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Standard To SlowRacing Post Celebrates Thake-And-Smith’s 60th Birthdays Apprentice Handicap (London Stayers’ Qual’)
- Prize money: £4187.2
- 1m 7f 218y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Partly cloudy
13/2
Form: 759-74 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (5) |
6th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Veteran who hasn't won since 2023, stays a deal further and is on the downgrade now; patchy for his new yard this year and others make greater appeal back from seven weeks off. |
12/1 |
|
7th 1 (10) |
18th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 68y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won his share in Ireland but has been on the downgrade for a while and has had three different trainers in the past nine months; however, he showed enough on the AW here last time to suggest he has each-way claims back up in trip and down another 2lb. |
12/1 |
|
6th 2 (4) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Losing run stretches back to May 2023 (hurdles); ended 2025 with some modest efforts for James Owen and fared little better when fifth of seven on his stable debut 11 weeks ago (2m, Polytrack); enough to prove. |
16/1 |
5/2
Form: -14937 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (8) |
26th Aug 2025 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Both wins at this track, the latest a C&D defeat of Sun Dancer Girl in January; solid placed efforts on his last two starts and he has the assistance of a top amateur jockey; big player. |
11/4 |
|
3rd 8 (6) |
25th Jul 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Most runs and both wins have been on the AW but has comparable turf form, including a second over C&D in 2022; needs respecting after a near miss at Kempton (2m). |
8/1 |
9/4
Form: -62911
Last run: 79 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (6) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Third start for new yard when winning at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW) under Grace Littmoden in May; 4lb rise fair enough and the return to turf shouldn't be a problem back from a short break; shortlisted. |
7/2 |
|
1st 8 |
29th May 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
A three-time winner (including over C&D) in 2025 for Ian Williams; in good nick for his present yard too, fourth of eight in 1m3f Southwell handicap eight days ago; not out of things. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 62/05- CD
Last run: 504 days
W: 9st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (3) |
22nd Sep 2025 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Stood little racing since the summer of 2022 and hard to gauge how much ability remains; handicap mark in freefall but there are reservations. |
33/1 |
|
2 (7) |
28th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 0f 0y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Not the force of old and has come a long way down the weights sine joining this yard in 2022; not disgraced despite finishing last of four over C&D in July and his latest fifth of eight in an amateur riders' race here (1m6f, also good; first-time cheekpieces) was a wee bit better than it looks; essentially hard to get too excited about these days, though, and it could be a quiet ride home alongside three stablemates with more obvious prospects. |
22/1 |
|
6 (3) |
29th Jul 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
10st 11lb |
Quite useful in his prime but very lightly raced since 2021; returned from his latest long layoff with a 22l defeat in 2m AW race in June and although he was beaten only 6l here (2m) five weeks later, that was a slowly run race and he was last of four; cheekpieces are enlisted. |
25/1 |
7/2
Form: 30-535 CD
Last run: 127 days
W: 9st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 (2) |
18th Nov 2025 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Three AW wins, the most recent off 7lb higher over C&D in August 2024; inconsistent since but is attractively treated and Jack Callan takes off a bonus 5lb; good chance if back to form. |
10/1 |
|
6th 1 (5) |
11th Sep 2025 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Prominent racer who won three times on AW last year, including over this C&D in August off a mark 5lb higher than today; beaten 20l here in February and was again well beaten at Kempton when last seen 92 days ago. |
10/1 |
|
6 (6) |
11th Jun 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Prominent racer who won three times on AW last year and first two were over C&D; flopped with a heavy defeat at Newcastle in February but he finished a close third here (2m) on his penultimate run and is a big player if he can recapture that form; in the mix back from a break. |
7/2 |
8/1
Form: 988-30
Last run: 26 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (5) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
2m AW handicap winner for Dominic Ffrench Davis last June; still early days with current yard and he has run well in a visor in last two races, at 2m and 1m6f; thereabouts. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 6 (2) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Sole win came in a 2m AW handicap for Dominic Ffrench Davis last June but he went very close to a second on just his second outing for Michael Wigham when short-headed at Lingfield (extended 2m, good to firm) under Alexandra Egan 17 days ago; the first-time visor he wore at Lingfield is retained. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 2 (7) |
22nd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 68y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Sole win came in a 2m AW handicap for Dominic Ffrench Davis last June; also acts on turf but he was beaten a long way in a basement event at Epsom (1m4f, good) on his stable debut three weeks ago; goes back up in trip in an added visor. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £6.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.31 |
| Trifecta | £26.30 |
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