17:45 Newcastle

Friday 16 February 2018

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Sun Bets On The App Store Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 27.59s

(11)

Cabal^v¹⁸⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: G A Harker| OR: 60| D

50/1

In decent form without winning last spring but disappointing on finals two starts of 2017 and returning from a break of six months today.

Form: 335380-

(4)

Dandy Bird²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 60| CD

4/1

Broke her maiden when winning over C&D last time out. Raised 3lb for that success and remains open to improvement on just her third attempt over today's distance.

Form: 6/8474-1

(5)

Captain Bob^v²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| D

15/2

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when finishing fourth over 7f at Chelmsford last time out. Races off a career low mark today.

Form: 295-704

(9)

Justice Pleasing^p²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Sanderson| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 56| CD

5/1

Successful twice from 18 starts on the AW including over C&D 11 months ago. Disappointing since however and finds himself racing off a mark 2lb lower than for his latest success as a result.

Form: 07-6678

(7)

Inshaa^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Paula Muir| T: S G West| OR: 51

14/1

25 race maiden and hasn't looked like visiting in the winners enclosure in five starts for this yard. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 7567-86

(10)

Scotch Myst²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 51

7/1

Sole success in 19 starts came on the fibresand at Southwell in January last year. Fair efforts there the last twice but more needed today.

Form: 30843-6

(2)

Lukoutoldmakezebak^p⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Gormley| T: D Thompson| OR: 45| C

9/4

Off the mark at the 18th time of asking when victorious over 1m here last week. Carries a 6lb penalty for that success and likely to find life tougher today.

Form: 8933-61

(1)

Be Bold^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 46

5/1

Victorious four times and returned to form when finishing 1L second over this trip at Wolverhampton last time out. One to note racing off the same mark today. Also engaged 20:30 Chelmsford Thursday.

Form: 678-872

(8)

Irvine Lady^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rhona Pindar⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 45

66/1

Maiden after 14 starts and struggled over 1m here on her return from a break last month. Others make more appeal racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 60300-8

(3)

Madakheel²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: S G West| OR: 45

33/1

16 race maiden and held in handicaps here the last twice including over this trip last time out. Likely to struggle racing from out of the handicap.

Form: 49/00-65

(6)

Vecheka^p,h,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Aled Beech⁽³⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 45

50/1

Maiden after 33 starts and has raced over jumps and in point-to-points in addition to a Flat career. Well held here last time out and racing from out of the handicap today.

Form: 69-8980

Forecasts

Lukoutoldmakezebak (9/4), Dandy Bird (4/1), Justice Pleasing (5/1), Be Bold (5/1), Scotch Myst (7/1), Captain Bob (15/2), Inshaa (14/1), Madakheel (33/1), Cabal (50/1), Vecheka (50/1), Irvine Lady (66/1)

Trainer Rebecca Bastiman's can boast a 38% strike-rate (3/8) in recent times and her representative here BE BOLD can register his first AW win in this competitive opening contest. The selection, who also holds an engagement at Chelmsford on Thursday evening ran well to finish runner-up under today's promising apprentice last time out and can go one better today. Dandy Bird is unexposed over this trip having had just the two outings over it thus far and she can claim second having recorded her first victory last time out while fellow last time out scorer Lukoutoldmakezebak can finish third dropping in trip.