Bet toteplacepot At betfred.com Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 2m 8.49s

(3)

King of Dreams¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 71| D

4/1

Put a disappointing effort at York behind him when stepping up to this trip for just the second time in finishing fourth in a small field at Pontefract (soft) last time. Looks in the grip of the handicapper at present.

Form: 235804

(1)

Zorba The Greek^b1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Cameron Noble| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 70| BF

11/8

Won just one of 25 starts but running well of late including when runner-up in first time cheekpieces at Chelmsford over this trip earlier this month. One for the shortlist in first time blinkers today.

Form: 250322

(2)

Hard Toffee⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Finley Marsh| T: C Allen| OR: 69

3/1

Best effort of late came when beaten 1L at Newmarket (good-to-soft) over this trip last time out. Races off the same mark today though unraced on ground quicker than good.

Form: 8-84554

(5)

Hannington^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60| D

9/1

Latest success came in a 1m2f seller at Lingfield (good-to-soft) in July. Ran well in a claimer since but failed to beat a rival home returning to handicaps last time and others have a more obvious chance in this.

Form: 229129

(6)

Sunshineandbubbles^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55| D

12/1

Returning from an absence when held over C&D a month ago. Had previously finished runner-up in an amateur riders contest on the AW at Lingfield in February and likely to have improved for her latest effort.

Form: 0-66527

(4)

Color Force^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Milly Naseb| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 46

22/1

Ten race maiden and well beaten over this trip in first time blinkers (replaced by cheekpieces today) at Bath earlier this week. Races from out of the handicap here.

Form: 7-85640

Forecasts

Zorba The Greek (11/8), Hard Toffee (3/1), King of Dreams (4/1), Hannington (9/1), Sunshineandbubbles (12/1), Color Force (22/1)

ZORBA THE GREEK has been running well of late and can register his second career success wearing blinkers for the first time in this opening apprentice handicap. The selection has finished runner-up off this mark the last twice and can get the better of Hard Toffee who was returning to form when finishing a close fourth last time out while Sunshineandbubbles, can claim third on her second run back following an absence.