17.10
Standardfreebetting.co.uk Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £3245.08
- 0m 7f 36y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.30
- Place: £2.10
Form: 543666 C
Last run: 47 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (8) |
15th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Not quite at best on last two turf starts but now only 2lb higher than when leading close home at Kempton (1m) in May, and this longer trip won't be a problem; a possible. |
6/1 |
|
5th 5 (2) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 75y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Not the force of old but gained his fifth success, at Kempton (1m, AW) in May; beaten 4l at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) last month in an 18-runner contest but this smaller field should play to his strengths (all five wins have been in races with less than ten runners). |
5/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.40
Form: 656565 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 13 (4) |
25th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 5 |
9st 3lb |
Hard to fault on the score of consistency this year but it's nearly two years since his last success and others appeal as likelier winners. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 3 (7) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Both wins came over C&D in 2023, but losing run now up to 17 despite a slipping mark; beaten only 3l into fifth of 13 at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) eight days ago and could play a part if building on that in the returning cheekpieces. |
5/1 |
|
12 (7) |
25th Aug 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Both wins over 7f at Wolverhampton; has form at 1m, too, but he hasn't excelled himself in two C&D starts and others have stronger claims. |
12/1 |
6/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 163208 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (8) |
20th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Two wins from 23 starts include one here over 7f at April; left the impression he's still in form after missing the break here over 7f last week but he's been well beaten in two previous tries over 1m; stamina to prove. |
9/1 |
|
4th 8 (9) |
13th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Does a lot wrong in his races (often misses the break and/or pulls too hard) but he has two 7f AW wins to his name, including off this mark over C&D in April; others are more appealing this time. |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Both wins on the AW, the latest at Lingfield (7f) in April; twice well held since despite just a 2lb rise and others make greater appeal. |
16/1 |
6/1
Form: 0-5920 CD BF
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (1) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Not straightforward and was tailed off after missing the break at Ffos Las last month but he won by 4l there (6f, heavy) on his penultimate start; has claims if he can recapture that form and he has won off a higher mark in the past. |
8/1 |
|
4 (1) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Not straightforward and was tailed off after missing the break at Ffos Las last month but he won by 4l there (6f, heavy) on his penultimate start; has claims if he can recapture that form and he has won off a higher mark in the past. |
8/1 |
|
6th 4 (6) |
28th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Not straightforward but he has more ability than his mark and his last two wins have been emphatic ones, latterly a near-5l success over 6f here 19 days ago (heavy; first time accessories); that form has been boosted by the reopposing Diamondsinthesand and a 5lb rise still leaves him lower than when running away with an Epsom handicap last summer (7f, good to soft); 5f asks a different question of him but his stamina will be an asset and they are likely to go hard. |
9/4 |
16/1
Form: 074606 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 (2) |
1st Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
His C&D win in February was achieved off a 10lb higher mark; out of sorts more recently though and others look safer. |
14/1 |
|
5th 8 (1) |
2nd Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
All nine wins over 6f including three here; 8lb below his last winning mark, but attempts this far for only the second time on his 64th start and didn't prove his stamina in the first. |
16/1 |
|
6th 6 (4) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
He was winning for the ninth time in his career when scoring at Kempton in February (made most); quiet on turf this summer and opposable despite a reduced mark. |
25/1 |
9/2
Form: 405132 C
Last run: 119 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (9) |
4th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Often slowly away; beaten 6l when third of ten in a handicap over this C&D last month but she never featured in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, AW) nine days ago; blinkers replace cheekpieces. |
7/1 |
|
7th 1 (6) |
23rd Feb 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Dual course winner (8.6f), but she's not been at her best this winter and was beaten 6l when third in a Southwell handicap last time; has something to prove and she meets most of today's rivals on unfavourable terms. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 616925 C
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 (10) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Both wins have come on the AW and she had no apparent excuses when midfield in a similar contest at Bath (1m, firm) last time; first-time hood replaces the usual cheekpieces. |
8/1 |
|
6th 11 (4) |
1st Jul 2026 Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Best RPR for Adrian Wintle when runner-up in C&D handicap last July; more miss than hit on AW of late; chance if David Egan, who gets aboard for the first time, can settle her. |
9/1 |
|
4th 8 (8) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Course winner last May; good fifth over 8.5f here in March but she failed to beat a rival over C&D 42 days ago; needs to get back on track. |
7/1 |
7/2
Form: 5159-2 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (2) |
26th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Veteran who scored over C&D in October, but she's not easy to predict and was 6l behind Nordic Glory here ten days ago; needs to bounce back again after that disappointing run and others are more persuasive. |
14/1 |
|
8th 4 (6) |
16th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Regained the winning thread in C&D event in November and has made the frame in both starts since, latest at Kempton; this in-form veteran can't be dismissed. |
10/1 |
|
1st 3 (11) |
28th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
7f course win when rated 2lb higher last November; promising seasonal return at Chepstow in August but no progress in three runs since; others look stronger. |
20/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £22.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £16.68 |
| Tricast | £66.19 |
| Trifecta | £103.70 |