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Apres Christmas Village At Doncaster Racecourse Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £4396.56
  • 1m 3f 197y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Apres Christmas Village At Doncaster Racecourse Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 634-64

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
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4th

8

(1)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 218y

Class 4

20:12 Goodwood

Tiger

9st 6lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Ian Williams

1m1f winner in France last March; might be finding his feet for new yard after a never-dangerous sixth (not beaten far) over 1m last time and this could be more his trip.

10/1

6th

11

(8)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:25 Nottingham

Tiger

8st 13lb

J: George Downing

T: Ian Williams

1m1f winner in France last March but he's not made an impact in four runs at up to 1m4f for Ian Williams; has dropped down the weights but he needs to raise his back at this trip after 162 days off.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 475-58

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 72

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8th

3

(7)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:18 Newmarket

Caledonian

9st 8lb

J: Jack Callan

T: David Simcock

Scored on his AW/nursery debut in 2024 but wasn't competitive in just three starts last year; did gain plenty of market traction on the last of them, though, and last month's reappearance at Bath wasn't totally devoid of promise; tries 1m2f for just the second time and he's not fully exposed.

12/1

5th

5

(7)

27th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Bath

Caledonian

9st 5lb

J: Jack Callan

T: David Simcock

Made a winning handicap debut in AW contest as a 2yo but failed to transfer the form back to turf last year; admittedly still has low mileage and may have a better 2026 campaign; heed the market signals.

9/1

Form: 30P-40 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 13lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 72

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10th

8

(12)

31st May 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

17:15 Thirsk

Optician

8st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Michael Herrington

0-14 on turf (5-19 on AW) but he ran well when he last tackled grass in summer 2024; returned from some time off with promising fourth at Southwell (1m3f, AW) last month and can be in the mix if building on that effort.

12/1

4th

1

(5)

11th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:15 Southwell (AW)

Optician

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Five-time Wolverhampton winner for Shaun Lycett, all off lower marks; pulled up here last September, having clipped heels on his first run in five months and for this yard, and has been absent since; this trip a bare minimum now.

16/1

Form: 233455

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 66

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5th

4

(4)

2nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 5

16:48 Pontefract

Holly Mist

9st 7lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Newmarket raider; six-race maiden who is proving reasonably consistent and whose handicap efforts, all at about 1m, suggest this step up in distance may well prompt progress; first success is conceivable.

5/1

5th

3

(7)

7th May 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Holly Mist

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Roger Varian

Kept on for third over this C&D on her handicap debut, doing best of those from off the pace, and posted another solid effort when fourth at Beverley (8.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago; good claims back on AW.

5/1

Form: 1476-6 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 63

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6th

10

(3)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 4

16:32 Thirsk

Idyllic

8st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Wilf Storey

A two-time scorer, including over C&D in the first half of 2025 but she ended last year under something of a cloud; needs to hit the ground running on her seasonal return.

20/1

Form: 356-44 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 52

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4th

13

(11)

22nd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:05 Haydock

Red Derek

8st 6lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Lisa Williamson

10yo who's 2-55, with last win in 2022; well handicapped on some 1m6f form last term and probably needed recent run, but whether he can be competitive at this trip nowadays remains to be seen.

25/1

4th

4

(3)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Nottingham

Red Derek

8st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Lisa Williamson

Only 2-54 and a long time has passed since that second success; well handicapped on some form over 1m6f last season but he was up and down last year and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; others preferred.

10/1

Betting Forcast

7/4 Tiger, 6/1 Caledonian, 10/1 Optician, 13/8 Holly Mist, 10/1 Idyllic, 14/1 Red Derek