September 05 / 14.20 Salisbury

14.20

Good To Firm

Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap (Whips To Be Carried But Not Used – A RE Series)

  • Prize money: £3925.5
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
RTV
View Course
Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap (Whips To Be Carried But Not Used – A RE Series)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Abandoned

Form: 483091 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Triple AW scorer who opened his turf account in Carlisle handicap (1m1f, good) on most recent Flat outing; runner-up over hurdles in Jersey later in August; this in-form contender is one for the shortlist.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

(6)

8th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:04 Windsor

Finn Russell

9st 10lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ian Williams

Six-time winner, the latest over C&D in May off 2lb lower; underfoot conditions shouldn't faze him but he does need to rebound from a lesser effort at Chester six weeks ago.

10/1

6th

9

(5)

26th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

17:30 Chester

Finn Russell

9st 2lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ian Williams

Only 3lb lower when beating five others at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May but he was beaten a long way over hurdles last time having bled from the nose.

12/1

Form: 496543 C BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Scored at 1m early in career but has gained both handicap wins over 6f (here on soft ground); seemingly outstayed by the first two in C&D event last week and may ideally need a drop back in trip; new headgear.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

9

(6)

8th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:55 Kempton (AW)

Beau Jardine

8st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Notched a first success in over two years in 7f handicap at Lingfield last month; needs to back it up off a 5lb higher mark here in a change of headgear.

10/1

1st

10

(4)

6th Jun 2026

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

Beau Jardine

9st 1lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Denied clear run before keeping on to snatch respectable fourth over C&D (good) last month but remains without a win since 2024 and is not the percentage call.

6/1

Abandoned

Form: 9-6564 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Respectable fourth in 1m AW contest at Lingfield two weeks ago and remains on a workable mark; again has frame possibilities but his chance of winning is weaker, with strike-rate still modest (2-27).
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

(6)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Outrace

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

4lb lower than when winning at Wolverhampton last November; 2025 has been a struggle but he's eligible for this lowly level as a result and today is the first time he hasn't been apprentice-ridden in over two years; risky but not impossible.

8/1

2

(6)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Outrace

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

4lb lower than when winning at Wolverhampton last November; 2025 has been a struggle but he's eligible for this lowly level as a result and today is the first time he hasn't been apprentice-ridden in over two years; risky but not impossible.

8/1

Abandoned

Form: 5-2770 D

Last run: 111 days

W: 9st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Not solid on 2024 form and failed to beat a rival in May when last seen; age may be catching up with this 9yo; best watched on return from break, unless the market speaks positively.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

1

(10)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gavi Di Gavi

9st 12lb

J: Oscar Palmer

T: Alan King

in rear

20/1

13th

12

(8)

17th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Newbury

Gavi Di Gavi

9st 5lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Alan King

Seven-time AW winner but he's finished a well-held seventh at Kempton in last two starts; on much lower mark back on turf and he's just 1-11 in this sphere; that win was a narrow success off 4lb lower; others preferred.

12/1

Abandoned

Form: 8-4752

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 3yo maiden who showed improvement, beating all bar the odds-on favourite, at Nottingham (1m, good) last month on debut for new yard; could well build on that effort; interesting off the same mark.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

(4)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

15:15 Brighton

Edvard Grieg

9st 7lb

J: Kyle Strydom

T: Dylan Cunha

Fared better when upped to middle distances before a blowout early last month; has since done better on the AW four weeks ago, when maybe stretched by 1m6f, but needs more off this mark.

5/1

6th

3

(6)

22nd Jul 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Edvard Grieg

11st 6lb

J: Mr Fletcher Yarham

T: Dylan Cunha

Got off the mark at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) last month but ran no sort of race at Lingfield (11.5f, good) two weeks ago; returns to AW with a bounce back needed on his first try over this far; stable going well.

15/2

3

(8)

8th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield

Edvard Grieg

9st 10lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Dylan Cunha

Off the mark at the 17th attempt when winning a Beverley handicap (1m4f, good to firm) in June; that came off a career-low mark and he's gone back up 5lb; still respected.

7/2

Form: 572212 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Has shown improvement switched to faster ground (firm/good to firm) this summer, producing form figures of 2212, runner-up off this mark at Chepstow (1m) most recently; solid chance granted a similar surface.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

(8)

9th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:02 Brighton

Darysina Gold

9st 7lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Record of 1-14 but she nearly added to her tally when going close off this mark over C&D (good to firm) last Monday; that was much more like it on her drop back to 1m and she's a big player if she can repeat the form.

