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17:10 Carlisle

Tom Connors 'Lifetime In Racing' Apprentice Handicap (Class F) (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 32y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 6.61s
  • 10 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange epaulets
9/4
  • Form 6410-62
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

2(10)
Silk - Black, Yellow braces, checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 006
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6

soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

3(7)
Silk - RED and YELLOW check, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets
  • Form 1010-60
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

4(8)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevron, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
11/1
  • Form 000400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

5(2)
Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE diamonds, EMERALD GREEN and RED striped sleeves, RED cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond
6/1
  • Form 0-00110
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1

switched right start and held up, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, beaten inside final furlong

6(4)
Silk - Cerise, Green check cap
3/1
  • Form 343563
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

held up, headway on outer over 4f out, soon ridden, staying on when edged right inside final furlong

7(6)
Silk - Green, Mauve sleeves and spots on cap

Caper

391
25/1
  • Form 060/060-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up and keen, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

8(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 04000/5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13

behind, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression final 2f

9(1)
Silk - Chocolate, eton blue collar and cuffs, check cap
8/1
  • Form 051000
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-6

led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

10(3)
Silk - WHITE, YELLOW Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 0003-50
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

held up mid-division, ridden and lost place over 4f out

In depth

Verdict

In a race where not too many are guaranteed to see out the trip, Prize Ring is preferred to Vandenberghe, Sninfia and Little Tobias. Vandenberghe was unlucky in running when third in an amateurs' handicap at Chepstow last time, and should be able to win off this mark. However, Jamie Osborne's five-year-old has been well beaten on his four previous attempts beyond a mile and a half and would have to go down as a doubtful stayer. Fletcher certainly gets the trip, but has been out of sorts since winning at Lingfield in April and is hard to be enthusiastic about him, while Court One is better in banded stakes racing. Sninfia and Little Tobias are both proven stayers who are well treated on last season's form and certainly merit respect here, but Prize Ring has the most solid credentials. George Moore's gelding changed hands after winning a seller at Newcastle last year and bounced back to form when runner-up to Magic Combination at Haydock last time, when the third horse was six lengths away. He will be just as happy on this faster ground and off a two pounds higher mark Prize Ring looks the one to beat.