17:45 Nottingham

Thursday 29 June 2017

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32Red 'Hands And Heels' Series Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 2f 50y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:46  |   Winning time: 2m 17.77s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Miningrocks19
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: G C O'Neill| T: D Carroll| OR:  71| CD
4/6
Can dominate from the front and very dangerous if he gets free on the lead as he's shown in his last two stars winning over C&D and at Beverley. Now 3lb above his highest winning mark and may not get things his own way here with other prominent racers in the field.
2
(8)
Horse silk
Eastern Ladyt1371
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: Toby Eley(3)| T: R J Price| OR:  71
20/1
Cheaply bought out of William Knight's yard (£4,000) and makes her debut for a new yard here off a break and with the tongue-tie on for the first time. Looked to have some potential when last seen and one to watch in the market on her comeback run although she might need a little further.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Deinonychush31
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Jordan Uys| T: M Appleby| OR:  67
8/1
Has shown some useful form in the past but his three starts this year all after a long absence have yet to see him beat a horse home and he's readily passed over here.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Saga Sprint23
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan(3)| T: J R Jenkins| OR:  60| D
7/1
Winner of a claimer at Fairyhouse and her mark has plummeted in handicaps. Comes back in trip after a try over further last time out but hardly one to rely on given her fall down the handicap.
8
(6)
Horse silk
Street Artb,t23
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: Milly Naseb| T: M Murphy| OR:  55| BF| D
4/1
Ended a long losing run when winning at Chelmsford over 1m2f off a lowly mark and managed to follow-up that win. The hat-trick bid went west though and he runs off the same mark here and isn't totally written off although he is another who can race up with the pace.

Non-Runners

3
(9)
Horse silk
Celtic Artisan10
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 6
T: R Menzies  J: Non Runner
NR
5
(1)
Horse silk
Kafoo10
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: E A L Dunlop  J: Tristan Price
NR
6
(2)
Horse silk
Tin Pan Alley9
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 9
T: D C Griffiths  J: Jason Watson
NR
9
(7)
Horse silk
Pantomime761
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 5
T: L Egerton  J: Gabriele Malune
NR

Forecasts

Miningrocks (4/6), Street Art (4/1), Saga Sprint (7/1), Kafoo (15/2), Deinonychus (8/1), Celtic Artisan (8/1), Eastern Lady (20/1), Tin Pan Alley (20/1), Pantomime (25/1)

Verdict

There is an awful lot of pace in this with plenty of them wanting or liking to go forward and that could lead to a real duel up front. In theory that should set this up for a closer but its rather hard to find one of those and in the end MINNGROCKS gets the vote he can be very dangerous in that role if he can fight off the other pace setters like Celtic Artisan and Tin Pan Alley neither of whom are in great form. Eastern Lady needs paying attention to in the market and it wouldn’t be a great surprise to see Kafoo bounce back to form although the main danger looks to be Street Art.
  1. Miningrocks
  2. Kafoo
  3. Street Art

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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