17:40 Ascot
Friday 14 July 2017
All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40
CMS Real Deal Apprentice Handicap (Str)
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m | Good | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 42.45s
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Winner of a Salisbury maiden who benefited from some leniency by the handicapper at Leicester last time. Won a shade more easily than the margin suggests and a 4lb rise seems fair enough. Has potential to improve further with just seven races under his belt and he promises to stay this extra furlong.
Rated 10lb higher than his last winning mark but a runner-up five times since. Looks set to give his usual honest account whilst finding others better handicapped.
Stable have a good record in boy's races and this veteran has contributed. It is a long time since he has been competitive and his handicap mark has dropped dramatically as a result. Hard to fancy on current form.
Scored on his track debut in 2014 but has been unable to add another victory since. Should go well off this mark, in this grade, and back to his best trip.
Winner at Nottingham last autumn off a 9lb lower mark. Best run since came under a positive ride over 1m2f. Poorly drawn when finishing last of 13 four weeks ago and he may require the handicapper to be more sympathetic.
Winner at Goodwood under this rider to take his career tally to four victories. None of those wins have come from a mark higher than 80 but this rider is good value for her claim as she highlighted at Kempton on Wednesday.
Winner at Nottingham in May and there are possible excuses for his three runs since. Should be more competitive here if the ground improves and with a top claimer engaged.
Despite failing to settle early he put in a good performance to win a weaker standard race than this at Wetherby last time with some authority. Winners have come from that race suggesting that he can take this step up in grade in his stride.
Yet to prove he gets this far and only had one behind him last time. Cheekpieces go on and he has plenty to prove at present.
Non-Runners
8
(1)
Kingston Kurrajong16
Weight: 9-4| Age: 4
T: M J Attwater J: George Buckell
NR
Forecasts
Fire Tree (5/2), Mamillius (4/1), Golden Wedding (5/1), Zlatan (13/2), Brilliant Vanguard (10/1), Balmoral Castle (12/1), Tomahawk Kid (12/1), In The Red (14/1), Kingston Kurrajong (14/1), Archie (16/1)
Those who looked potentially well treated such as Archie, Kingston Kurrajong and Balmoral Castle have something to prove at present. Fire Tree showed signs of progress last time and Zlatan has one of the apprentice finds of the season on board. MAMILLIUS defied a big weight to score at Leicester last time and he has scope to continue improving. His relaxed front-running style last time indicated he had more in hand than the margin suggested and he was always pulling out a bit extra when needed.
- Mamillius
- Fire Tree
- Golden Wedding
Prize Money
1st: £6,469.002nd: £1,925.003rd: £962.004th: £481.00
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