18:10 Doncaster

Saturday 15 August 2020

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Final Furlong Podcast Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 2m 7.76s

(11)

Loch Ness Monster⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Appleby| OR: 77

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good, 50/1) 7 days ago. Out of sorts on Flat and needs to bounce back.

Form: 256-890

(2)

Howzer Black^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jessica Cooley⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77| D

12/1

Latest win at Haydock in June. 33/1, again wasn't seen to best effect when eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago. His running style requires a true pace.

Form: 446148

(7)

Starfighter¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Hannah Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 75| D

12/1

9/2, wasn't disgraced but lacked a change of gear when fourth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 233894

(12)

Wimpole Hall^v1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gaia Boni⁽⁷⁾| T: W Jarvis| OR: 75| D

11/1

Latest win at Newmarket in June. Not disgraced when sixth of 8 in handicap (18/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 537186

(1)

Mr Coco Bean²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Joshua Bryan| T: T D Barron| OR: 75| D

11/1

Failed to build on the promise of previous run when eleventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 12/1) 21 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 104-920

(4)

Toronado Queen²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73

4/1

Respectable eighth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at York (7.9f, good) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1357-48

(6)

Defence Treaty²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 71

9/1

Shaped a bit better than the distance beaten suggests when sixth of 10 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good, 20/1) 22 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 03-3586

(8)

Polyphony^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh| T: J Mackie| OR: 70

3/1

14/1, ran well after 10 months off when second of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago, hampered briefly by hanging rival final 100 yds. Up in trip.

Form: 22544-2

(10)

Little India^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 70

10/1

Unreliable sort. 6/1, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs traeting with caution having gone the wrong way temperamentally.

Form: 388284

(5)

Manzil²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Danny Redmond⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 69| D

50/1

Fared no better after 13 weeks off when tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 28/1). Off 7 months and will likely need the run.

Form: 631/00-0

(13)

Firlinfeu³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64

16/1

25/1, wasn't seen to best effect again when ninth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, good to soft) 34 days ago, short of room over 2f out. Down in trip.

Form: 229-949

(3)

Mac Ailey¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58| D

9/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm, 12/1) 12 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Merits consideration.

Form: 5-62203

(9)

Jamih²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 56| D

28/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap (66/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good) 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0800-60

Forecasts

Polyphony (3/1), Toronado Queen (4/1), Mac Ailey (9/1), Defence Treaty (9/1), Little India (10/1), Mr Coco Bean (11/1), Wimpole Hall (11/1), Starfighter (12/1), Howzer Black (12/1), Firlinfeu (16/1), Jamih (28/1), Loch Ness Monster (40/1), Manzil (50/1)

MR COCO BEAN is taken to build on his promising runner-up effort at Leicester having been a touch disappointing down in grade over this C&D 3 weeks ago. David Barron's charge enjoyed a fruitful 2019 campaign with 5 victories and this mark shouldn't be beyond him. Polyphony rates as the main threat after a promising runner-up effort here on her reappearance, ahead of Mac Ailey and Starfighter.