13.22
StandardNewark Advertiser Apprentice Handicap (Apprentice Training Race – Racing Excellence Series)
- Prize money: £5129.32
- 0m 6f 16y
- Class 6
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Mostly sunny
7/1
Form: 491909 CD
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (4) |
14th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
2-39 on turf, but creditable fourth at Ayr last week (6f, good); worth considering. |
11/2 |
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4th 8 (7) |
6th Jul 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Has course form at 5f; losing run goes back to Thirsk (6f, good to firm) in May 2025 and he's been through troubled times since, despite taking a healthy slide down the weights; risky. |
33/1 |
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10th 10 (11) |
21st Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Out of sorts since his last win and failed to beat a rival on seasonal debut; best watched unless the betting suggests a revival is likely. |
33/1 |
4/1
Form: 111455 CD
Last run: 142 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (15) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
In fine form on the AW this winter, landing back-to-back 6f handicaps at Wolverhampton and Southwell recently; very lightly raced on turf but still merits serious consideration in his hat-trick bid. |
5/1 |
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1st 3 (8) |
11th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Landed a sixth victory on Tapeta when going in at Wolverhampton off 3lb lower three weeks ago; never won off a mark quite this high but gives his trainer, who also run He's An Angel, a decent hand. |
7/2 |
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1st 6 (1) |
23rd Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
All five wins have been on Tapeta and last three have come over C&D; finished a remote third at Southwell 12 days ago but that was behind a handicap blot and he was in good form before that run; shortlisted. |
5/1 |
7/2
Form: 150421 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 (1) |
14th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
3lb lower than when winning at Catterick in April (5f, good); mainly disappointing since, although was only 2l behind Barmyblade (5lb worse off) when third at Thirsk last time (6f, good to firm); well drawn and a possible. |
6/1 |
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3rd 9 (16) |
1st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
C&D winner last summer; landed a 5f handicap at Catterick off a 2lb higher mark in April but he hasn't come close to replicating it in six runs since; capable if breaking on terms but he carries some risk. |
16/1 |
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4th 3 (4) |
22nd Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 1y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Scored at Catterick (5f) in April; below form since until hinting at a revival with fifth of nine in 5.5f Wetherby handicap one week ago, despite being very slowly away; this C&D winner needs considering. |
15/2 |
6/1
Form: -13897
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (4) |
21st Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Has gained both wins over 7f on Wolverhampton AW; not particularly solid on turf form or on overall 2026 results; others preferred. |
20/1 |
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5th 1 (10) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
C&D winner in October but yet to hit top form in handicaps this season, only 11th over 7f Doncaster 17 days ago; this is easier, though. |
7/2 |
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11th 12 (15) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Dual AW winner but he's been off the boil on Polytrack and Tapeta since December; still lightly raced on turf but he needs to rediscover his spark back in this sphere. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 438000
Last run: 57 days
W: 9st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 (14) |
1st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Two AW wins over this trip but he wasn't at his best when last seen in March; his three turf starts are all excusable to some degree and he could prove as effective on grass in time. |
16/1 |
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7th 6 (1) |
21st Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
C&D winner last summer; doubled his tally when landing a classified event at Chelmsford in January; fair run over C&D on his penultimate start but he was 11l behind Tuscan Point over C&D ten days ago. |
20/1 |
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8th 7 (7) |
11th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
A visor for the first time saw him break his duck in a 6f classified event at Chelmsford in January; solid fourth over C&D two weeks ago; more needed to take this. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 903499 CD
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 (10) |
24th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Five wins include one on AW, over C&D in late 2024; beaten under a length three times on turf in 2025 and he wasn't far away in a recent C&D classified event after a short break; weights chance back in a handicap. |
10/1 |
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3rd 7 (7) |
5th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Multiple turf sprint and C&D winner; losing run stands at 18 starts and although he went close on turf at Redcar in November, he was below par in two AW starts since. |
16/1 |
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6 (8) |
18th Nov 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Close second at Redcar last time; 0-15 this year and ran poorly in last four AW attempts but defied a 10lb higher mark at Southwell a year ago; very attractively handicapped and enters calculations. |
4/1 |
25/1
Form: 887
Last run: 134 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 (2) |
14th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Three-time AW winner over 6f; yet to offer much over this far (0-5) and hasn't beaten a rival in his last two races. |
11/1 |
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9th 5 (4) |
2nd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Three-time AW winner over 6f, most recently at Kempton in May off a 1lb lower mark than today's; third on turf at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) after that success but he's been below that level over this trip in two starts since. |
20/1 |
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5th 2 (6) |
25th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Triple 6f scorer on Tapeta or Polytrack, and ought to have races in him on turf also judged on last month's Chepstow third (good to soft); this trip still seemed too far for now at Redcar latest, however. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 845505
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (9) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 173y Class 6 |
10st 9lb |
Hit a good vein of form on AW earlier in the year, winning three times including over this sort of trip at Wolverhampton in March; 0-11 on turf but it was a fair effort when fifth at Doncaster last June and he's not ruled out. |
5/1 |
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3rd 1 (4) |
11th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Touch unlucky not to notch his fourth win of the year when beaten a short-head at Southwell a month ago; 1lb rise puts him on the ceiling mark for this class of race and he has a fair chance of making it 3-4 over C&D. |
4/1 |
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2nd 2 (1) |
11th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Thriving in 2026 and he bagged a third success in 8.6f Wolverhampton handicap 12 days ago when overcoming a wide passage; up 3lb but this C&D scorer merits serious consideration. |
5/2 |
33/1
Form: 0587
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 (9) |
22nd Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
His only placed effort came over C&D last September; perhaps needed this month's return from 80 days off but others arrive with more compelling claims. |
25/1 |
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9 (4) |
16th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Six-race maiden; belied his 50-1 odds with third-place finish at Southwell (7f, AW) most recently; each-way possibilities, provided that form is backed up. |
14/1 |
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3rd 8 (5) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Has yet to make the frame in five runs, cheekpieces tried when a never-dangerous sixth of 12 in 6f handicap here 16 days ago; others appeal more. |
25/1 |
9/1
Form: 187727 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 14 (14) |
16th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Ended a run of finishing last when seventh of 11 at Brighton nine days ago; easy enough to swerve. |
66/1 |
|
7th 10 (11) |
7th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Has finished stone last on his last nine starts; impossible to recommend. |
100/1 |
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7th 7 (4) |
15th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Has failed to beat a rival in his last eight races; hard to fancy back from a three-month break. |
33/1 |
25/1
Form: 09077-
Last run: 327 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 14 (7) |
26th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
0-12 and hasn't achieved much; this 5yo needs a career-best if she's to win today on her stable and seasonal debut. |
50/1 |
|
13 (12) |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
10st 2lb |
Poor form (5f-7f), including in three starts for this stable; back into a handicap. |
33/1 |
|
4 (7) |
23rd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
String of poor efforts (5f-7f) and will do well to finish anywhere near the principals back out of 0-50 company. |
150/1 |
20/1
Form: -56007
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (1) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Ten-race maiden in Britain but produced best effort when 2.25l second at Wolverhampton (9.5f) in October; tailed off on stable debut at Dundalk in January; blinkers go on, plenty to prove. |
22/1 |
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13th 1 (11) |
30th Jan 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
10st 0lb |
Maiden produced his best effort on final start for former yard over 9.5f at Wolverhampton in October when a 2.25l second of 12 off 45; this longer trip will suit but 15lb higher here and might need this run. |
11/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £145.19 |
| Tricast | £790.82 |
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