13.55
Good To FirmAl Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap (Racing Excellence – Whips To Be Carried But Not Used)
- Prize money: £3925.5
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.70
Form: 9-7320
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (4) |
19th Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Three 6f wins this season but ought to have coped better with the soft ground when midfield on last two outings and this drop back to 5f is probably not ideal; others preferred. |
10/1 |
|
8th 13 (13) |
1st Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Seems to handle most surfaces; multiple wins include a strike-rate of 3-5 over this C&D; he was on a hat-trick when returning here last month but below best and it's a while since he ran well off this high a mark. |
16/1 |
|
5th 9 (9) |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Seems to act on most ground; nine-time winner who is on a hat-trick after a brace of wins at Ffos Las (6f, good) last month; it was in his nursery days that he last scored off a mark this high, but he can't be ignored in current mood. |
13/2 |
6/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 3049-5 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 (10) |
10th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Gained his fifth success when winning here on soft ground in June off the same mark as today but he hasn't matched that level in three starts since; each-way contender if back to best. |
14/1 |
|
6th 6 (3) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Ended long losing run with soft-ground C&D win in June and gave another good account when fourth at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago; probably won't be far away. |
9/2 |
|
4th 5 (6) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 213y Class 6 |
10st 11lb |
Scored at Lingfield in most recent turf start; record at Salisbury features two wins (2023/2024) and a close fourth in this contest 12 months ago; again has frame possibilities. |
10/1 |
20/1
- Place: £4.40
Form: 04-158
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (8) |
17th Sep 2025 Heavy 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Solid placed efforts in her two starts last month (6f, good to firm and AW); modest form on good to soft and unraced on slower; stable may have stronger claims with Roman Spring. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 9 (5) |
26th Aug 2025 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Finished in front of Phoenix Moon and Gogo Yubari when a one-length third of nine at Windsor last week (6f, good to firm); will need more to win and Phoenix Moon might well reverse the placings under these conditions. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 (5) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Just one win from 20 starts but she has run some sound races for her new yard this summer, including over C&D; now drops into a 0-55 and she has stronger claims than her formfigures might suggest. |
7/1 |
8/1
Form: 794083 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (4) |
29th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Back to form with a good second at Wolverhampton last week (7f); has a C&D win on his record and a repeat of that latest run would give him a chance but consistency hasn't always been his strong suit. |
8/1 |
|
11 (4) |
29th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Back to form with a good second at Wolverhampton last week (7f); has a C&D win on his record and a repeat of that latest run would give him a chance but consistency hasn't always been his strong suit. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 11 (11) |
20th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won a classified event at Bath (5.7f, good); mixed bag since and others are more appealing. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 2326-9 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 (3) |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Scored off 5lb higher here (5.3f, soft) last September but she's been out of sorts in just three runs this season; has something to prove and she needs a big turnaround back up in trip. |
16/1 |
|
8th 12 (3) |
14th Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
2lb lower than when winning at Brighton (5f, soft) one year ago but needs to improve on her two efforts since returning in May and has been off another three months since. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 30-794 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (8) |
18th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Both wins were in late 2022 and he has been looking regressive this year; wouldn't be the obvious answer after nearly three months off. |
8/1 |
|
6 (13) |
27th Jun 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
His last win was over C&D but that was in a novice in December 2022; very well treated on old form but he's faded in his five runs this year and was beaten 15l at Chepstow (7-2) last time; had a difficult track position in that race but he needs a big turnaround back in trip. |
9/1 |
|
12th 2 (2) |
30th May 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
No win since late 2022; has dropped in the weights and his reappearance effort at Doncaster wasn't a bad run but he failed to build on it at Salisbury a fortnight ago; others appeal more. |
6/1 |
7/4
Form: 250-11 CD
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (5) |
20th Oct 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 3y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won five times over 6f last year but no joy this campaign, though wasn't far away here on penultimate start; nothing wrong with her mark. |
8/1 |
|
8th 13 (2) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Sterling work in 2025, winning five times over 6f, including two over this C&D (good to firm; has also won on soft); winless this year but she lost her lead only late on to Melissa Honey here in August and looks sure to be involved in her first course run since. |
8/1 |
|
4th 10 (10) |
16th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Five-time winner (soft/good to firm); runner-up at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in July and went close at Nottingham (6f, good to firm) next time, but she was down the field on the AW at Southwell two weeks ago (has won there); needs to bounce back but could do. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 33950-
Last run: 161 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (5) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back in much better form, having won a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) in clearcut fashion last month then finished a neck second in Bath handicap (5f, firm) last week; enters calculations despite still having a modest strike-rate. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 (2) |
15th Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; well beaten here in handicaps in May and June; produced her best effort for over a year when winning going away in a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) latest; well treated on her return to this sphere if repeating that effort but it's hard to predict if she will. |
15/8 |
|
1st 7 (10) |
18th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win from 29 starts was at Bath (5f, good to firm) in August 2024; ran respectably in a classified event there (5.7f) two weeks ago but this looks tough on the figures and others are preferred. |
12/1 |
Non-runners
First Company
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £21.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £20.36 |
| Tricast | £896.82 |
| Trifecta | £501.40 |
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