4/1

2nd

5

(5)

2nd Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:45 Brighton

Darysina Gold

9st 4lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Gets away with 1m2f but she's pulled hard all four times she's tackled it and today's drop to 1m should suit; finished last in both runs this spring but ought to do much better.

7/2

2nd

5

(5)

2nd Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

16:45 Brighton

Darysina Gold

9st 4lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Gets away with 1m2f but she's pulled hard all four times she's tackled it and today's drop to 1m should suit; finished last in both runs this spring but ought to do much better.

7/2

Abandoned

Form: 0-6382 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
3yo maiden whose form this summer includes two placed efforts at Newbury (1m/1m2f); no match for wide-margin winner last time but again shaped encouragingly; possibilities if taking well to first-time headgear.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(4)

1st Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 4

18:57 Epsom

Double Red

9st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Henry Candy

Secured a fourth win (three on turf) when taking Lingfield handicap (1m2f, AW) on his April reappearance but that hasn't been backed up in two subsequent starts; latest fourth was a step back in the right direction, however, when shaping like this first attempt at 1m4f is worth a go; 1-1 here and he holds each-way prospects.

16/1

4th

8

(9)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Leicester

Double Red

9st 1lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Henry Candy

Acts on good to firm and good to soft; reappeared with a comfortable AW win in April but he's not easy to predict and was tailed off back on turf at Lingfield (1m2f, good to firm) last month; needs to bounce back again after that but he still looks feasibly treated on his penultimate form.

16/1

8th

8

(6)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

12:55 Lingfield

Double Red

9st 1lb

J: David Probert

T: Henry Candy

Hit the ground running last year, winning twice at Nottingham in April, over 8.5f (good) and 1m2f (good to firm); also scored at Epsom (good to soft) in September and once again made a winning return when picking up an AW handicap here (1m2f) 19 days ago; up 5lb and this is tougher but he's progressive and can't be ignored.

7/2

Abandoned

Form: 905

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Thrice-raced gelding who took a step forward, running-on fifth, at Chelmsford (1m, AW) most recently; that sets him up nicely for a crack at handicaps; interesting contender, assuming he can make further progress.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

(5)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:35 Southwell (AW)

Lzaz

9st 11lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Five-race maiden; clear second off this mark at Kempton (1m) last Monday, showing improvement for first-time blinkers; likely to go up in the weights once reassessed; respected in the retained headgear.

11/4

2nd

14

(2)

14th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Kempton (AW)

Lzaz

9st 3lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

took keen hold, prominent

8/1

12th

13

(2)

5th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

14:45 Redcar

Lzaz

9st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Andrew Balding

prominent

11/2

Form: 858462

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Shared runner-up honours over 7f here (good to firm) last month but proved no match for the easy winner and is far from certain to go one better, with record now 0-19.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(10)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:52 Newbury

Roman Spring

8st 12lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Inconsistent this season but he won three times last year and returned to form when third over C&D (good to firm) recently; another 1lb lower today and can be in the mix if backing up that latest performance.

11/1

3rd

12

(10)

23rd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:35 Newbury

Roman Spring

8st 13lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Three wins last year and he's below his last winning mark; reappeared with fairly encouraging third at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) last month but he's failed to shine on his three outings since.

16/1

Non-runners

Monks Mead, Commander Crouch

Verdict

Having posted an improved effort at Nottingham on his debut for Dylan Cunha, EDVARD GRIEG (nap) could well take another step forward and get off the mark. Double Red, who may show the benefit of this drop in class with headgear fitted, is second choice ahead of Finn Russell who won his most recent Flat start. Darysina Gold has possibilities granted fast ground, while Lzaz could be involved now handicapping.[Steve Boow]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Edvard Grieg

POSTDATA:

Darysina Gold

Telegraph:

Gavi Di Gavi

The Sun:

Monks Mead

Daily Mail:

Finn Russell

Daily Mirror:

Darysina Gold

Daily Record:

Darysina Gold

RP RATINGS:

Edvard Grieg

NEWMARKET:

Edvard Grieg

The Times:

Edvard Grieg

The Guardian:

Edvard Grieg

D Express:

Edvard Grieg

The Star:

Gavi Di Gavi