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17:45 Salisbury

Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.39s
  • Off Time: 17:53:02
  • 9 Ran
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1(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red halved sleeves, quartered cap

Kyle (IRE)

8 CDD
7/2
  • Form 6-47771
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 75

held up, ridden over 2f out, progress into 4th when saddle slipped entering final furlong, not recover, eased

2(9)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow inverted triangle and sleeves, Red cap
5/1
  • Form 429445
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

held up, staying on when not clear run well inside final furlong, never able to make challenge

3(5)
Silk - White, Red star, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

Desperate Dan

12 b D
12/1
  • Form 134432
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

led, ridden, headed just over 1f out, no extra

4(1)
Silk - PINK, BLACK epaulets and diamond on cap

Obe Royal

4 b D
10/1
  • Form 252583
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

always in rear

5(4)
Silk - Dark Blue, White disc, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 21226-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 68

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong

6(3)
Silk - Light Blue and Mauve (quartered), White sleeves and cap

Bateleur

14 v D
17/2
  • Form 640-754
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 68

in touch, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong

7(6)
Silk - Purple, Yellow star, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

Charlie Delta

19 v CDDC
11/4
  • Form 0600-41
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leaders, ridden to take narrow advantage just over 1f out, hard pressed, headed line

8(8)
Silk - Red, Dark Green stars on sleeves, Red cap, Dark Green star

Witchry

14 D
7/1
  • Form 5/565-01
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders until lost place 4f out, ran on again from 1f out, not reach leaders

9(7)
Silk - White, Red triple diamond, chevrons on sleeves and diamonds on cap
16/1
  • Form 4140/74
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on to lead line, ridden out

In depth

Verdict

A bunch of exposed handicappers going to post for this contest confined to apprentices and Charlie Delta can win it. The selection benefited from a well judged ride last time out in a lady riders contest at this venue. Charlie Delta reserves his best form for this venue and can score once again off a 5lb higher mark than which he last scored from. Kyle is another recent winner in the field, that win achieved at Windsor on ground which he relished. He remains attractively weighted on the pick of his form but the ease in the ground which he encountered at Windsor is doubtful to exist today. Obe Royal could well find this six on the sharp side while Bateleur does not appear to be seeing out his races of late. Brandywell Boy returns to the racecourse for the first time in five months and is likely to need the outing. Charlie Delta gets the vote to land the finale.

Formwatch

Kyle (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Raced on outside of main group and prominent, driven from 2f out, soon edged left, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Windsor 6f hcap (4) gs beating North South Divide (9-2) by a nk, 14 ran.

Memphis Man 12-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, one paced from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 6l behind Obezyana (8-5) at Haydock 1m hcap (4) gf in May.

Desperate Dan 15-2 (9-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, soon one pace, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Equuleus Pictor (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcap (5) sft in May.

Obe Royal 13-2 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, driven and ran on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Heywood (9-5) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

Brandywell Boy (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Mr Lambros (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

Bateleur 9-2 (9-1) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden when edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8l behind Toms Laughter (9-0) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.

Charlie Delta 12-1 (10-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, led and hung right over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (6) gf in May beating Sovereignty (9-13) by 2l, 16 ran.

Witchry 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on strongly to lead line, won at Chepstow 6f app hcp (6) sft in May beating Kyllachy Storm (8-7) by a ns, 14 ran.

Danzili Bay 14-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Luloah (8-5) at Chepstow 5f clm (6) sft in May.