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17:05 Lingfield Park

Book A Hospitality Package Here Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 32.92s
  • Off Time: 17:05:27
  • 8 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Red, Yellow chevron, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Red star
  • Form 5-83307
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

steadied start , took keen hold towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, every chance entering final 2f, no extra, weakened final furlong

2(7)
Silk - Red, Mauve epaulets and star on cap

Apache Fort

19 DC
11/4
  • Form 334423
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 61

raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead 3f out, soon ridden, pressed 2f out, joined 1f out, no extra and headed inside final furlong

3(4)
Silk - White, Red seams, sleeves and cap
  • Form 720-870
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 55

close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

4(2)
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Emerald Green star

Bienheureux

8 t DC
4/1
  • Form 014035
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 55

steadied start, held up in rear, in touch, headway on inside to chase the leaders over 1f out, no impression final furlong

5(3)
Silk - Red, Black seams, striped cap
  • Form 64-1908
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 53

tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, stayed in touch until weakened over 1f out

6(1)
Silk - BLACK and EMERALD GREEN diabolo, RED cap, BLACK spots

Gallego

19 C
9/2
  • Form 9-46565
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 53

took keen hold, in touch, chased leaders 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong

7(6)
Silk - Royal blue, red triple diamond, red and royal blue halved sleeves
  • Form 431522
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 51

behind in touch, headway 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out

8(5)
Silk - Green, Black hoop and armlets, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 50-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 46

led to over 6f out, stayed prominent until weakened over 2f out

In depth

Verdict

In an interesting handicap to finish with, Rudry World is taken to get the better of Apache Fort and Gallego. Gallego was touched off by Royal Flynn at Haydock, and the winner has gone in again since. That represents solid form, and given time to recover from his exertions, Gallego's chances are respected. A winner twice in January, Apache Fort has failed to score since, although he has been the epitome of consistency, never finishing out of the first four since. He ran well over a three furlong longer trip last time at Newmarket, staying on at the finish, and the suspicion is that he may be better over further. A winner of a seller and second in a claimer, both races at Wolverhampton, Rudry World returned to handicap company last time at Beverley, having the well backed Sudden Impulse behind when finishing a close second. That was a good effort, and with his ability to handle this surface and the fact that he receives weight from all but one of his rivals here, Rudry World can go one better.

Formwatch

Wee Charlie Castle (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) Tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 15l behind Lady Romanov (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.

Apache Fort 12-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Dhehdaah (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.

Wellington Hall (GER) 40-1 (8-10) Always behind, last of 12, 11l behind Kilimandscharo (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.

Bienheureux 4-1 (9-2) Keen hold in mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, no impression final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Don't Mind Me (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

Dream Mountain 50-1 (8-11) Close up in 4th, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Don't Mind Me (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

Gallego 13-2 (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Royal Flynn (9-6) at Haydock 1m 3f app hcp (5) hvy in Jun.

Rudry World (IRE) 8-1 (8-4) Towards rear, headway 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Red River Rebel (8-11) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.

Corviglia 66-1 (9-13) Towards rear, brief effort 4f out, 9th of 11, well behind Baba Ganouge (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f mdn fll (5) sft in Jun.