18:10 Newbury

Sunday 16 August 2020

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Unibet New Instant Roulette Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 56.27s

(1)

Keswick⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: H Main| OR: 71| D

11/1

Confirmed his return to form when second of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 40 days ago, doing especially well considering he had to be dropped in from the widest draw.

Form: 4-59822

(12)

Puerto Banus²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71| BF

11/2

Ran well in pair 1m course handicaps after 5 months off but found run of good form coming to a halt last time, forced wide home turn. Remains relatively low mileage, so could bounce back.

Form: 82-6229

(10)

Moxy Mares³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 71

20/1

Ran well under a good ride from the front after 7 months off when second at Leicester on return but is a long time without a win and wasn't in the same form at Haydock subsequently.

Form: 8358-28

(13)

The Lords Walk^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 67| D

28/1

Generally held his form well last summer and most likely needed the run after 11 months off at Salisbury last week. Blinkers back on.

Form: 61223-7

(11)

Elegant Love¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 67

4/1

Proved better than every to open his account in handicaps at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 13 days ago, suited by having a strong pace to chase. Should continue in form.

Form: 48-5331

(6)

Fahad³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 74

11/4

Hasn't been seen to advantage on either start in handicaps, unable to get involved from off the pace at Haydock latest. Has been gelded since and remains capable of better.

Form: 4-348

(3)

Vulcan³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 73

11/1

Fair maiden who showed more than on handicap debut/reappearance when fifth of 13 at Kempton (1m) 32 days ago, despite not being seen to best effect.

Form: 5443-05

(7)

Mazikeen²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: W R Muir| OR: 72

28/1

Confirmed debut promise when readily winning 10-runner maiden at Chelmsford (1m) in December. Proved to be a disappointment attempting to concede a penalty next time and has since left Richard Hughes.

Form: 41-4

(4)

Rhyme Scheme¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 71

9/1

Fair maiden who was quickly back to form when fourth of 9 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago, though the form is nothing out of the ordinary.

Form: 3-20364

(2)

Sweet Reward³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 69

8/1

Fair maiden who ran easily his best race on just his second handicap start when third in 14-runner contest at Sandown (10f) 31 days ago. May progress again.

Form: 586-53

(5)

Tippler¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 69

33/1

Hadn't made much impact in maiden/novice events and fared no better for the switch to handicap company at Sandown (1m) 2 weeks ago.

Form: 8-267

(9)

Topology^b⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: J Tuite| OR: 61

66/1

Dual 11f winner who looked a shade unlucky not to add to his tally over that trip in November. Not seen to best effect final start in 2019 but was well held at Kempton on return. Blinkers back on.

Form: 18228-0

Non-Runners

(8)

Pioneering¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Fahad (11/4), Elegant Love (4/1), Puerto Banus (11/2), Sweet Reward (8/1), Rhyme Scheme (9/1), Pioneering (10/1), Vulcan (11/1), Keswick (11/1), Moxy Mares (20/1), Mazikeen (28/1), The Lords Walk (28/1), Tippler (33/1), Topology (66/1)

FAHAD hasn't been seen to best effect on either of his starts in handicaps, and there's every chance a recent gelding operation may bring about improvement too, so he receives the vote to come out on top. Sweet Reward is going the right way and could progress again, while it would be no surprise to see Puerto Banus bounce back from a below-par display last time.