Heineken UK Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 1m 46.30s

(4)

Kayfast Warrior^p⁴^{(ex 12)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Schofield| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 60| D

5/4

Three wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (5/4) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 4 days ago, easily. Another penalty to carry but has to be taken seriously.

Form: 223111

(1)

Kornflake⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 66

11/4

Creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 20/1) 6 days ago.

Form: 7446-92

(2)

Kentucky Kitten³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ella McCain⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

6/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm, 6/1) 31 days ago, left poorly placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4446-38

(5)

Distinction¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 64

9/2

7/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 13 days ago, having hopeless task from position.

Form: 802345

(6)

Strangerontheshore¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Cameron Noble| T: N Tinkler| OR: 53

14/1

Good fourth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 035544

Non-Runners

(3)

Frog And Toad¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kayfast Warrior (5/4), Kornflake (11/4), Distinction (9/2), Frog And Toad (5/1), Kentucky Kitten (6/1), Strangerontheshore (14/1)

KAYFAST WARRIOR is absolutely thriving at present so it would come as no surprise were he to defy another penalty. Frog And Toad left behind his qualifying runs when second on handicap bow at Doncaster and imet trouble here on Thursday. so is feared most.