14:25 Salisbury

Sunday 17 June 2018

All14:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:25

Shadwell Stud Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 43.59s

(1)

Chikoko Trail²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Lenka Helmecka⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 64

11/2

Thrice-raced Sixties Icon colt, may do better this year for good yard who have made a fine start to the season. Bit keen on reappearance at Redcar (1m, good to firm) last month and faded as if needing run.

Form: 87-4

(8)

Zapateado^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽³⁾| T: Karen George| OR: 63

11/2

The winner of a 7f AW nursery at Wolverhampton last year with Richard Hughes, racing consistently this spring without necessarily looking like a winner in waiting but this does look a weak contest.

Form: 354552

(7)

Unbridled Spirit⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 63

13/2

Showed little as a two-year-old but shaped with a little more promise in first two runs this year at Windsor and Chepstow before failing to see out 1m2f at Goodwood. Back to this trip suits.

Form: 750-336

(3)

Wicked Sea⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamus Cronin⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 59

7/4

Much better effort over 7f (good) here last week on turf bow, finishing narrow second and doing best work late on. Extra furlong suits and big contender from the same mark.

Form: 77872

(4)

Sister Celine²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 58

11/2

Al Kazeem half-sister to useful 1½m winner Ode To Psyche from family of brilliant Kingmambo. Poor in all three starts, need major step forward now tackling a handicap.

Form: 809-

(2)

Illustrious Spirit¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 57

25/1

Home-bred son of Swiss Spirit and a half-brother to multiple winner Showdaisy. Not shown enough in four starts, including handicap bow at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm) last month when beaten 14L.

Form: 8600

(5)

Guardiola¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jacob Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 55

10/1

Big prices and wide-margin defeats in three novice outings, latest when making turf bow at Doncaster (1m, good to firm) this month. In trouble a fair way from home. Watching brief safest unless money arrives.

Form: 888

(6)

Townie Mac³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Theodore Ladd| T: H Morrison| OR: 50

25/1

Gelded Son of Cityscape and a half-brother to a number of winners over shorter trips. No impact in trio of novice/maiden contests so far. Has plenty to work on switched to handicaps.

Form: 900

Forecasts

Wicked Sea (7/4), Chikoko Trail (11/2), Sister Celine (11/2), Zapateado (11/2), Unbridled Spirit (13/2), Guardiola (10/1), Illustrious Spirit (25/1), Townie Mac (25/1)

Plenty of these are starting out in handicaps for the first time and have a fair bit to prove, the market will need to be consulted to see what is anticipated from them. WICKED SEA showed better form here over 7f last time and was doing her best work at the finish. This trip looks to her advantage and she can score at the main expense of Unbridled Spirit who posted two decent efforts over a mile before failing to stay 1m2f latest. Zapateado and Chikoko Trail are others with some form in the book.