17:25 Leicester

Tuesday 11 September 2018

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Swan Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 6.77s

(2)

Bayston Hill¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 67| D

3/1

Scored over this trip on firm at Bath last year, when 2lb lower. Ran well at Yarmouth last time in a 0-75. Should appreciate 3lb drop and drop to this grade. Good pilot up and should go very well.

Form: 165444

(4)

Zamperini¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Nicola Currie| T: M Murphy| OR: 65| D

6/1

Best form on the Flat has been shown on good or slower, so ideally wants some rain. Could give him a big chance from this mark based on last year's form (including over C&D) but no better than each-way claims on recent efforts.

Form: 8-98563

(11)

Haroon^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Aaron Jones| T: M Appleby| OR: 65

50/1

11-race maiden. Some of his maiden form suggests that he has a chance from this mark, but he arrives with plenty to prove after a couple of hefty reverses for this trainer, either side of wind surgery. Precautionary market check.

Form: 220-008

(10)

Traveltalk¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kieran Schofield⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 63| D

9/1

Has really hit form in his last two runs and scored decisively at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) last time, when 7lb lower. Won from this mark two years ago, so a successful follow-up is far from out of the question.

Form: 324621

(1)

Right About Now^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamus Cronin⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 62| D

4/1

Has run eight times at Yarmouth this season, winning twice there over this trip, including when making all last time from 3lb lower. This is not as strong a contest and his chance is very much respected.

Form: 153421

(5)

Long Call^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62

6/1

Hurdle winner who is 0-10 in this code. Well treated here on his best efforts, but they were in 2016 and more recent form leaves plenty to be desired.

Form: 23/0-966

(7)

Prerogative¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Megan Nicholls| T: A W Carroll| OR: 61

8/1

Placed in 15-23 starts, but remains a maiden. Best handicap form gives him a clear chance from this mark, so a revival is not ruled out. Will need one if he is to avoid the hefty defeats of his last two starts.

Form: 22-3799

(8)

Dutch Coed²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: N Tinkler| OR: 57

12/1

5lb higher than when scoring at Hamilton (1m½f, good to firm) in June. Best effort since was back over that C&D from 1lb higher in July, but looks up against it unless he can find some improvement.

Form: 081055

(3)

Hard Toffee¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhiain Ingram| T: L Allan| OR: 53

14/1

Stays further and is without a win for two years (both on good). Has dropped to a more feasible mark now, and not a bad effort from 3lb higher in a Goodwood amateur event last time. Not written off.

Form: 386693

(9)

Gealach Ghorm^p,e/c1,t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriele Malune| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 53

40/1

0-12. Third at Beverley (1m½f, good) in June, when 5lb higher and would have claims if able to repeat, but has not been able to do so. Bit to prove.

Form: 053550

(6)

It's How We Roll^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Cameron Noble| T: J L Spearing| OR: 50

50/1

Drops in trip after being well held both here and at Wolverhampton over 1m4f on his last two starts. 1lb 'wrong' and not easy to enthuse about his chance.

Form: 75-9807

Forecasts

Bayston Hill (3/1), Right About Now (4/1), Long Call (6/1), Zamperini (6/1), Prerogative (8/1), Traveltalk (9/1), Dutch Coed (12/1), Hard Toffee (14/1), Gealach Ghorm (40/1), Haroon (50/1), It's How We Roll (50/1)

Moderate fayre to conclude proceedings. The market should be informative, but BAYSTON HILL makes appeal dropping a few pounds and into this grade and is taken to score. Haroon may be capable of a better showing on his second start after a wind op, while Traveltalk looks a more obvious potential player. Right About Now also makes some appeal, with Long Call not written off.