17.35
Good To FirmPDM Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £3663.8
- 0m 5f 7y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.60
Form: 659-55
Last run: 4 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 20 (2) |
20th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 2lb |
Unproven on ground slower than good to soft; five-time winner (5f/6f), the most recent win at Musselburgh in April off a 10lb lower mark than today's; second in each of her last five starts, including when ahead of a few of today's rivals at Goodwood (6f, good) two starts back, but now tries 7f for the first time off a career-high mark. |
25/1 |
|
2nd 5 (3) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Four wins, including over C&D last season; won off 4lb lower over C&D again in April (good) but has finished second five times since, last week going down by a neck in a 6f fillies' handicap at Goodwood (good); 5lb well in; interesting contender. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 21 (20) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
8st 2lb |
Five-time winner having a consistent season but her handicap mark hasn't really gone anywhere despite several placed efforts over 5f in lower-grade races than this; has won over this far but the chances are she'll come up short once again. |
25/1 |
7/1
- Place: £2.80
Form: 5757-7 CD
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 (11) |
13th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Posted a second-place finish in May but isn't particularly solid on the rest of his 2025 form; further drop in weights takes him to 10lb below last winning mark. |
16/1 |
|
6 (1) |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
10st 7lb |
Runner-up at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) in May but he has been below his best in five starts since; needs a return to form with the visor back on for the first time since 2021. |
7/1 |
|
10th 8 (12) |
21st Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Four-time C&D winner; runner-up here in May but not in anything like the same form since and needs to stage a revival. |
16/1 |
11/2
- Place: £2.40
Form: 263-15 CD
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 13 (11) |
27th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Her last win came at Pontefract (5f, good to soft) 11 months ago but after a promising reappearance in April it's largely been a struggle; seventh of ten at Hamilton off 1lb higher last Friday will need improving on. |
20/1 |
|
7th 13 (11) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
C&D winner in September 2024 (good to soft); two wins in 2025, but hasn't shown her best form so far this term; on a good mark as a result, so not out of it. |
25/1 |
|
5th 10 (1) |
9th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 182y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Ran okay on her seasonal return in April but she hasn't built on it in four runs since; had 17 runs at 6f+ and she has been unplaced in all of them. |
12/1 |
11/4
Form: 405843 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (4) |
16th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 11lb |
Mainly consistent form this term, winning at Pontefract in June (5f, good to firm) and finishing in the places twice since; best on fast ground; each-way chance. |
15/2 |
|
1 (7) |
27th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Has won once in each of the last four seasons, at Pontefract in June this time round; three creditable placings from his other four starts this summer, so he's still a contender. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 3 (4) |
15th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 42y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Finds his one race a year, which in 2024 was a C&D 0-70 off 3lb higher (good to firm) on his sole previous course visit; unable to race as prominently as preferred at York latest, and back in calmer waters here. |
12/1 |
3/1
Form: 0-6792 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 14 (8) |
20th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Regressive veteran; finished second at Catterick (5f, good) in May but little to celebrate since; vulnerable once more. |
33/1 |
|
6th 6 (9) |
7th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Has a better strike-rate on the AW and his last turf win was over two years ago; finished well when runner-up at Catterick (5f, good) in May but he's been quiet since and reared at the start when down the field at Ayr last time; others preferred. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: 162-45 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 14 (4) |
27th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Scottish sprinter who rarely dips his toe over the border; scored at Ayr and Musselburgh last term but hasn't matched that this year, including when seventh of ten at Musselburgh on Monday; tries a new headgear combination. |
16/1 |
|
7th 7 (1) |
24th Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Two of his three wins have been over C&D but losing run is mounting up; first-time tongue-tie could do with having a positive effect. |
10/1 |
|
11th 12 (3) |
8th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
C&D winner; yet to strike in 2026 but he has slipped down the weights and his latest C&D fifth was encouraging, just beginning to launch a challenge when forced to switch; each-way shout. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 13/790 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 8st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 (9) |
2nd Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Two wins for Craig Lidster and he's run well here before but it's been a struggle for this yard and he can't be recommended at present. |
25/1 |
|
7th 8 (5) |
16th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Won twice over 5f/6f for Craig Lidster in 2023, but not shown much in three starts for this yard since returning from 18 months off in March; something to prove. |
20/1 |
|
7th 8 (5) |
16th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 7y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Won twice over 5f/6f for Craig Lidster in 2023, but not shown much in three starts for this yard since returning from 18 months off in March; something to prove. |
20/1 |
100/1
Form: 505/0
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (3) |
5th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Exposed 13-race maiden who has offered little for this yard after a mammoth absence. |
50/1 |
|
8th 9 (5) |
28th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Winless in 12 starts and it was an uphill grind in handicaps last year; wore aids on last two starts but not today; one to watch on return from break. |
16/1 |
|
10th 11 (9) |
8th Sep 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
8st 7lb |
Minor form so far and he's been well held at big prices in classified events at Wolverhampton and over C&D on his last two starts. |
66/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £40.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £40.71 |
| Tricast | £275.71 |
| Trifecta | £205.60 |
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