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Good To FirmBelieve Specialist Finance Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £4396.56
- 1m 2f 43y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.00
- Place: £1.60
Form: 33344
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 47y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Useful winner of four 1m2f handicaps on the Flat on soft/good to firm; not as good over hurdles so far, best run when third to two subsequent winners at Sedgefield last time in March (good); cheekpieces tried again (finished lame the previous occasion he wore them); player. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 178y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Useful Flat racer who kept on for third over hurdles at Wetherby (2m, soft) in December; well beaten twice since but had excuses last time (heavy ground; finished lame) and will be dangerous here if back on song; cheekpieces left off this time. |
7/2 |
|
6 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Two heavy defeats among his three hurdle starts but in between he caught the eye keeping on for third at Wetherby (2m, soft); has potential off opening jumps mark in view of his useful Flat form, and his four wins in that code came in cheekpieces which he wears over hurdles for the first time. |
9/2 |
2/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 365222
Last run: 2 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (7) |
30th Aug 2025 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
11st 2lb |
Successful on Jersey in May and followed up over 1m2f on AW here in June; his two subsequent efforts have been poor and tries a change of headgear (first-time blinkers in place of cheekpieces) in a bid to get back to form. |
8/1 |
|
7th 5 (1) |
6th Aug 2025 Good 1m 2f 5y Class 6 |
10st 10lb |
Sole turf win was in Jersey this May, preceding a Lingfield AW win in June; tailed off at Newcastle eight days later, which she needs to bounce back from, but the string of seconds (three on good to firm) at this time last year makes this look a good mark. |
11/2 |
15/2
Form: 46237
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (4) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 68y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Beaten 17 times since she last won, here (1m1f, good to soft) in September 2024; however, she's run a lot of good races in the meantime and was third of nine at Carlisle (1m, soft) recently; might not be far away. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 1 (9) |
8th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 173y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Losing run is mounting up and her three fourth placings this season reflect stagnation, rather than building towards a win; that said, she has won over C&D (soft) and returns here off a workable mark. |
4/1 |
|
4th 5 (1) |
17th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 35y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
On a losing run but this C&D scorer comes here in decent nick, fourth of 12 in 1m1f Musselburgh handicap three weeks ago; 2lb out of the handicap here though. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 1-7776
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (6) |
14th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Overcame a wide trip when narrowly winning here over 9.5f in April and posted another good effort when third of 11 here last month; has since left Kevin and Lauren Frost and steps back up in trip, which is a concern, on her stable debut. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 5 (1) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Was returning from six months off and drawn wide when beating Arlecchino's Rex by a short head over C&D in April, but found the trip too far at Southwell (1m3f, Tapeta) 13 days later; still 3lb higher than for the win, but still high on the list back under these conditions. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 (1) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Overcame a wide draw to resume winning ways at Wolverhampton (9.4f; 22-1) a fortnight ago; that was her first win for 29 months and, while it's possible she'll strip fitter again, you couldn't be totally confident of a repeat from this 3lb higher mark. |
4/1 |
8/1
Form: 1-6177 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (9) |
9th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Won a classified event at Lingfield (1m2f, AW; first-time visor) in January; held in three starts since, most recently in a classified 15 days ago; others make more appeal. |
12/1 |
|
5th 9 (3) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Two of these behind when springing a surprise over C&D in January (first-time visor, switched from cheekpieces); not as good since and is some way down the pecking order. |
12/1 |
|
6th 9 (5) |
9th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Sprung 16-1 surprise in a 1m2f classified event at Lingfield in January; last of eight back in handicap at Chelmsford 11 days ago; others safer. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 0968
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (10) |
28th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
No wins in 17 and soundly beaten more often than not this season; runs well now and again but he's very light on AW experience. |
16/1 |
|
5th 7 (6) |
13th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 2y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
16-race maiden; went close in Ayr classified (1m, good) last month but finished well down the field in a subsequent AW handicap (1m2f) and cannot be relied upon heavily; swaps cheekpieces for refitted visor. |
8/1 |
13/2
Form: 4-2544
Last run: 65 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (5) |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 68y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Ex-Richard Hughes; no worthwhile form since moving yards, under both codes, and blinkers replace the tongue-tie. |
50/1 |
|
8 (6) |
5th Jul 2025 Soft 1m 1f 0y Class 5 |
10st 1lb |
Ex-Richard Hughes 4yo; no worthwhile form since moving yards, under both codes. |
66/1 |
|
13th 2 (3) |
4th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Had some fair Flat form last year for Richard Hughes but he was beaten 32l in this sphere on yard debut last August and has shown little over hurdles in two starts this year. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £5.33 |
| Trifecta | £27.70 |
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