tote Placepot Your First Bet Apprentice Handicap

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Aces^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Jordan Williams⁽³⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 59| D

9/2

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, 10/1) 18 days ago, nearest finish. Return to 7f should suit and he has to be of interest.

Form: 244884

(1)

Secret To Success^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 60

7/2

Winner at Wolverhampton in June. Last of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, firm, 11/1) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces back on returned to the AW.

Form: 212450

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Purple Power¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Angus Villiers| T: M Quinn| OR: 51

2/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good) 16 days ago. Makes polytrack debut back down in trip.

Form: 4-08876

(3)

Deftera Lad¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Shariq Mohd⁽⁷⁾| T: S Kirk| OR: 45| D

13/2

Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Bit below form sixth of 13 in minor event (9/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 11 days ago.

Form: 4-57456

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Vino Santo^t1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 47

10/3

18/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 68 days ago. Tongue strap on first time.

Form: 842090

(4)

Friday^h³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 45

28/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm, 50/1) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has work to do.

Form: 98-7965

Forecasts

Purple Power (2/1), Vino Santo (10/3), Secret To Success (7/2), Aces (9/2), Deftera Lad (13/2), Friday (28/1)

Veteran ACES needs things to fall his way, but he usually plies his trade at a slightly better level than this, and with the return to 7f likely to suit, he looks the way to go. The return to the AW should see Secret To Success in a better light and she is feared most.