OUR TIP

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 90-012

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the 21st attempt at Chelmsford AW (1m2f) last month when 33-1; backed up that effort when second at Windsor (1m2f, heavy) this month; may have more to give on this step up in distance.
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11th

5

(9)

11th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Lingfield (AW)

Dubai Immo

9st 9lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Paddy Butler

All three wins have come in AW handicaps, but recent efforts don't suggest a return to winning form is imminent.

50/1

7th

2

(12)

18th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:20 Lingfield

Dubai Immo

9st 9lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Paddy Butler

All three wins have been on AW; hasn't made the frame in the last 12 months and was last of 12 when last seen at Kempton (1m4f, AW) in April; needs to show more.

25/1

12th

13

(12)

8th Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Dubai Immo

8st 4lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Paddy Butler

3-41; 7lb lower than when making a successful reappearance at Chelmsford (1m2f, Polytrack) around this time last year and he has offered a little bit of encouragement in his last couple of outings; off 11 weeks, but could go well at a price.

16/1

8/1

Form: 027352

Last run: 24 days

W: 8st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
On a losing run of 22; he is knocking on the door, however; second at Newcastle AW (1m2f) this month and could well run into a place at least.
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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

Form: 654-57

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Won three races on AW for today's rider Mia Nicholls in early 2023; has been below form on two starts on AW since returning from 12-month absence; may find this step back in distance on first run on turf since September 2022 against him.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(4)

28th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Bascinet

10st 6lb

J: Miss Katie Donnelly

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Three AW wins in 2023, over 1m5f and 2m here and 1m6f on Tapeta; slow to find form since back from absence and although his latest run at Bath was better, others have less to prove over 1m2f.

9/2

2nd

11

(11)

14th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

15:15 Bath

Bascinet

10st 7lb

J: Miss Sophie Johnstone

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

midfield behind clear leaders

14/1

5th

8

(1)

20th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:25 Brighton

Bascinet

9st 5lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Tends to ruin his chances by pulling too hard, as was the case when third at Wolverhampton (1m6f) last time but that was a fair effort all things considered in the first-time visor (retained); needs to settle but won off 11lb higher in March 2023 (AW, 1m6f) and has a big run in him; considered.

10/1

10/1

Form: 00347-

Last run: 189 days

W: 8st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
0-6 but still unexposed; made the frame a couple of times in handicaps last September/October (one on soft); returns from six-month break and any betting moves should be noted.
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8th

5

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Worcester

Trackman

11st 4lb

J: David Noonan

T: Simon Pearce

Low-grade maiden on the Flat; modest fifth over C&D in latest attempt over hurdles; no certainty to improve on that effort.

20/1

5th

3

17th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Trackman

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Simon Pearce

Lowly rated Flat maiden who was a tailed-off outsider on last month's hurdling debut at Huntingdon (2m, good).

100/1

5/1

Form: 312-63

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
1-30; fair effort when third at Catterick (1m4f, good; acts on heavy) this month when leading 1f out and was only headed close home; each-way claims.
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10th

3

(5)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Foursome

9st 6lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Daragh Bourke

prominent early, soon raced in third

10/1

10th

3

(5)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Foursome

9st 6lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Daragh Bourke

prominent early, soon raced in third

10/1

8th

5

(4)

16th Sep 2024

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

13:45 Thirsk

Foursome

9st 7lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Olly Williams

Only win in 33 races was a 1m2f handicap at Nottingham last October (heavy); a few fair runs this term but over 5l behind Jamih at Catterick last time (1m4f, good to firm).

14/1

33/1

Form: 42/9-

Last run: 446 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced, showed little on British debut at Kempton AW in March 2023; has been absent since and returns in his first handicap; best watched at present.
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6th

3

(7)

23rd Sep 2024

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Valegro

9st 9lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Pat Murphy

Runner-up in a claimer (1m4f, good to soft) in France in 2022 but he's had only three runs since and has struggled in all of them including a 2m handicap at Lingfield last month; still lightly raced but he has lots to prove.

33/1

8th

6

(7)

5th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:00 Lingfield (AW)

Valegro

9st 4lb

J: Mia Nicholls

T: Pat Murphy

towards rear

25/1

Non-runners

Churchill Rose, Alghazaal

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £33.40
Straight Forecast £26.77
Tricast £97.95
Trifecta £165.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Churchill Rose

RP RATINGS:

Corsican Caper

Daily Mail:

Dubai Immo

The Guardian:

Foursome

NEWMARKET:

Churchill Rose

The Times:

Churchill Rose

D Express:

Churchill Rose

Daily Mirror:

Churchill Rose

POSTDATA:

Corsican Caper

Telegraph:

Corsican Caper

Daily Record:

Foursome

The Sun:

Dubai Immo

The Star:

Dubai Immo