Contraflow Ltd Traffic Management Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 1m 46.34s

(5)

Jacob Black^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| CD

11/8

C&D winner who has been something of a flag bearer for the stable this year winning three of his six races (all wins coming at Musselburgh). Two of his three defeats this season have come over C&D but he remains with plenty of handicapping scope.

Form: 124121

(3)

Souls In The Wind¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Sanderson| T: R J Osborne| OR: 71| C

28/1

Ran some fair races for the same owner but with her previous trainer and hardly got off to an auspicious start when only beating one home here yesterday over 6f. Has won here twice (both 6f) but work to do on what was shown on Thursday.

Form: 18501-7

(4)

Ladies First³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| D

6/5

Put up a career-best on her seasonal debut when winning at Carlisle beating Jacob Black into 2nd (won since) but had the run of the race over that near 1m trip. The weights are exactly the same here and the run of the race will be important again.

Form: 3229-1

(2)

Alexandrakollontai^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Murtagh| T: A C Whillans| OR: 66| C| D

11/2

Five-time course winner but with a losing run that is starting to grow to worrying levels. Did turn her best effort of the season over C&D last time but did look a little feint-hearted in the finish hanging left; mark looks very workable.

Form: 086842

Non-Runners

(1)

Servo²⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Miss L C Siddall J: Jamie Gormley

Forecasts

Ladies First (6/5), Jacob Black (11/8), Servo (4/1), Alexandrakollontai (11/2), Souls In The Wind (28/1)

Only a small field but an interesting re-match between two of the runners with LADIES FIRST and Jacob Black having met at Carlisle recently when the former had the run of the race with the latter having blown the start to the tune of 10L. There’s no difference between them at the weights today and this course may favour the Carlisle scorer once more with the stiffer nature of the track suiting her better. Servo faces a stiffer task than when winning on the AW and the main danger to the Carlisle 1-2 looks to be Alexandrakollontai although she’ll need to show more application than she did in the finish last time.