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17:20 Salisbury

Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.80s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
14/1

    2
    Silk -
    8/1

      3
      Silk -
      3/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Red, Dark Green stars on sleeves, Red cap, Dark Green star
        • Form 060000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent stand side, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        2(14)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Fly More

        279
        20/1
        • Form 000000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-13

        slowly into stride and prominent stand side, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        3(5)
        Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves and cap
        8/1
        • Form 063005
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11

        mid-division stand side, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, ran on but not reach winner

        4(3)
        Silk - White, Black braces, Red cap
        5/1
        • Form 005002
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9

        towards rear stand side, ridden 3f out, one pace

        5(6)
        Silk - Pink, Grey Cross of Lorraine and sleeves
        3/1
        • Form 000606
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, ran on well from 2f out

        6(11)
        Silk - Red, Light Blue sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
        16/1
        • Form 000-060
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        led stand side, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

        7(2)
        Silk - Maroon, Blue hoop, Black sleeves, Gold cap

        Awarding

        19 b
        25/1
        • Form 500000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        stand side, soon outpaced, always behind, tailed off

        8(12)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap

        Mimic

        6
        14/1
        • Form 40-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leader, led far side over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, comfortably

        9(9)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue sash, Red sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star
        11/2
        • Form 050005
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in touch stand side, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, ran on but drifted right final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap
        • Form 300030
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        chased leader stand side, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out

        11(13)
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves
        33/1
        • Form 0-00050
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        held up in mid-division stand side, ridden 3f out, drifted left over 1f out, soon weakened

        12(1)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap
        • Form 020600
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-0

        mid-division stand side, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        13(7)
        Silk - White, Black sash, Red and White hooped sleeves, Black and White hooped cap
        50/1
        • Form 060460
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        outpaced stand side early, always behind

        14(15)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink disc and sleeves
        33/1
        • Form 305000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 7-12

        led far side, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        15(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts, diamonds on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White diamond
        50/1
        • Form 000050
        • Age 5
        • Weight 7-12

        prominent stand side, ridden 3f out, weakened from 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a very weak finale, the recent placed form of Hand Chime stands out, and he is preferred over Currency, with Nivernais best of the rest. There are plenty of duck-eggs on show here, and with it being an apprentice event as well, bets should be kept to the bare minimum, but a small investment on Hand Chime is the suggestion. The Willie Haggas inmate has slipped back down the weights since his winning run two years ago, and off his present mark should at least make a bold bid to go one better than his second at Yarmouth under today's pilot eight days ago. He is not noted for his consistency however and is by no means a confident selection. Milton Bradley runs two, with Currency the best of them. Like the selection, he too has seen better days but is also well handicapped and has shown bits and pieces of form this term. Henry Candy should never be left out of calculations when he visits the Wiltshire track and so Nivernais is worth a mention. A course winner here last year, he takes a drop in grade after contesting a class C affair at Newbury and should be in the shake-up. It is hard to make a case for the rest on paper, so the market should be watched for any springers, and for the likely winner we return to Hand Chime.