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17:25 Leicester

Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 183y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,727
  • 2nd: £805
  • 3rd: £403
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.62s
  • Off Time: 17:25:32
  • 9 Ran
1(9)
Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, Red sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star
9/2
  • Form 7799-24
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

with leader until led over 7f out, made rest, hung to centre from 3f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, ran on

2(10)
Silk - Black, white braces, striped sleeves, red cap
  • Form 1343/45
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 57

raced wide throughout, tracked leaders, tracked winner halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace

3(6)
Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves

Now What

318 D
14/1
  • Form 52/7434-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 57

in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

5(11)
Silk - Brown, white diamond, white cap

Corn Maiden

26 BFD
9/2
  • Form 61870-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 55

towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish

6(7)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap
  • Form 9-42523
  • Age 11
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 52

dwelt in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer

7(4)
Silk - Yellow, Brown chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Brown star

King's Road

26 t D
25/1
  • Form 37/838-0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 51

always towards rear

8(3)
Silk - Light blue, purple armlets
  • Form 3/3260-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 51

held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace

9(2)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, PURPLE hoops, LIGHT GREEN sleeves
  • Form 39-5574
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 48

led, headed over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace

11(8)
Silk - Light blue, black seams, light blue sleeves, black stars and cap
  • Form 96-9053
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 46

held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off

4(5)
NR
  • Form 40107-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 55

Nonrunner

10(1)
NR
  • Form 665433
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 47

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Most of these find winning hard. Poste Restante remains a maiden but will be interesting if able to handle ground with cut on only a second start on Turf. There are ground concerns too about Cherry Princess as she was tailed off on her only start on soft but was good enough to claim a staying handicap at Goodwood last August, form that gives her strong claims here. She should not be too inconvenienced by the drop in trip either. Highlife Dancer is best when hearing his feet rattle whilst Corn Maiden is a possible but we'll go along with the veteran of the party in MAGICALMYSTERYTOUR. He goes well for an inexperienced pilot and arrives in good form after a couple of solid efforts. Admittedly, he hasn't won since 2010 but will handle soft ground and appeals as a solid each-way option at the very least.

Formwatch

Highlife Dancer 14-1 (8-0) Keen led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 7l behind Barwick (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f app hcp (5) gd.

Dark And Dangerous (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Soon led, headed after 3f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind Men Don't Cry (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.

Now What 6-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, kept on and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Silver Samba (9-9) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.

Corn Maiden 5-1fav (8-10) Towards rear, headway when edged left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Anjuna Beach (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.

Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 11-4fav (10-12) Held up, pushed along and headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Novel Dancer (10-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.

King's Road 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 26l behind Anjuna Beach (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.

Crouching Harry (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on same final furlong, 6th of 12, 12l behind Anjuna Beach (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr.

Lambert Pen (USA) 6-1 (10-3) Tracked leader over 1f, prominent, challenged over 3f out until 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 13l behind Novel Dancer (10-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.

Stamp Duty (IRE) 40-1 (8-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Frosty Berry (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.

Cherry Princess 6-1 (9-6) Led, brought field to stand side over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Sandy Cove (8-5) at Brighton 1m 2f stks 0-55 (6) gf.

Poste Restante 6-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, went 4th 3f out, riddden and went 3rd over 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Sir Frank Morgan (8-13) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.