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17:10 Leicester

Stag Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.96s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Northside Lodge (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Press Express (IRE)

    15/8

      1(6)
      Silk - Black, Pink cross belts, armlets and star on cap

      Hatch A Plan (IRE)

      27 D
      5/1
      • Form 05-4864
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 67

      held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      2(1)
      Silk - Red, Light Blue star, striped sleeves and cap

      Northside Lodge (IRE)

      27 p BFD
      7/2
      • Form 600822
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 66

      pulled hard, tracked leader, led 7f out, headed 2f out, ridden to lead again inside final furlong, ran on

      3(3)
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue epaulets and armlets

      Jacaranda (IRE)

      24 p D
      10/1
      • Form 093739
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 65

      led, headed 7f out, ridden and led again 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

      4(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop and armlets, quartered cap

      Fisby

      19 D
      18/1
      • Form 121500
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 63

      keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, quartered cap

      Press Express (IRE)

      11
      15/8
      • Form 07-0021
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      pulled hard, close up, ridden and hung right over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

      6(2)
      Silk - Dark Green, Grey epaulets, Orange and Grey striped sleeves, Orange cap

      Cautiously (USA)

      6
      16/1
      • Form 074086
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 60

      held up, ridden 4f out, soon weakened

      7(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Purple disc, diabolo on sleeves

      Royal Master

      34
      9/2
      • Form 3-30872
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 57

      always in rear

      In depth

      Verdict

      It is interesting that Pat Haslam brings Royal Master back to the flat following a recent victory over the jumps and off today's weight he looks the one to be on, Press Express and Northside Lodge are also expected to run well. The selection landed some hefty bets when winning a juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen and had previously performed with credit on the level when second in a competitive race at Pontefract. Off bottom weight today he should have a major chance. Press Express comes here in good form having comfortably landed a Newcastle handicap last time and he should go close in his follow up bid. Meanwhile Northside Lodge has been knocking on the door recently and cannot easily be dismissed. The pick of the remainder could be Hatch A Plan, but at the weights today Royal Master is hard to ignore and gets our vote.

      Formwatch

      Hatch A Plan (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, not clear run from 2f out, slightly checked over 1f out, ran on well when clear inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Ballet Ballon (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

      Northside Lodge (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Pulled hard in touch, ridden to dispute lead 1f out, every chance, no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Ballet Ballon (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

      Jacaranda (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Last when field went out of sight over 3f out, well behind final 2f, 9th of 10, 28l behind Little Eye (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 3f app hcp (5) gf in Aug.

      Fisby 28-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden along 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened quickly, 16th of 18, 19l behind Elidore (9-8) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.

      Press Express (IRE) 7-4fav (8-13) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Ruby Legend (8-0) by 2l, 18 ran.

      Cautiously (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Early reminders, behind, ridden halfway, headway on outside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 12, 6l behind Parkview Love (9-1) at Lingfield 1m app stk 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.

      Royal Master 16-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on when headed, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Danceinthevalley (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd in Aug.