17:15 Leicester

Monday 28 May 2018

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Tigers Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 2m 32.05s

(6)

Doesyourdogbite^p⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 68| D

7/1

First run on the Flat for some time but returns off a workable mark. Well tried over hurdles since but looked reluctant last time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 914025/

(2)

Raashdy^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Aled Beech| T: P W Hiatt| OR: 67| BF| D

16/1

Tends to do best work on the AW, chucked in a poor effort over this trip at Wolverhampton in the middle of the month having gone off favourite. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1323-10

(3)

Amuletum³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sebastian Woods| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 66

5/6

Failed to meet market expectations on her handicap debut on the AW but showed a lot more on her second handicap start (turf debut). Did best of those ridden up with pace over a trip just short of today's at Windsor and looks to have more to come.

Form: 47-322

(7)

Broughtons Story¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gabriele Malune| T: P J McBride| OR: 62

3/1

Successful on the AW over 1m2f in January, twice finished fifth in turf handicaps recently at Windsor (1m3½f, good) and Nottingham (good to firm). Drops a pound and may be competitive without winning.

Form: 317655

(5)

Hard Toffee¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: S J Cummins⁽³⁾| T: L Allan| OR: 61

12/1

No win since August 2016, signs of promise on the AW for this trainer, ran a bit keen on turf reappearance at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) this month. Well handicapped on his best form.

Form: 544-386

(8)

Carvelas³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Sanderson| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 60| D

25/1

Has so far done his winning on the AW and is 0-14 on turf though does act on the surface and placed five times in that sequence. Opposable still.

Form: 441483

(4)

Melabi^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Rhiain Ingram| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 55| D

10/1

Only two wins in 24 starts and makes his debut for this trainer after just one run for Mickey Hammond. Has been out of sorts and is best watched today.

Form: 06940-0

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Non-Runners

(1)

Southfields⁹⁶⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Patrick Vaughan

Forecasts

Amuletum (5/6), Broughtons Story (3/1), Doesyourdogbite (7/1), Southfields (8/1), Melabi (10/1), Hard Toffee (12/1), Raashdy (16/1), Carvelas (25/1)

Plenty of these have their pitfalls and so AMULETUM holds the vote on the back of a solid turd debut at Windsor. She was ridden prominently there and just failed to see it out. Similar tactics may bend the will of a good few of today's rivals and see her rewarded. Broughtons Story should get in the mix while Hard Toffee is on a good handicap mark now in a weak contest.