July 18 / 17.55 Nottingham

17.55

Good To Firm

Racing To School Haydock Park Training Series Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The RE Series)

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 1m 0f 75y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Racing To School Haydock Park Training Series Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The RE Series)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny intervals

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £19.00
  • Place: £5.50

Form: 005176 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Landed her seventh win when scoring at Pontefract (1m2f, good) last month but has run below par at Ripon and Musselburgh since; the step back in trip is also unlikely to play to her strengths.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

3

(4)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

14:50 Redcar

Bay Dream Believer

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Mark Walford

Has won over 1m2f (good) and about 1m (good to firm) this year; creditable third over C&D (good) on last two outings and likely to be in the mix again.

5/1

3rd

3

(10)

9th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

15:21 Redcar

Bay Dream Believer

9st 11lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Mark Walford

Has won over 1m2f and about 1m this year; still on a fair mark and didn't get the clearest of runs behind Woodleigh here recently; in the mix.

5/1

3rd

4

(1)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

18:00 Redcar

Bay Dream Believer

9st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Mark Walford

Has won twice this year, at 1m2f and about 1m, but is 2lb above her highest winning mark so probably needs a career best to be successful here.

8/1

6/5

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 135912 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Generally consistent apart from one moderate run on good to soft this year; he has won twice this summer, at Hamilton (8.5f, good) and over C&D (good to firm) with Jake Dickson on board; looks sure to give another good account.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(7)

5th Oct 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

16:21 Pontefract

Perfidia

8st 12lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Dual Class 6 winner this season (8.3f, good/good to firm); current mark ought to be workable but he needs to better his last couple of efforts; others preferred.

25/1

9th

12

(3)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:30 Ayr

Perfidia

9st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Triple turf winner who scored at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) in June; placed three times since but needs to shrug off a below-par run at Redcar last week.

25/1

6/1

Form: 144350 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
All four wins have been between 6f-8.5f on AW; has been below his best at York on last two starts and was reported to have run flat last time; drops back to a more suitable trip but he's still 4lb higher than for his last success; may be best watched until he returns to AW.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(11)

28th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

16:22 Wolverhampton (AW)

No Knee Never

11st 0lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: James Owen

Dual course winner who's had excuses with one thing and another in recent times; now 2lb lower than when going in here for Henry Callan in the spring and could well get the decent pace he wants; player for a yard that also runs Wrist Art.

5/1

6th

2

(8)

17th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

No Knee Never

9st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: James Owen

Has only won on the AW, including here; on a perfectly good mark and wouldn't be a surprise to see him return to form in new headgear.

14/1

Form: 341843 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
In decent nick at present, winning his third race when scoring at Beverley (8.5, good to firm) in April off 2lb lower; made the frame on his two starts last month and holds place claims.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

(3)

19th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Tees George

10st 0lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Adrian Nicholls

Won at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) in April and he's run plenty of good races since including a close second behind an improver at Thirsk (1m, good) three weeks ago; remains feasibly treated off only 1lb higher and he has won at this track in the past; respected.

4/1

2nd

2

(3)

28th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 6

14:13 Thirsk

Tees George

11st 2lb

J: Mr Jack Lander

T: Adrian Nicholls

Raced mainly on stiff/galloping tracks; largely consistent winning off current mark at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) in April; in the mix, provided he's as effective back on a sharper course.

6/1

4th

5

(4)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 6

14:45 Carlisle

Tees George

9st 11lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Adrian Nicholls

Resumed winning ways at Beverley (8.5f) in April and has continued in good form, runner-up in 1m Redcar handicap 13 days ago; winner has gone in since so a bold showing is on the cards off an unchanged mark.

9/4

5/1

Form: 945219 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
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).
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

(8)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:16 Lingfield (AW)

Sceptic

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

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

OUR TIP

Form: 6-0297 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Both wins were on AW last summer when trained by Hugo Palmer; decent second at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) last month but below that level at Carlisle and Ripon since; hard to fancy.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

4

(1)

28th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

16:22 Wolverhampton (AW)

Popeye Doyle

10st 12lb

J: Miss Holly Thomson

T: Jessica Bedi

Winner here in first-time cheekpieces last summer and responded well to first-time blinkers in June; generally struggled otherwise for this yard but it's not impossible to make a case back on the AW, off a sliding mark, switched to a visor.

16/1

6th

2

(3)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:55 Nottingham

Popeye Doyle

9st 9lb

J: Finlay Bassett

T: Jessica Bedi

Both wins were on AW last summer when trained by Hugo Palmer; decent second at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) last month but below that level at Carlisle and Ripon since; hard to fancy.

20/1

7th

5

(8)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:09 Ripon

Popeye Doyle

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Jessica Bedi

Dual AW winner for previous yard; far from solid on his form for current stable, clear best effort when 80-1 second at Wetherby on penultimate start; 0-7 in this sphere.

16/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £47.60
Straight Forecast £55.19
Trifecta £243.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Perfidia

RP RATINGS:

No Knee Never

D Express:

Tees George

The Times:

Sceptic

Telegraph:

Perfidia

The Guardian:

Perfidia

Daily Mail:

Perfidia

Daily Mirror:

Perfidia

The Sun:

Perfidia

The Star:

Perfidia

Daily Record:

Perfidia

POSTDATA:

No Knee Never

NEWMARKET:

No Knee Never