17:45 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 10 April 2018

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FCL Global Forwarding Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 2.01s

(5)

Appenzeller¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S J Cummins⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 66

11/8

Stepped up on two-year-old form when finishing a close fourth on handicap debut upped to this trip for the first time recently. Likely to run well once more.

Form: 605-4

(9)

Berkshire Royal¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 66

3/1

Made a satisfactory handicap debut when finishing fifth over 1m at Windsor (good-to-soft) in October. Gelded since and making his seasonal debut today.

Form: 8655-

(7)

Birdette¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 66

8/1

Held in three starts two two including over 1m at the end of October when last in action. Interesting runner on today's handicap debut.

Form: 406-

(1)

Short Head^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Sebastian Woods| T: M Botti| OR: 63

6/1

Not really gone on following a pleasing debut in January and beaten 4L over C&D on handicap debut last time out. Wears blinkers for the first time today.

Form: 4706

(3)

Pact Of Steel⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 62

11/1

Fair form on handicap debut at Lingfield (7f) in February but well held at Southwell last week and probably best watched at present.

Form: 98-966

(2)

Don't Cry About It^t1¹⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kevin Lundie| T: A Stronge| OR: 61

14/1

Struggled in three starts as a juvenile last autumn. Gelded since and wears a tongue tie stepping up markedly in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 060-

(4)

Kingfast¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson| T: David Dennis| OR: 60

25/1

Held in three starts at two and stamina to prove on seasonal debut stepping up in trip for his handicap debut.

Form: 559-

(8)

Thama^b1⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Milly Naseb| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 60

33/1

Well held in three starts to date including over 1m2f at Chelmsford in January. Wears blinkers for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 8-70

(6)

Captain Kissinger²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁵⁾| T: J Hughes| OR: 54

18/1

Some fair efforts last spring but struggled upped to 1m on handicap debut in August and stamina to prove stepping up in trip once more.

Form: 85459-

Forecasts

Appenzeller (11/8), Berkshire Royal (3/1), Short Head (6/1), Birdette (8/1), Pact Of Steel (11/1), Don't Cry About It (14/1), Captain Kissinger (18/1), Kingfast (25/1), Thama (33/1)

APPENZELLER made a pleasing handicap debut here recently and he can register his first success by taking this for in form handler Richard Hughes (4/18). The selection was tackling this trip for the first time on that occasion and can get the better of his rivals today with Berkshire Royal capable of finishing runner-up having been gelded since his latest outing. Short Head is fitted with blinkers for the first time for today's outing and they can see her start to fulfill her early promise by finishing third.