Streamline Taxis 202020 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 1m 2.27s

(2)

Wiley Post^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁶⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 74| BF| CD

2/1

Beaten 1¼L when third in a small field C&D handicap on good-to-firm ground last time out. Sent off odds-on that day and races off a mark 2lb lower than when winning over C&D in August last year.

Form: 36-3753

(1)

Three Little Birds²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Georgia Dobie| T: S Kirk| OR: 73| D

6/4

Built on a couple of solid placed efforts when winning over 5f at Bath (good-to-firm) last time out. Raised 6lb for that victory and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 436331

(5)

Bernie's Boy^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁶⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| D

16/1

Struggled in two starts since returning from wind surgery. Well handicapped on old form and races off a mark 14lb lower than when winning over 6f at Windsor (good-to-firm) in June last year.

Form: 277078

(4)

Tan⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Crehan| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| BF| C| D

5/2

Returned to form with a good second over 6f on fibresand at Southwell last week. Interesting to see how he fares on return to turf.

Form: 075092

(3)

Haveoneyerself^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 63| CD

14/1

C&D winner and registered a victory over 5f at Yarmouth (good-to-firm) on his penultimate start. Struggled off this 7lb higher mark at Bath (5f, good-to-firm) last time out however.

Form: 0-00515

Forecasts

Three Little Birds (6/4), Wiley Post (2/1), Tan (5/2), Haveoneyerself (14/1), Bernie's Boy (16/1)

THREE LITTLE BIRDS can follow up her Bath victory last time out by taking the concluding sprint handicap. The selection had been running well prior to that and she can defy a 6lb rise to get the better of top weight Wiley Post who disappointed when odds-on here last time out. Third place can go to Tan who returned to form with a placed effort on the AW last time.